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Thursday, August 28, 2025
Topic2023 Assembly elections

Topic: 2023 Assembly elections

INDIA coalition is a poisoned chalice. Congress is in open competition with regional parties

As the only national alternative, the Congress could choose autonomy over generosity in a coalition and go for broke. It would lay down the foundations of a bipolar India.

How do you tour a state and miss the BJP landslide? Congress believed its own propaganda

Only one thing unites the BJP’s victories in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and it has very little to do with the local factors that are now being trotted out.

BJP wins are proof—people-centric social schemes can guarantee popularity, political dividends

No party or alliance can now stop Narendra Modi-led BJP from marching to power in 2024.

CM Chouhan showed no insecurity in fourth term, deserves credit as much as PM Modi

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

‘Modi guarantee’ defeated opposition’s false promises. 2024 results will be no different

The opposition parties have run out of weapons to counter the Modi juggernaut. The 2023 assembly election results show the writing on the wall is clear for 2024 as well.

Not revdis, it’s the Narendra Modi sentiment that has won in Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh

The 2023 assembly elections have confirmed that there exists no boundary between the state and national elections. Local faces and issues no longer matter.

Tribal vote swings to BJP in 3 states, decisive in Chhattisgarh victory

Out of 113 ST reserved seats in MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh & Telangana, Congress won 47 while BJP tallied 58. Bharatiya Adivasi Party failed to make major impact in Rajasthan.

Rajyavardhan Rathore clinches Jhotwara by thumping margin, beats Congress candidate, BJP rebel

The BJP leader & former Union minister beat Congress's Abhishek Choudhary by 50,167 votes. BJP rebel Ashu Singh Surpura, who contested as an Independent, came in third.

‘Instead of assembly polls, BJP more focussed on 2024’ — Urdu press weighs in on election in 5 states

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

Best & worst scenarios for Raje, Chouhan, Singh on 3 Dec—how they’re different from BJP’s

The BJP high command gave in to BS Yediyurappa in Karnataka recently. But they are better placed in Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh, where Modi wave sweeps the general elections, regardless of assembly polls’ results.

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How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.