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Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

Priyanka’s first speech is dull, but brings Congress campaign back on track

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Photos of Modi, Union ministers taken down from govt websites, including PMO’s

The photographs were taken down since the model code of conduct was enforced, which means the ruling party cannot use its official position for campaigning.

Defections are not arbitrary, it’s BJP’s plan to ‘demoralise Congress through mind games’

There's a flurry of Congress leaders defecting to BJP as the saffron party looks to strengthen itself. Maharashtra's Sujay Vikhe Patil is only the latest joinee.

Politicians wear ‘colourful’ wardrobe for poll campaign, Rahul Gandhi takes a lonely walk

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

AAP will win all 7 Delhi seats in Lok Sabha elections, says Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Sheila Dikshit's comments against an alliance suggested the Congress was 'not thinking about the nation'.

India stocks advance after opinion polls predict win for Modi-led NDA

Stocks surged after two opinion polls indicate victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition. When Modi govt first formed in 2014, Sensex rose 30%, the most since 2009.

Congress begins campaign for Lok Sabha polls from PM Modi’s home state Gujarat

The party is also holding a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting at the Vallabhbhai Patel's national memorial in Ahmedabad.

Modi way or highway: Why the Congress troika needs to match PM’s hunger for power

With Gadkari putting speculations to rest, it’s Modi all the way in 2019 unless Congress can match his game.

Congress has never been a party of OBCs, but something’s changing now

At the level of ideas, ideology and leadership, the Congress has been a party of social elites since its inception.

Indian armed forces up against an adversary they aren’t trained to fight — politicians

Modi with Abhinandan in a BJP campaign poster and AAP rally make soldiers wary of their exploitation for political gains.

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Why Modi-Shah have failed to develop mass leaders in states the way Vajpayee-Advani did

BJP had leaders like Modi, Chouhan, Raje, Raman Singh, BSY, and Dhumal who kept the party’s flame burning. Those promoted by Modi-Shah in the last 10 years fail to inspire confidence.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?