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Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

Won’t fund NYAY scheme with money from middle class, assures Congress chief Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi said the Congress manifesto, which promises the minimum income support for poor, was prepared after taking inputs from all sections of society.

Supreme Court refuses to grant interim stay on operation of electoral bonds scheme

The Centre told the Supreme Court, which will hear the matter next week, that electoral bonds scheme was brought to check the flow of black money into political funding.

By calling out BJP’s flipflop on statehood, Congress hopes to win back Vidarbha

Vidarbha was once a Congress bastion and a region where the party routinely swept polls before a complete rout to the BJP in 2014. 

Being Tej Pratap — Lalu’s problem child, RJD rebel and Tejashwi’s family baggage

Tej Pratap, Lalu's oldest son, has repeatedly embarrassed the family but his new political outfit puts the RJD on the back foot ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

Modi created India’s north-south divide, Rahul Gandhi contesting from Wayanad will unite them

Rahul Gandhi has shown his intent that he can be the bridge that repairs this growing north-south divide within the country under Modi’s rule.

Modi, alcohol & caste: Why BJP-led NDA has a clear advantage in Bihar

The mahagathbandhan leadership in Bihar reflects an absolute lack of vision and imagination.

‘How saffron has greened’: BJP accused of double standards in J&K after green election ad

Rivals criticise BJP, point out that party has foregone its trademark saffron colour in election advertisement for its Srinagar-Budgam candidate.

If Modi returns, 2019 will be the last general election of India, says Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claimed PM Narendra Modi will "throw away the Constitution" and make India a totalitarian regime if he was voted back to power.

Uday Kotak asks Arun Jaitley about the future of electoral bonds

Kotak asked Jaitley how he saw the path towards electoral reforms and the role of electoral bonds in that journey.

Modi govt moves to appoint VCs to 3 central universities after go-ahead from poll body

HRD ministry looks to name VCs to Jamia Millia Islamia, Mahatma Gandhi Central University and Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya.

On Camera

BJP is caught in its own Maharashtra trap. It has little to gain in Assembly polls

The BJP can’t afford to be seen as undermining Eknath Shinde, a Maratha leader. He is a bigger challenge to the party than Uddhav Thackeray ever was.

‘Welfarism not a substitute for job creation’ — TeamLease vice-chairman on India’s fiscal planning

TeamLease’s Manish Sabharwal spoke to ThePrint about how political leaders, for the sake of winning elections, make big welfare-related promises without a proper plan to fund them.

New Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi outlines his priorities on 1st day in office

A tech-savvy officer, General Dwivedi has the distinction of working along the northern, western and eastern theatres in varied terrain and operational environments.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.