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Rahul Gandhi will be Congress president ‘in a matter of days’

Kumar Anshuman -
Jyotiraditya Scindia said that Rahul Gandhi would take charge of the party soon and there would be a 'reaffirmation' of the party's core beliefs. 
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SP triumphant over Allahabad Univ win, BJP dismisses it as local factor

Kumar Anshuman -
ABVP’s defeat in Allahabad University union polls gives SP ammo to attack the ruling party in Uttar Pradesh.
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Not really ‘Congress-mukt’: in some states, half of BJP’s ministers are ex-Congress

Anubhuti Vishnoi -
Composition of BJP’s state cabinets leads to allegations of ‘Congressisation’, party says the ministers are now committed to its ideology and goals.
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Sukh Ram, who once helped Dhumal form government, is no stranger to BJP

Chitleen K Sethi -
Sukh Ram launched his own party after being expelled from Congress following his conviction in a telecom scam, now his son joins BJP in poll-bound Himachal
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Gurdaspur verdict is no certificate of success for six-month Congress rule in Punjab

Ashutosh Kumar -
The BJP state unit was faction-ridden, did not have any local leader and relied too much on the Akali leaders' campaign for its Gurdaspur candidate.
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AAP’s decimation in Gurdaspur bypoll comes as no surprise

Chitleen K Sethi -
The decimation of the AAP in the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll comes as no surprise given the steady erosion of the party in the region.
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Gurdaspur, Vengara bypolls have no national impact, but have lessons for BJP & Congress

Pranab Dhal Samanta -
The Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat in Punjab and Vengara, an assembly segment in Mallapuram district in Kerala suddenly caught the national imagination Sunday.
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Gurdaspur bypoll result is a wake-up call for SAD-BJP, big boost for Congress

Chitleen K Sethi -
Bypoll outcome has proved again that Punjab is not smitten by Modi; AAP receives yet another setback
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For the BJP, wide margin of defeat in Gurdaspur is nothing short of humiliation

Vipin Pubby -
The resounding defeat of AAP is an indication that Punjab is back to its conventional two-party system
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BJP blames Gurdaspur loss on faulty candidate selection, lack of support

Pragya Kaushika -
BJP insiders say senior leaders abstained from campaigning for Swaran Singh Salaria, who was defeated by Congress’ Sunil Jakhar by 1.9 lakh votes
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India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

Udit Bubna -
LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Defence

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

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China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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