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In poll-bound TN, Mahila wing national president & sacked state chief’s spat adds to Congress’s woes

Esha Mishra - April 14, 2026

SIR curse? In UP, BJP-held constituencies face highest voter deletions, Yogi’s Gorakhpur an exception

‘Main grihasth nahi hoon, par pata bohot hai,’ says PM Modi at Nari Shakti Vandan programme in Delhi

Civic polls in 3 Haryana cities soon: Another litmus test for Congress, still smarting from 2024 loss

In Rahul’s first poll as chief, solid campaign still not enough to overcome Modi-Shah surge

Kumar Anshuman - May 16, 2018

Congress president took backseat, party kept negativity out of campaign but flawed strategy, Modi endgame onslaught, meant it came up short again.

Lessons from Karnataka: Rahul Gandhi should cede space to regional parties

Kumar Anshuman - May 16, 2018

Acting on advice of its regional leaders, Congress snubbed pre-poll feelers from the JD(S) but had they contested together, they would have secured 150 seats

Narendra Modi’s campaign-to-seats won ratio trumps Rahul Gandhi’s in Karnataka

Pragya Kaushika - May 16, 2018

Despite a late start to the campaign, the PM touched 21 constituencies, and the BJP ended up winning 12 of them. New Delhi: When Prime...

Prominent parties from other states swept away in Karnataka

Kumar Anshuman - May 15, 2018

Only the BSP, which contested in alliance with the JD(S), could win a seat – its candidate beat the Congress in Kollegal by 19,454 votes.

Siddaramaiah lost the election for Congress, but was ‘most-discussed’ on Twitter

Himani Chandna - May 15, 2018

Twitter recorded over 2.3 million tweets related to Karnataka election between 25 April to 11 May. Siddaramaiah emerges as the most discussed candidate.

Having cried foul in Goa, Manipur, Congress finds roles reversed in Karnataka

Maneesh Chhibber - May 15, 2018

Party had emerged as single largest in both states but slammed governors after not being invited to form governments.

Governor Vala, who holds all the cards, was a Modi confidant in Gujarat

D.K. Singh - May 15, 2018

Congress and the JD(S) have met Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala and staked claim to form the government.

Despite return of Reddy brothers, BJP finds little fortune in Ballari’s political mines

Rohini Swamy - May 15, 2018

BJP gave tickets to 7 Reddy family members and friends, but only 3 won – brothers Karunakara and Somashekara Reddy, and B. Sriramulu from Molkalmuru.

For the first time in 46 yrs, Karnataka’s bellwether seat Shirahatti may buck the trend

Rajgopal Singh - May 15, 2018

The unique trend started way back in 1972 when the Congress won the Shirahatti seat and went on to form the government led by Devraj Urs.

Hindutva card pays off for the BJP in communally-sensitive coastal Karnataka

Pragya Kaushika - May 15, 2018

Leaders raked up the murders of Hindu activists and the growing Muslim population, while RSS & VHP cadres worked on the ground to swing it the BJP’s way.

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Politics

In poll-bound TN, Mahila wing national president & sacked state chief’s spat adds to Congress’s woes

SIR curse? In UP, BJP-held constituencies face highest voter deletions, Yogi’s Gorakhpur an exception

‘Main grihasth nahi hoon, par pata bohot hai,’ says PM Modi at Nari Shakti Vandan programme in Delhi

Civic polls in 3 Haryana cities soon: Another litmus test for Congress, still smarting from 2024 loss

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