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BJP wins first bypoll in Maharashtra since it lost power to MVA, wrests seat from NCP

BJP’s Samadhan Autade defeats NCP candidate Bhagirath Bhalke, with a margin of 3,733 votes. The bypoll was necessitated after NCP MLA Bharat Bhalke's death due to Covid last year.

Bengal is Modi-Shah’s biggest flop show. Indian politics won’t be the same after this defeat

Sunday’s result showed Modi’s popularity & Shah’s vaunted ‘Chanakyan’ strategy weren’t good enough for a regional satrap who possesses skill and will to fight.

Governance, not ideology — how Kerala’s LDF managed a historic return to power under Pinarayi

Pinarayi Vijayan’s LDF returning to power will be the first time since 1977 that Kerala has elected an outgoing ruling coalition.

BJP wins Morva Hadaf assembly bypoll in Gujarat

BJP state president C R Paatil and CM Vijay Rupani expressed their gratitude to the voters and party workers for ensuring a huge victory for the BJP candidate in Gujarat.

‘Sweet revenge’: How Prashant Kishor took on mighty Modi-Shah machine & ruined BJP plans

It isn’t Bengal alone. Prashant Kishor and his Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) were also the strategists for DMK, which looks set to win in Tamil Nadu,

EC extension of BJP, quitting this space, says poll strategist Prashant Kishor who helped TMC

Prashant Kishor alleged the Election Commission was partial to the BJP and did everything to help the saffron party during these assembly elections.

Stalin has won, but Udhayanidhi is the real ‘rising son’ of DMK

Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of DMK chief M.K. Stalin & grandson of former CM M.K. Karunanidhi, is leading by a comfortable margin at Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni.

Behind Congress’ Bengal debacle — rifts, confused messaging & abandonment by Delhi leaders

Congress is leading on one seat, after having won 44 of 92 in 2016 polls. Things are worse than Bengal leaders expected, but they say the party had it coming.

Why BJP’s Bengal blitzkrieg and Modi-Shah attacking Mamata have failed

BJP’s hopes of forming its first government in Bengal crumbled Sunday as trends for 2021 assembly elections pointed to a clear victory — third in a row — for Mamata Banerjee’s TMC 

Five reasons why Mamata Banerjee is set to sweep Bengal despite a BJP surge

Current trends show ruling Trinamool Congress is leading in 208 seats, of the 292 seats contested, while the BJP is ahead in 79.

On Camera

The Bengal voter is silent. Is it fear or quiet determination?

The silence may have to do with the state’s history of political violence. During the 2021 post-poll violence, BJP leaders 'ran away leaving their voters at the mercy of the mob'.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.