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Priyanka’s presence did Congress little good but helped BJP gain 5 seats in eastern UP

The Congress just about improved its 2014 vote share of 5.39% to 7.96% in the 41 seats of eastern UP but its presence stopped SP-BSP from winning in 5 seats.

SP spokespersons barred from TV debates, become first casualties of party’s poll debacle

Samajwadi Party top leadership is believed to be upset with spokespersons for failing to effectively articulate the party's vision.

Why AAP finished third in Delhi and what that means for 2020 assembly polls

The fall in AAP’s vote-share will make it tougher for Arvind Kejriwal’s party to hold on to its base in next year’s Delhi assembly elections.

Amarinder blames Sidhu for ‘poor’ Congress showing in Punjab’s urban areas

Amarinder Singh & Navjot Singh Sidhu, two of the Congress' most prominent faces in Punjab, have been at loggerheads since the week before Punjab voted on 19 May.

Palaniswami’s Tamil Nadu govt is safe for now after assembly bypoll wins

Amid the DMK wave across Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK won 9 out of 22 seats in the assembly bypolls, helping it reach a small majority of 122 out of 234 MLAs.

3 senior Congress state leaders ‘offer to resign’ amid growing calls for heads to roll

The offers come a day before the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting Saturday, where the party will discuss its rout in the Lok Sabha elections.

The UP don who halted BJP’s march in Ghazipur

BJP minister Manoj Sinha lost to the BSP's Afzal Ansari, the elder brother of don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari.

BJP-Shiv Sena’s massive win sweeps away bitterness, could help cement once-shaky alliance

Key to a happy alliance, though, will depend on how BJP accommodates Shiv Sena, the ally with second highest seats, in the union cabinet.

The Modi wave is real — BJP wins 80% of seats PM held rallies in

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held rallies in 142 constituencies across the country. The BJP won in 114 of them.

No Modi magic for Sambit Patra as BJP TV star loses from Puri

Sambit Patra, BJP’s national spokesperson, lost to two-time Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Pinaki Mishra.

On Camera

I met Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in 2005. He told me he was an admirer of MK Gandhi

Shuttle diplomacy at a high level is indicated, along the lines of the famous Kissingerian shuttles following the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

#ByeByeAP to #LuluBackInAP: Naidu’s moves to make Andhra ‘business friendly’ & woo back investors

The Jagan Reddy govt has been accused of scuppering various investment deals. Under Naidu, the govt, is trying to make AP a top investment destination, officials and industrialists say.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?