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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
TopicAssembly election

Topic: assembly election

Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao files nomination from Gajwel assembly constituency

BJP MLA Eatala Rajender, a former BRS leader & Congress candidate Thumkunta Narsa Reddy are pitted against the Bharat Rashtra Samithi chief in Gajwel for the coming polls.

Andhra CM’s new outreach campaign is ‘Why AP needs Jagan’. TDP’s counter slogan: ‘Why AP hates Jagan’

YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy addressed 8,000 party leaders in Vijayawada, encouraging them to win all 175 seats and said campaign will be conducted in 2 phases between 1 Nov & 10 Dec.

Gujarat to Goa, Delhi to Punjab—why Congress can’t rely on AAP against BJP in 2024

AAP's rise in Indian politics has eroded Congress' support base in some states. But that's not the only reason why Congress may not consider joining hands with AAP.

Democracy or ‘negative feedback’? Why BJP held secret ballot to shortlist HP poll contenders

BJP state unit's media in-charge says ballot held as opinion of party workers matters. But senior leader claims it was done after surveys showed many MLAs 'not on strong wicket'.

Arrests, court battles, communal row — how TRS, BJP are going all out in Telangana bypoll

Both CM KCR and Union home minister Amit Shah have visited Munugode constituency & held big rallies, although the Election Commission is yet to announce the bypoll date

Icing on BJP victory cake is farmers’ protests, Covid didn’t affect UP voters

Election results reiterate that good governance and Narendra Modi are a winning combination. But for Congress, it's beyond redemption.

SubscriberWrites: UP’s political weather changing. Each constituency has a divergent story

The voter seems to have ultimately emerged as a victor in the campaign by parties in UP due to the rupturing of the big grand narrative, writes Nischai Vats.

EC allows campaigning between 6AM & 10PM in relaxation of restrictions in poll-bound states

Citing the rise in Covid-19 cases, the Election Commission had previously imposed a ban on physical rallies, roadshows and padayatras in the five poll-bound states on 8 January.

55% Indians favour postponing polls over Covid fears, up from 31% a fortnight ago, survey shows

Conducted by LocalCircles, the survey says that of those who seek a delay, 30% support a 1-2 month-long postponement while 25% prefer a postponement of up to 4 months.

On EC recommendation, govt hikes poll expenditure limit for candidates ahead of assembly polls

Revised poll expenditure limit for candidates is Rs 40 lakh instead of Rs 28 lakh in big states, and Rs 28 lakh instead of Rs 20 lakh in smaller states.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.