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Mizoram CM-elect Lalduhoma: Ex-cop quit IPS at Indira’s request, 1st MP disqualified for defection

In 1984, ex-IPS officer Lalduhoma was tasked with negotiating peace with MNF, then a militant outfit. Today, his Zoram People's Movement has trounced ruling MNF & is all set to form govt.

How BJP snatched Chhattisgarh’s tribal belts, Bastar & Surguja, from Congress

New Delhi: There’s a popular belief in Chhattisgarh: Whoever wins Bastar wins the state. It held true this time as the Bharatiya Janata Party...

Who is Revanth Reddy? Ex-ABVP activist & former TDP MLA who scripted Congress’s victory in Telangana

Reddy began his political career with TRS in 2001-02 before joining TDP in 2008. He switched to Congress 9 yrs later. Though branded an 'outsider' earlier, he enjoys support of Gandhi family.

Sachin Pilot factor propels BJP to 18 seats from just 1 in Rajasthan’s Gurjar-Meena belt

While 5 of BJP's 10 Gurjar candidates won, only 3 of Congress's 11 did so, including Pilot. BJP targeted Gurjar vote with multi-pronged plan, from PM's speeches to organisational changes.

With loss in 3 states, a generation of Congress leaders faces uncertainty. Clamour for new guard grows

Congress’s campaigns in MP and Rajasthan were led by Kamal Nath and Ashok Gehlot. In Chhattisgarh, TS Singhdeo lost his own seat by a mere 94 votes, and Congress lost the state too.

Did Scindia pass the test? BJP doubles 2018 tally on his turf Gwalior-Chambal, but many loyalists lose

This was first MP election since Scindia left Congress with 22 MLAs & joined BJP. The region has 34 of MP’s 230 seats, & the election was seen as a test of his clout.

BJP’s Katipally Ramana Reddy: Meet man who beat CM & his possible successor in Telangana’s Kamareddy

Ramana Reddy, who defeated both KCR and Revanth Reddy, had gained popularity with his protest against KCR's development master plan for the constituency and his work during Covid.

Mizoram election results LIVE: ZPM sweeps Mizoram polls, party president Lalduhoma to be next state CM

LIVE | Incumbent MNF is defending its electoral turf against Congress & ZPM. At least four exit polls predicted an MNF victory, while one predicted ZPM would sweep the polls.

This ‘hat-trick guarantee to hat-trick in 2024’, says PM Modi after BJP’s 3-1 sweep in assembly polls

BJP retained MP and wrested Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan from Congress. Modi cautioned Opposition against indulging in politics 'that is divisive, weakens, and breaks the nation'.

How Congress ended KCR’s rule in Telangana. ‘Congress became BJP, and BJP became Congress’

Congress won 64 seats out of 119, surpassing the simple majority mark of 60. It was a huge turnaround, considering that the party was reduced to just five MLAs since 2018.

On Camera

The court is not Rahul Gandhi’s uncle. Its job is to protect rights, not preach

Which humanitarian crisis should be prioritised, which words are ‘simple’ enough to avoid hurt feelings, or who is a ‘true Indian’, are not questions warranting court input.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.