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ThePrint Quiz, 9 February, 2025: As BJP trounces AAP, test your knowledge of the Delhi Assembly

BJP has staged a comeback in the Capital after 27 yrs. In this edition of ThePrint Quiz, let’s test your knowledge of the Delhi Legislative Assembly and its fascinating history.

BJP wins 4 of 12 elusive Delhi seats it has been losing since 1993. How it ended decades-long drought

5 of these 12 seats are reserved for SCs, and BJP's efforts to reach out to the Dalit community in them have yielded results, says senior party leader.

Congress fighting against govt machinery that’s weakening Constitution, says Priyanka Gandhi

Wayanad MP was addressing a United Democratic Front booth-level meeting in Wayanad. The Congress Saturday failed to secure even a single seat in Delhi polls.

Atishi resigns as Delhi Chief Minister following AAP’s loss in assembly elections

The AAP leader submitted her resignation to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena at Raj Niwas Sunday. Atishi retained the Kalkaji seat, defeating BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri by margin of 3,521 votes.

What AAP’s defeat in Delhi could mean for Punjab & Bhagwant Mann

AAP had registered a phenomenal victory in Punjab in the 2022 assembly elections, winning 92 of 117 seats. The state will next go to polls in 2027.

What was the centerpiece of BJP’s perfect plan to win Delhi? A slogan that disappeared after LS polls

The other key ingredient was that the party decided to fight the elections without a CM face.

Delhi’s Muslim voters didn’t abandon AAP. Party fell short of perfect score due to vote-cutter AIMIM

BJP won Mustafabad, but it was courtesy AIMIM which emerged as a vote cutter. While AAP had Muslim candidates in five seats, Congress had six such candidates.

With Congress behind AAP losses in 13 Delhi seats, allies question future of INDIA bloc

While Congress’s high command initially intervened to get its Delhi leaders to tone down their attacks on AAP, by the end, even Rahul Gandhi ran an aggressive campaign against Kejriwal.

US deportations take centre stage in Punjab—debate over their ‘culpability’, calls for aid & jobs

Punjab has formed panel to look into illegal immigration as returnees say agents duped them. But a police officer says most were fully aware of what they were doing.

Here are promises Delhiites will expect BJP to fulfil now that it’s won Delhi after 27 yrs

In its manifesto, BJP also promised it would set up Atal Canteens in JJ clusters, provide free education from KG to PG for underprivileged students, if voted to power in Delhi.

On Camera

Indian influencers reclaim desi aesthetics at Coachella—jhumkas, dupattas to mehendi

By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.