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‘Zukham pneumonia ban gaya’ — BJP leaders say Oppn’s tactics, infighting, caste factor hurt party in Rajasthan

BJP’s Jhabar Singh Kharra said that Congress successfully created an anti-BJP narrative in Rajasthan, which the party could not thwart. BJP won 14 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

BJP leadership has ‘totally alienated’ ideological base, says Congress MP-elect Gaurav Gogoi

Referring to Himanta Biswa Sarma as his ‘star campaigner’, Gogoi alleges Assam CM is 'amassing properties and wealth with political blessings of a powerful Union Minister'.

Loyalists in Modi Cabinet, Yediyurappa tightens grip on Karnataka BJP, but disquiet among Lingayats

Even former CMs Jagadish Shettar & Basavaraj Bommai were overlooked in Delhi. Lingayats are believed to be single largest caste group in Karnataka.

Did BSP dent SP-Congress LS prospects in multiple seats? Here’s what seat-wise analysis shows

BSP may have attempted to dent prospects of INDIA bloc constituents SP & Congress in 23 seats and BJP-led NDA in 31 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, an analysis by ThePrint shows.

Hindutva, Himanta weighing down BJP in Northeast. Allies rue ‘burden’, 1 demands ‘special status’

Such collective repudiation is rare for BJP in the region, where it has grown considerably aided by support of local parties that generally tend to ally with the party at the Centre.

Mohan Charan Majhi takes oath as BJP’s first CM in Odisha, PM Modi attends ceremony

This is the first BJP govt in Odisha after its emphatic performance in recent elections, after it defeated BJD. BJP won 78 of 147 seats in Odisha assembly polls.

In a dilemma over Wayanad & Raebareli, Rahul Gandhi says in Kerala

In his first programme after Lok Sabha results, the Congress leader also took a dig at Modi for his comments that he was ‘sent by god’.

Idea that BJP knows realpolitik & RSS workers are village bumpkins smirk-worthy — RSS’s Ratan Sharda

In an article in Organiser, RSS leader says LS poll results reality check for 'overconfident' BJP workers, adds that local BJP leaders didn't reach out to their 'ideological allies'.

‘Lost us 12 LS seats’ — Shinde govt’s Nagpur-Goa expressway faces opposition from within

Reluctant to take any chances ahead of assembly elections, some Mahayuti leaders from Kolhapur district are demanding that project be scrapped due to pushback from local residents.

1st Parliament session of 18th Lok Sabha from 24 June to 3 July

The first three days of the session will see the newly-elected leaders taking oath or making affirmation of their membership and electing the Speaker of the House.

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Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

War at machine speed: How AI became a decisive force in US-Israel conflict with Iran

The core of the US military’s AI deployment in Iran is a system called the Maven Smart System, built by software company Palantir Technologies.

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.