Observers say Modi & Nitish have similar approaches to governance & their party colleagues, but couldn’t be more different in the contents of their campaigns.
Congress took a jibe at the BJP by referring to 'Operation Kamala' from 2008 when it attempted to "poach-all" MLAs to stake claim to form the government in Karnataka.
For 50 years, Kannur in Kerala has been driven by the 'eye for eye' motto and violence has largely played out between Left and Right. The result: More than 250 political killings.
From Cooch Behar to Siliguri, Malda to Asansol, and Singur and Nandigram to Kolkata, CPI(M) supporters looking to challenge Trinamool see BJP as their only option.
The Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency, held by the BJP, wants a lot of issues resolved, including jobs and a bank merger seen as an assault on local pride.
In a campaign speech in Rampur, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan made references to actor-turned BJP leader Jaya Prada and said she wears a 'khakhi' undergarment.
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.
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