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Topic2019 Lok Sabha elections

Topic: 2019 Lok Sabha elections

SC orders release of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, terms his arrest ‘invalid in eyes of law’

Court says Delhi Police failed to communicate grounds of Purkayastha's arrest to him, his counsel. He was arrested last yr in a UAPA case for allegedly promoting ‘pro-China propaganda’.

2024 vs 2019 — as Lok Sabha poll dates are announced, how things are similar, yet different

As the country heads to another general election, Oppn finds itself far more electorally enfeebled. Meanwhile, the BJP has still not been able to expand in south and east India.

Rs 1.2L for ‘groceries, fodder’, Rs 44L extra in bank: What led HC to nullify Prajwal Revanna’s LS win

Karnataka High Court last Friday declared sole JD(S) representative in Lok Sabha Prajwal Revanna’s election as Hassan MP in 2019 null & void. Prajwal has sought stay on order. 

‘Hasty acceptance of resignation’ — Ashoka economics dept wants Professor Sabyasachi Das back

Dept writes open letter to university's governing body. Prof Das's paper suggesting that BJP won 'disproportionately' in closely contested seats in 2019 polls has stoked controversy.

BJP, 2019 polls & ‘vote manipulation’: Why Ashoka professor’s paper has kicked up controversy

Sabyasachi Das of Ashoka University suggests BJP won ‘disproportionately’ in closely contested seats in 2019. Paper not peer-reviewed yet.

HC nullifies election of OPS’s son from Theni LS in 2019 — ‘Suppressed assets, given false information’

OP Ravindranath Kumar, who won the Theni LS seat in 2019, was granted a 30-day stay on the verdict to appeal to the SC. He was the lone NDA MP from Tamil Nadu.

BJP won 224 seats with 50% vote share in 2019 — 88 more than 2014. But Opposition finds silver lining

BJP boosted seats with over 50% vote share and expanded its reach in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. But united opposition & diverse voter expectations might be a challenge in 2024, say experts.

Azam Khan ‘exploring legal remedy’ for disqualification as MLA after ‘hate speech’ acquittal

Additional sessions judge (MP/MLA court) Amit Veer Singh Wednesday called 2022 judgment of lower court convicting Azam Khan in 2019 hate speech case 'illegal'.

42 for BJP, 3 for Congress in top 50 MPs with largest victory margins in 2019

EC data shows that while four MPs won with 6 lakh-plus votes, nine others won by over 5 lakh votes.

Retired IAS Anup Chandra Pandey, former UP chief secy, appointed Election Commissioner

The Election Commission of India now has full strength, ahead of the assembly elections scheduled to be held in UP, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand in 2022.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?