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Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

Shashi Tharoor’s victory margin up 7 times as Congress-led UDF storms Kerala

Of Kerala's 20 seats, the only one in which the UDF was trailing was Alappuzha, the constituency of Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal.

Jyotiraditya could well become the first Scindia to lose from Guna

The Scindias have held Guna since 1957, barring 1967 and 1984, but this potential loss for Jyotiraditya Scindia will break that imperious family record.

Punjab breaks Modi wave as Congress wins big, BJP-Akali down to 4 seats

The Amarinder Singh-led Congress has won 8 of Punjab’s 13 seats. The Badals have won the only 2 seats for the SAD, while AAP has been reduced to 1.

India needs a leader who will govern for all Indians

Narendra Modi has once again proved himself a preternaturally skilled politician but if he wants to be a great leader, he has to show he can be one for all Indians.

With another massive win, this is Modi’s India now

Modi is the perfect representative for the young, aspirational, majoritarian, impatient Indians who have put him into office twice now.

Union cabinet to meet on Friday to dissolve 16th Lok Sabha

President Ram Nath Kovind will dissolve the present Lok Sabha after the Cabinet's recommendation is passed in the form of a resolution.

Why Arvind Kejriwal won’t be too keen to celebrate victory of Bhagwant Mann

The journey of Bhagwant Mann, the only AAP leader expected to win in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, has been riddled with controversies.

Naveen Patnaik is winning the prestige battle against ‘rebel’ Jay Panda in Kendrapada

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik had made it a battle of prestige to defeat BJP's Baijayant Panda, whom he has accused of spreading rumours about his health.

12 reasons why Modi-Shah’s BJP got the better of Congress & everyone else

Modi govt was much more efficient in delivering welfare programmes than UPA & kept inflation down. Congress counter of ‘chor’ Modi bombed.

Lesson for Rahul Gandhi in 2019: Mocking ‘Hinduness’ won’t work because India is Bharat

‘Left and liberal’ advisers of the Congress leader took him to the bottom of the pit, making him run a campaign that was anti-Hindu.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.