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Vasundhara Raje’s sidelining & dissension — what’s behind BJP’s underwhelming performance in Rajasthan

After sweeping Rajasthan in 2014 & 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP is now leading in only 14 of 25 seats. The INDIA bloc is leading in 11 seats. 

Modi wins Varanasi for 3rd consecutive time, but margin of victory down by 3 lakh from 2019

There were 6 candidates in fray against Modi from Varanasi, his launchpad to national political scene in 2014. Modi had won seat in 2019 with margin of 4.79 lakh over nearest rival

Congress Raj Babbar leads by 2000+ votes against BJP heavyweight Rao Inderjit in Gurgaon

A former UP Congress chief, Babbar’s name was cleared by high command, ignoring senior party leader and former Haryana minister Captain Ajay Singh Yadav's bid to contest.

Surprise in Kashmir as ex-CMs Mehbooba & Omar lose, jailed Engineer Rashid wins. BJP captures Jammu

National Conference won 2 out of 3 seats in the Valley, with PDP drawing a blank. BJP’s grip in Jammu region's 2 seats has remained steady, but Ladakh has slipped from its grasp.

Big boost to ‘Brand Thackeray’ — Shiv Sena (UBT) in the lead in Mumbai

There was a direct tussle between the two Shiv Senas in three of the six seats in Mumbai. As of 1 PM, Shiv Sena (UBT) was leading in all these seats against the Shinde-led Shiv Sena.

DMK alliance sweeps all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu, NDA comes second in 11

DMK victory comes as a boost for party president and Chief Minister Stalin ahead of the 2026 assembly polls. For the AIADMK and BJP, the ‘perception battle’ has been a mixed bag.

AIMIM’s only Maharashtra MP Imtiaz Jaleel trails in fight with 2 Senas, Ambedkar’s VBA

Shinde Sena ahead in constituency where Jaleel led a ‘secular’ campaign, emphasising his support for Muslims, Dalits, Dhangars and Marathas.

Fielded in place of Varun, BJP’s Jitin Prasada leads by over 1 lakh votes in Pilibhit

Varun Gandhi, who had won the last election by a margin of over 2.56 lakh votes, stayed away from the party’s campaign in Pilibhit this time.

Despite Ayodhya Ram Mandir, sitting BJP MP Lallu Singh loses in Faizabad

The national party is not doing well in UP overall, winning just 23 seats and leading in 10 as of 8.30pm, while the INDIA bloc marches ahead.

BJP’s Jyoti Mirdha trails by 40,000 votes against RLP’s Hanuman Beniwal from Rajasthan’s Nagaur

Jyoti Mirdha’s video seeking 400-plus seats for the BJP so it could make changes to the Constitution went viral during her campaign. She is the granddaughter of late six-time MP Nathuram Mirdha.

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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.