There are 65 seats across 12 states and two Union Territories that have over 25 per cent Muslim population. The BJP won in 36.9% of these seats on its own.
Decimated, the once-thriving Left Front is leading in barely 6 seats, completely losing its grip over Bengal and Tripura, states that were once its strongholds.
BJP made some gains in Telangana, but finished a poor third in Kerala despite its role in the protests against women's entry into Sabarimala sanctum sanctorum.
Senior Congress leaders have criticised Rahul Gandhi’s team for being disconnected from reality, while Mani Shankar Aiyar has blamed an unclear objective.
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.
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.
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?
Isn’t there an underlying assumption that Muslims didn’t vote for the BJP?
How is the author so sure of that?