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AAP’s gamble on Congress defectors pays off, 5 out of 6 win Delhi elections

AAP had inducted and fielded some high-profile Congress leaders such as five-time MLA Shoaib Iqbal and Vinay Mishra, son of ex-MP Mahabal Mishra.  

Some poetry, many congratulations, silence from Shah — how BJP reacted to AAP’s Delhi sweep

Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, who was convinced that they could win 55 of the capital’s 70 seats, said he accepted the verdict with good wishes for Kejriwal. 

Delhi election verdict is a ‘referendum’ on Kejriwal’s development & not against Modi

The results are a reflection of not only the maturity of Delhi voters — who rejected BJP's polarisation — but also how local issues matter in assembly polls.

Not only Congress scores a duck in Delhi, its 95% candidates lose security deposit

While the Congress has repeated its 2015 tally and got zero seats, its performance has worsened with respect to candidates holding on to their security deposits.

What Delhi can look forward to from new AAP govt — Deshbhakti course, more welfare schemes

In its manifesto, AAP has promised 24x7 clean water, better educational facilities, and said it will continue with 200 units of free electricity.

Message from Delhi for Adityanath — BJP set to lose 11 of 13 seats where he campaigned

Rohini and Karawal Nagar, the two seats where Adityanath campaigned and BJP was leading, are both strongholds of the party. 

Delhi did not reject us, increase in vote share a good sign: Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari

Delhi's BJP chief said he hopes there would be less blame game and more work in Delhi and congratulated Arvind Kejriwal on his party's victory in the polls.

Congress big guns in Delhi stare at political oblivion after poll rout

A former union minister & several high-profile Delhi leaders lost their former strongholds as Congress witnessed a second straight rout in 2020 polls.

How BJP’s Delhi defeat gives ally Nitish Kumar an upper hand in Bihar

With high-stakes Bihar polls less than 9 months away, the BJP’s loss in Delhi will provide Nitish the perfect opportunity to reclaim the JD(U)’s status as the senior NDA partner.

BJP is too national to win assembly election in Delhi

A number of factors seemed to have gone against BJP in this election, but the biggest of them was the absence of a local heavyweight to counter Arvind Kejriwal.

On Camera

RBI is shrinking NBFC regulation—why it’s not enough

In a system where risk is concentrated in a handful of large institutions, the case for regulating thousands of small, non-systemic entities is not obvious.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

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.