BJP MP's 'Bahubali' Defence: 'I Have 52 Cases Against Me'

This special report revisits a 2020 interview with BJP MP Nishikant Dubey amidst the Bihar Assembly elections, where he made bold predictions about the outcome and controversially defended the selection of candidates with criminal backgrounds. 'I have 52 cases on me...Before 2009, in my entire family, there was not even a case of crossing a red light,' Dubey stated while countering questions about the NDA fielding 'bahubalis'. In the interview, Dubey confidently predicted a massive two-thirds mandate for the NDA, surpassing its 2010 victory, and incorrectly claimed that RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav would lose his Raghopur seat. The final results on November 10, 2020, saw the NDA win with 125 seats, short of a two-thirds majority, while Tejashwi Yadav won from Raghopur by a margin of over 38,000 votes.