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Here’s how exit polls fared in the last three Lok Sabha elections

As the viewers wait to tune in to exit polls Sunday, ThePrint takes a look at the accuracy of past surveys.

I will be assassinated like Indira Gandhi, BJP after my life: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed the BJP will have him killed by his own security officers as they report to the ruling party.

The ‘readymade minister’: How poll debutant Hardeep Singh Puri wooed Amritsar

On his campaign trail, former diplomat Hardeep Singh Puri told ThePrint that a Lok Sabha election may be 'ruthless', but so is the 'suave' world of diplomacy.

Chandrababu Naidu meets Rahul Gandhi, discusses possibility of anti-BJP front

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu has been meeting various opposition leaders ahead of the Lok Sabha election results.

How Rafale was grounded as Nyay, farmers took over Rahul Gandhi’s 2019 campaign

It was in March-end that Congress president Rahul Gandhi's campaign speeches took a distinct turn from Rafale to Nyay and farmer issues.

Narendra Modi addresses first press conference as PM, restricts it to his ‘mann ki baat’

Narendra Modi expresses confidence that his party will return with a full majority, but leaves it to BJP chief Amit Shah to answer all questions.

In border seat Gurdaspur, ‘patriot’ Sunny Deol is giving way to a smarter politician

BJP’s poll planks of Balakot & Pakistan are not getting traction along the International Border. So, actor Sunny Deol is picking up on local issues.

PM Modi says can’t forgive Pragya Thakur, her Godse remarks very wrong for society

Prime Minister Modi said BJP candidate Pragya Thakur's remark that Mahatma Gandhi's killer Nathuram Godse was a patriot was "very wrong".

Anand Mahindra, Rathin Roy join chorus against Pragya Thakur’s ‘Godse is a patriot’ remark

BJP’s Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur faces criticism across the board for insensitive comments. Even PM Modi says won’t be able to ‘forgive her’.

BJP leaders’ praise for Nathuram Godse rattles party, Amit Shah steps in to control damage

Senior leadership believes remarks could hurt BJP prospects in last phase of polling, initiates disciplinary action against 3 leaders, including Pragya Thakur.

On Camera

DMK ‘rising son’ Udhayanidhi Stalin should brace for challenges. Power isn’t a birthright

In the Indian political setup, the BJP and the communist parties are probably the only ones who have been able to circumvent the hereditary leadership tag.

#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.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

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?