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Friday, January 9, 2026
Topic2024 Lok Sabha election

Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha election

New Book glimpses into the surprising outcome of Indian General Election 2024

Published by HarperCollins India, ‘2024: The Election That Surprised India' will be released on 28 November on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online platform for launching non-fiction books.

How Manipur strife cost BJP & allies dearly in Christian-majority northeastern states

Political leaders, observers in region say that nowhere did the Church determine the outcome of the result more than it did in Nagaland.

‘LS results broke BJP’s arrogance. Modi must be more accommodative’ — party veteran Shanta Kumar

Kumar, one of BJP's founding members, spoke against ‘horse-trading’ in Himachal but also lauded Modi govt for getting third term. He had some advice for Rahul Gandhi as well.

BJP-Jat ties fraying at both ends. Dwindling electoral support, just 2 junior ministers in Modi 3.0

Jats rallied around BJP after Vajpayee govt included them in OBC list. Twenty-five years later, community’s voting trend in 2024 shows declining trust between Jats and BJP.

‘Infighting, public anger, Lallu Singh’s slip of tongue’ — what led to BJP’s poll debacle in UP

Several BJP leaders said SP defeated party in its game of caste consolidation & cashed in on Dalit insecurity over 'new Constitution' remarks. Two BJP MPs publicly spoke of infighting.

BJP won 95 of 132 seats where it dropped sitting MPs, lost 1 in 3 seats where it repeated incumbents

Five years ago, party had won 91.26% of the seats where incumbents were replaced, and 90.80% seats where candidates were repeated.

‘Best revenge on Modi’—Pakistanis are reacting to Indian elections. Ali Sethi also joins in

Pakistanis rallied in praise of how Dhruv Rathee 'changed the narrative of Indian elections'. They also debated whether he would have supported Imran Khan.

0 Lok Sabha seats, dipping vote share, no second-rung leadership — BSP faces existential crisis

Mayawati’s party’s political fortunes are growing dimmer with each poll as since 2014, Dalit vote has shifted significantly to BJP. BSP’s core Jatav votebank is also seen as drifting away.

BJP gets first Lok Sabha seat in Kerala as Suresh Gopi wins Thrissur with over 70,000 votes

Actor-turned-politician has been a constant presence in Thrissur ever since he was fielded from there by BJP for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and 2021 assembly polls.

Youth voted more for INDIA bloc than older people, farmers preferred NDA — Axis My India exit poll

NDA still more popular among all age groups overall, as well as among unemployed, students, and those with higher educational qualifications.

On Camera

Venezuelan economy did not collapse overnight. 4 decades of stagnation is the cause

In 1980, South American countries exhibited similar income levels, with Venezuela ranking among the more affluent economies. By 2023, this landscape had significantly altered.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.