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KCR’s federal front dreams crumble as BJP makes inroads in new southern turf Telangana

BJP is leading in 4 of Telangana's 17 seats, three seats up from its 2014 tally, while the TRS is ahead in nine.

BJP crushes Congress hopes in Rajasthan, MP & Chhattisgarh, set to sweep all 3 states

Trends show BJP leading in all 25 seats in Rajasthan, in 28 out of 29 seats in MP and in 9 out of 11 seats in Chhattisgarh.

Naveen Patnaik, a man with ‘two set of clothes’, is returning as CM for fifth time

As Naveen Patnaik returns for his fifth term as Odisha CM, ThePrint takes a look at the secret behind his consistent electoral run.

Congress-JD(S) is the villain in the disastrous performance of their alliance in Karnataka

Against their expectations of getting between 10-14 seats, the Congress-JD(S) alliance is leading in just two of Karnataka's 28 seats.

Why Modi’s 2019 victory is more significant for India than his historic win in 2014

Narendra Modi may have changed Indian politics for good this Lok Sabha election by virtually putting an end to dominance of caste-based politics.

Parth set to be the first Pawar to lose an election

Seat Parth Pawar is contesting from was believed to be one of the safest seats for NCP in Maharashtra, given it was a member of its first family in the fray.

‘Rebel’ Shatrughan Sinha loses to Ravi Shankar Prasad as Patna Sahib sticks with BJP

Shatrughan Sinha, who joined Congress in April, appeared to have very little appetite for campaigning, and kept shuttling between Patna, Lucknow & Mumbai.

Stalin’s DMK returns to the top in Tamil Nadu, BJP nowhere in sight

Trends are a shot in the arm for DMK chief M.K. Stalin while adding to the troubles of the ruling AIADMK, rudderless since the death of Jayalalithaa.

BJP sweeps Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Delhi, MP, Assam, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more

In most of these states, the BJP has replicated its 2014 performance, indicating a near-zero erosion of base.

Rahul Gandhi could get Amethi shock, trails by over 5,000 votes against Smriti Irani

Congress president Rahul Gandhi is standing for the fourth time from the Gandhi family bastion of Amethi, having won the seat in 2004, 2009 and 2014.

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?