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Beginning of BJP’s end in 2024: Mamata Banerjee on Karnataka election results

Kolkata (West Bengal) , May 13 (ANI): As Congress ousted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from power in Karnataka, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...

Big defeat of SP, BSP and Congress in UP municipal polls, as trio brought to ‘zero’

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) , May 13 (ANI): Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Congress have been brought to 'zero', with Chief Minister Yogi...

PM Modi congratulates BJP workers, candidates for sweeping municipal polls in UP, lauds CM Yogi

New Delhi , May 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its massive win in the...

“Governance important, not single or double-engine”: Odisha CM Patnaik after BJD wins Jharsuguda Assembly bypoll

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) , May 13 (ANI): Taking a dig at the BJP after his party, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), won the Jharsuguda Assembly...

“It’s a victory of every Kannadiga”: Cong leader Randeep Surjewala on Karnataka results

Bengaluru (Karnataka) , May 13 (ANI): Congress leader and AICC in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Surjewala said that the victory of the Congress party in...

Karnataka elections results marked “BJP-free South India”: Mallikarjun Kharge

Bengaluru (Karnataka) , May 13 (ANI): With the Congress' emphatic victory in the Karnataka elections on Saturday, ousting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from...

“Corruption was main issue in Karnataka, it helped Congress”: Sachin Pilot

Jaipur (Rajasthan) , May 13 (ANI): Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Saturday said the BJP should take a lesson from its defeat in the...

“People have reposed faith in Kejriwal-Mann ‘jodi'”: Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Jalandhar bypoll results

Jalandhar (Punjab) , May 13 (ANI): Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday said that the Aam Aadmi Party's Lok Sabha bypoll victory...

12 of 26 ministers in Bommai-led BJP govt lose their seats in Karnataka polls

Ministers who lost their seats include Deputy CM & Minister of Major-Medium Irrigation Govind Karjol, and V. Somanna, the Minister for Housing and Infrastructure Development.

Nalin Kateel, Tejasvi Surya, Pratap Simha — BJP takes a hit in firebrand Hindutva MPs’ constituencies

BJP changed strategy closer to polls and sought to underplay Hindutva, but reverted to it in last leg of campaign. While campaigning, trio frequently spoke about Tipu Sultan, hijab, halal.

On Camera

Modi’s speech rightly questions politics of appeasement. Wrongly targets all Muslims

The PM did make a valid point when he criticised the Congress for categorising the entire Muslim community in Karnataka under the Other Backward Classes. It is pure appeasement of Ashraaf Muslims and discriminates against Pasmandas.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.