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Congress’s KC Venugopal wins by 63,000-plus votes in Kerala’s Alappuzha

LDF was angry with Congress fielding him since Alappuzha is lone Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala which it won in 2019. Currently, Venugopal is Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan.

Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan going strong in Pulivendula assembly seat, leads by 54,000-plus votes

Jagan is two-time MLA (2014 & 2019) from high-profile seat, which was held previously by his father & ex-CM of united AP, YSR, until his demise in helicopter crash in 2009.

Adani Group sees Rs 3.6 lakh cr wiped out from market cap on counting day as BJP faces poll setback

The Group’s stocks rose strongly on Monday, following exit polls that predicted a landslide for Modi, but reversed all gains Tuesday as trends showed the BJP would fall well short of a single-party majority.

Rape accused MP Prajwal Revanna trails by over 43,000 votes in Karnataka’s Hassan 

Congress's Shreyas M Patel is leading from the constituency with 6,70,599 votes. Prajwal will remain in SIT custody till 6 June.

Kuppam elects Chandrababu for eighth time, TDP chief to become Andhra Pradesh CM for fourth time

Naidu has represented Kuppam as TDP MLA since 1989. This year, he improved his poll percentage to 60 percent this time.

In Barmer, Independent Ravindra Bhati trails Congress but ousts Union minister Kailash Choudhary

As of 2 PM, Independent candidate Bhati is in the 2nd position with over 3,84,000 votes. BJP candidate & minister Kailash Choudhary is trailing by over 2 lakh votes against Ummeda Ram.

Hit by Maratha protests, ruling Mahayuti trailing in 7 out of 8 seats in Marathwada

The Maha Vikas Aghadi is headed for victory in 7 Marathwada seats, including Jalna and Nanded. Only exception is Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, where Shiv Sena (Shinde) is in the lead.

Khattar holds strong lead of 2 lakh votes over Congress’s Divyanshu Budhiraja in Karnal

Khattar resigned from Haryana CM's post in March this year, following change of guard in state. He also resigned as MLA and BJP later named him as candidate from Karnal.

Rahul Kaswan, who switched to Congress after BJP denied ticket, leads in Rajasthan’s Churu

A two-time BJP MP, Kaswan was denied BJP ticket this time for Paralympic medallist Devendra Jhajharia, who is now trailing in the seat.

BJP’s Maneka Gandhi loses to SP rival by 43,000-plus votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur

With this defeat, there is question mark on future of former Union minister & her son. In 2019, she had won from this constituency by slim margin of about 14,000 votes.

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The burden of being a successful Dalit

I have often felt that success for a Dalit person comes with a strange moral demand: be proof without being inconvenient. That is an impossible assignment.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

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.