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BJP’s anti-farmer policies led to Hindi heartland loss, says farmers body

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Shekhar Dixit, president of Rashtriya Kisan Manch, said the firing incident in MP's Mandsaur where five protesting farmers were killed was a "turning point".
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MNF assumes power in Mizoram after 10 years, Congress suffers humiliating defeat

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The Congress’ seat tally drops from 34 in last Assembly polls to 5 this time, and the party is now out of power in all 7 northeastern states
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BJP trailing in 59% of heartland seats Yogi Adityanath campaigned in

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In MP, Chhattisgarh & Rajasthan, BJP is leading in 26 of 63 seats where Yogi Adityanath campaigned, raising questions about his effectiveness.  
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Congress leaders upbeat over big Hindi heartland gains in Assembly polls

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'Sign of things to come in 2019 Lok Sabha elections', Gehlot calls on anti-BJP parties to join hands, Sachin Pilot credits Rahul Gandhi.
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Mizoram CM and Congress candidate Lal Thanhawla loses both seats in assembly polls

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Thanhawla loses to ZPM’s chief ministerial candidate Lalduhoma in Serchhip and MNF’s T.J. Lalnuntluanga in Champhai South. 
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Congress will form government in Rajasthan with full majority: Ashok Gehlot

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Former chief minister Gehlot says Congress will take along all those candidates and parties who had left the BJP
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Congress is set to end BJP leader Raman Singh’s rule in Chhattisgarh

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As per early trends for the state assembly elections, Congress was leading in 62 seats, while the ruling BJP was at 13. 
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Amid heartland surge, Telangana dampens Congress enthusiasm for 2019 grand alliance

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There’s a clear message for Congress from Telangana — vote-share arithmetic does not always translate into poll victory.
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K Chandrashekar Rao’s TRS set to form government again in Telangana with huge victory

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As KCR eyes two-thirds majority, Congress party says it suspects 'manipulation' of EVMs, demands votes be counted using VVPAT Hyderabad: The TRS looked set to form...
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Congress to win in 3 states and will continue the trend in future, says Sachin Pilot

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Pilot says Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and party MLAs will decide on the state's new chief minister
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Opinion

University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

Suresh Prabhu -
India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

Modi’s Nari Shakti pitch is fake. Men hold real power in BJP

BJP wants to be the party of Nari Shakti. Here’s a list to make that happen

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Economy

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Udit Bubna -
Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Defence

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Jaydeep Gadhavi -
Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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