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From Lalu & Paswan to Tejashwi & Chirag, 2019 marks a generational shift in Bihar politics

Tejashwi Yadav & Chirag Paswan are getting more responsibility in these polls in Bihar, and are joined by other youngsters like Kanhaiya Kumar & Mukesh Sahani.

In Gujarat, the land of Amul, dairy farming has become a huge Lok Sabha poll issue

Dairy farmers are unhappy with low prices and lack of government support, and the Congress has turned their anger into a poll plank against the ruling BJP.

This abandoned school in Ahmedabad is where Amit Shah began his political journey

Amit Shah was the BJP’s booth in-charge at Sanghvi High School, and his junior colleagues recall his hard work to ensure L.K. Advani’s victories here.

For Himachal’s apple farmers, BJP posters are only a reminder of Modi’s unkept promises

Apple farmers in Himachal plan protest on 22 April as they fear their problems will get drowned out in the election noise with Congress, BJP campaigns taking up national issues.

AAP extends unconditional support to Left Democratic Front in Kerala

While addressing a press conference, AAP leader Somnath Bharti said the party's main aim is to remove the NDA and put an end to communal tension.

Navjot Singh targets ‘anti-national’ Modi, alleges he sold interest of the nation

Navjot Sidhu accused Narendra Modi of favouring Ambani and Adani at the cost of state-run firms, and called him a "chowkidar" who only takes care of the rich.

How Amit Shah is campaigning in Gandhinagar without actually being there

BJP president Amit Shah has only visited the constituency thrice but has a strong trusted backroom team managing his campaign.   

EC to issue notice to Sadhvi Pragya Thakur for her Hemant Karkare remarks

BJP’s Sadhvi Pragya Thakur triggered a political storm after she said Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare died in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks because she had ‘cursed’ him.

Support for Sabarimala protests will win BJP 3 of Kerala’s 20 seats, says Pandalam royal

BJP, which has never won a Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, has been using Sabarimala as a poll plank in constituencies that served as hotbed of the agitation.

Fear, insecurity, polarisation: How Azam Khan maintains his notorious grip over Rampur

Samajwadi Party's Azam Khan, a 9-time Uttar Pradesh MLA, is facing a heated battle this Lok Sabha election against his own protégé Jaya Prada.

On Camera

SIR aside, why BJP is not counting its chickens for a non-vegetarian CM in Bengal

The BJP has been celebrating the deletion of 27 lakh voters during the SIR in West Bengal under CEC Gyanesh Kumar, as the majority of them are from Muslim-dominated districts.

Govt extends EV subsidies, nudges auto-makers to adopt cleaner fuel amid energy supply crisis

Centre says LPG supply stable despite pressure. Steps up efforts to ensure fuel security as Hormuz disruptions amid West Asia tensions upend global trade.

Brigadier & son assaulted in South Delhi for objecting to public drinking. No FIR yet, Army seeks action

Army has written to Delhi Police seeking action against the accused involved in the Friday night episode.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.