QWrap: The Quint’s Bihar Coverage, Nitish’s Winning Team and More

Here’s a wrap of the day’s top stories.

QWrap: 09.11.2015

1. How Prashant Kishor’s Team Swung the Elections for Nitish Kumar

A lot has been written about Nitish Kumar’s chief election strategist Prashant Kishor, a former public health specialist with the United Nations, who had been a part of Narendra Modi’s campaign team during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

2. Resurgence by Default? Rise, Fall and Rise of Congress in Bihar

From five seats to winning 27 seats this assembly poll, the Congress has not only seen a 500% increase in its tally, it has also infused a new lease of life into a moribund party.

3. The Quint’s Unique Bihar Mobile Election Coverage Is The Talk of The Town

During the Bihar elections, to get our readers the most in-depth reports from the ground, The Quint opted to travel light, but travel far. Literally.

4. Metal, Not Electronics, Is What One Should Buy on Dhanteras

The biggest electronic brands in the country have put up tempting offers and discounts. But Dhanteras, the day of dhan, or wealth, is celebrated with the purchase of metal, and not electrical appliances.

5. Aung San Suu Kyi Set to Form Govt After Myanmar’s Historic Polls

The opposition party in Myanmar, led by Aung San Suu Kyi has won more than 80 percent of the general election votes counted so far.

6. Maggi Makes a Comeback: Nestle Begins Market Rollout

Nestle India today relaunched its popular Maggi noodles in India, five months after they were banned due to alleged presence of excessive lead content.

7. Manohar Means Business. Here’s 6 ‘No-Nonsense’ Decisions He’s Made

Just a month in office and Shashank Manohar chaired his first Annual General Meeting at the BCCI headquarters on Monday. A few hours with the full board and the message was clear.

8. This Diwali Say ‘Patakha Haye Haye’ With This Quirky Song

Boom! Bam! Whoosh! We at The Quint hate crackers. And we want you to hate them too. As part of our #PatakhaHayeHaye campaign, we bring you our theme song – Patakha Haye Haye, sung by Vikram Venkateswaran.

9. Apple Desperate to Sell New iPhones With Rs 34,000 Buyback Scheme

It’s not even a month since Apple officially launched the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus in India, and distributors have started offering an up to Rs 34,000 buyback scheme if you purchase the new phone.