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BJP is too national to win assembly election in Delhi

A number of factors seemed to have gone against BJP in this election, but the biggest of them was the absence of a local heavyweight to counter Arvind Kejriwal.

Reinvention, a new face — what Congress leaders think party should do after poll debacle

Delhi Congress chief Subhash Chopra said the reason for the party’s drop in vote percentage was the politics of polarisation by both the BJP and AAP.

Kishan Reddy tells LS ‘no info on tukde tukde gang’ that Modi, Shah linked to Shaheen Bagh

The reply is in stark contrast to the BJP's Delhi campaign, when party leaders, including Shah and Modi, made speeches replete with references to the so-called ‘tukde tukde gang’. 

Tajinder Bagga tweets congrats to AAP as rival’s lead widens to 10,000 in Hari Nagar

BJP social media star Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga is a debutant but one of the party’s most prominent candidates in the Delhi elections.

In tough Delhi win for AAP, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia holds on to Patparganj

Delhi's Deputy CM Manish Sisodia won a cliff-hanger against BJP's Ravinder Singh Negi after trailing for a long time.

Not just Delhi assembly elections win, Kejriwals are also celebrating a birthday today

AAP celebrated the birthday of its chief Arvind Kejriwal’s wife, and its win in the Delhi assembly polls at the party headquarters.

‘Shaheen Bagh, Pakistan’ fail in Delhi as BJP motormouths Bagga and Mishra set to lose

BJP leaders Tajinder Bagga and Kapil Mishra, who have large social media presence, used Shaheen Bagh and Pakistan to polarise Delhi voters.

People’s mandate is against us, we accept it, says Congress’ Randeep Surjewala

After the Delhi election results, Congress vowed to rebuild and revive itself at the grassroots level in the national capital.

In a cliff-hanger, Atishi trails, leads and finally seals victory for AAP in Kalkaji

Atishi, one of the most prominent faces fielded by AAP in the Delhi assembly elections this year, trailed for better part of the day before finally taking lead and securing win.

MP Parvesh Verma’s hate speeches backfire, BJP set to lose all 10 seats in his constituency

BJP had fielded prominent candidates Tajinder Bagga, Rajiv Babbar and Ashish Sood from seats in MP Parvesh Verma's West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency.

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Amit Shah, not PM Modi, is Mamata Banerjee’s real challenger in this Bengal election

According to BJP leaders in West Bengal, five factors are working against the Trinamool Congress. When you travel across the state, these factors do surface in one form or another.

Indian tech giants struggle to shake off $115 billion rout amid Iran war, AI challenge

Infosys, the second-largest outsourcer, forecast annual sales growth below analysts’ estimates Thursday, following a profit miss at smaller rival HCL Technologies two days earlier.

What theaterisation could look like: Rotational CDS, three-star theatre commanders in initial years

The proposed structure envisions the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) rotating between the Army, Navy and Air Force, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.