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Topic2022 assembly election

Topic: 2022 assembly election

Bahubali politicians out on a limb in UP polls, parties now prefer their wives, sons

Mukhtar Ansari, Atiq Ahmed, Indra Pratap Tiwari, Gayatri Prajapati…many politicians with a criminal past have been denied tickets by parties, kin chosen to retain support bases.

New FIR against Channi accuses Punjab CM of campaigning after electioneering ended in state

This is the second FIR lodged against the Punjab CM in the past 48 hours. Earlier, on Thursday, an FIR had been filed against Channi for controversial comments made at a roadshow.

Tragic that ‘non-issue’ made into issue for politics: What Urdu press said this week on hijab row

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Will Kejriwal be in ‘old ally’ Mamata’s opposition front after 10 March? AAP & TMC say ‘likely’

TMC & AAP leaders say Kejriwal has so far not been approached for convention to address Centre's interference in governance, but his position in alliance may change after assembly polls.

In post-Covid age of digital campaigns, parties spent just Rs 8 crore in 3 months on Facebook

In 2017 polls in same 5 states, key national & regional parties spent over Rs 300 crore on publicity. But, it seems that digital ad spends aren’t a big part of this expense head.

Rival bashing, history raking & trying to fit ‘Goan’ mould: How parties wooed Goa electorate

2022 Goa poll has been characterised by multiple parties vying for supremacy. As campaigning for the election ended Saturday, each party tried to leave voters with a distinctive message.

It’s a ‘hate campaign’ against Muslims — how India’s Urdu press saw Karnataka’s hijab row

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Why Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2022 is, and isn’t, an election Budget

Budget’s message for our political economy is, this is still a fiscally responsible govt playing the long game. It isn’t for these assembly elections, but it certainly is for 2024.

Arvind Kejriwal urges Delhiites to campaign for Aam Aadmi Party in poll-bound states

Launching the 'Ek Mauka Kejriwal Ko' (one chance to Kejriwal) campaign, he asked the people in Delhi to share their videos of the AAP govt's ‘good work’ on social media platforms.

FIR against Sidhu’s adviser and ex-DGP Mustafa over ‘inflammatory’ poll speech in Malerkotla

Mustafa's wife Razia Sultana is Punjab minister, seeking re-election from only Muslim-majority seat, Malerkotla. Ex-IPS allegedly said ‘I am a soldier of community not RSS agent’.

On Camera

US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.