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‘Inviting wolves to dinner’ — why JD(S) revival may come at cost of losing Vokkaliga base to BJP

With Kumaraswamy likely to take up ministerial berth in Delhi & Revanna dealing with SIT, JD(S) could witness bitter tussle for control of party & its Vokkaliga vote base.

Down from 3 to 0, what led to BJP’s whitewash in Jharkhand’s tribal seats in LS polls

Such is tribal mandate against BJP that four of total five segments had winners with margins of 1 lakh-plus votes.

‘Infighting, public anger, Lallu Singh’s slip of tongue’ — what led to BJP’s poll debacle in UP

Several BJP leaders said SP defeated party in its game of caste consolidation & cashed in on Dalit insecurity over 'new Constitution' remarks. Two BJP MPs publicly spoke of infighting.

‘Interference by a religion’ set back NDA in Northeast — Sarma’s remarks on Christians trigger row

Congress’s Gourav Gogoi has appealed to CMs of Manipur, Meghalaya & Nagaland to ‘publicly condemn’ remarks by Assam CM & NEDA convener Sarma blaming Christians for LS losses.

What LS results could mean for Haryana BJP govt. AAP, Congress led in 46 of 90 assembly segments

As against BJP’s vote share of 46.11%, INDIA bloc had 47.61% vote share. Haryana BJP chief and party's national secretary O.P. Dhankhar concedes that the results are worrying.

Memes, myth-busting & a lot of cheek — X handle of Congress’s Kerala unit rakes in laughs & followers

From 50,000 followers in March 2023 to over 1 lakh now, @INCKerala saw a surge after LS poll results. Focus on public issues, wit & comparative analyses behind popularity, says team.

Consensus key to run govt, Modi says at NDA meet. Naidu, Nitish bat for ‘regional aspirations’

Modi called NDA an 'organic' alliance which has not come together for power but works on principle of 'nation first'. He asked MPs to be cautious of those promising cabinet berths.

Don’t need alliance with AAP or anybody else for Haryana polls, says Bhupinder Singh Hooda

In an interview, Haryana ex-CM Hooda says Congress-AAP alliance was only for Lok Sabha polls, adds that people have rejected BJP’s divisive politics in Haryana.

Candidate choice, polarisation, cadres who ‘didn’t join fight’ — what tripped up BJP in Bengal

BJP retained 10 of 18 LS seats it won in Bengal in 2019 and also managed to wrest 2 others from TMC, but its overall tally dipped from 18 to 12 while that of TMC's rose to 29.

With zero seats & BJP eating into vote share, what is AIADMK’s future after 3rd defeat in a row

NDA pushed AIADMK-led alliance to 3rd place in 11 seats & 4th place in one. EPS-led party also lost deposits in 7 seats, 5 of them in southern TN where it lost traditional OBC voters.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

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

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.