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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

How 5 families over 3 generations have controlled Haryana’s politics from day one

Hoodas, Chautalas, Bansi Lal, Bhajan Lal & Birender Singh have ruled Haryana since 1966. Fight continues as Gen Now join poll battle — some for control, some for survival.

3 reasons why Congress’ Shatrughan Sinha is staring at defeat in Patna Sahib

For Ravi Shankar Prasad, this election is not about winning alone, but winning with a huge margin.

‘Hum se kya bhool hui’: Why Shivraj Singh Chouhan is singing a sad song at BJP rallies

Ever since the BJP's defeat in Madhya Pradesh in 2018, three-term chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan seems to be fighting for relevance in BJP.

In UP, people back BJP MP who curses & insults them, never shows his face and does no work

In Unnao, Congress candidate is popular even among those not voting for her & BJP candidate universally disliked. Yet many voted for the candidate they don’t like.

Phase 4 records 64% voter turnout in 72 constituencies across 9 states

Among the heartland states, 62% turnout was recorded in Rajasthan, 53.12% in UP and 65.86% Madhya Pradesh.

Bihar records 58.92% voter turnout for 5 Lok Sabha seats in phase 4

Begusarai witnessed the highest turnout of 61.27%, while Samastipur recorded the second-highest 60.80%.

Mamata slams BJP for misusing forces as violence erupts in 4th phase of polls in West Bengal

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said law & order is a state subject and accused BJP of bringing in central forces and using them to garner votes.

SP nominates former BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav to take on PM Modi in Varanasi

In 2017, Tej Bahadur Yadav was dismissed from the Border Security Force (BSF) after he uploaded a video about the poor quality of food being served to jawans.

BJP wants Election Commission to deploy central forces in all polling booths of West Bengal

In its complaint, BJP alleged that Trinamool workers indulged in violence during fourth phase of polling in West Bengal.

Watch me eat, sleep, kill mosquitoes & vote for me — a candid camera Congress campaign

Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Congress candidate for the Bathinda Lok Sabha seat, beams his day-to-day activities live to his 5.35 lakh followers.

On Camera

The new ‘Hindu rate of growth’ is here. It’s called 7% and it’s just not enough

The current ‘Hindu rate of growth’ is far faster than the original one, but it is still wholly inadequate to cater to the needs of the population.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

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?