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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicAssembly elections 2023

Topic: Assembly elections 2023

Raje loyalist Yoonus Khan, denied ticket by BJP, defeats Congress’s Dudi. BJP in 3rd place

BJP denied Khan a ticket and instead fielded Jitendra Jodha, who had lost to Dudi, a Jat leader, by a margin of 40,602 votes in the 2018 elections.

Counting underway in 4 states, Kharge calls meeting of INDIA bloc on 6 December

Party was waiting for results before starting talks of seat-sharing with the other alliance partners, it is learnt.

Watch ThePrint’s election analysis on MP, Rajasthan, Telangana & Chhattisgarh results

WATCH this discussion on Election Results 2023 with ThePrint’s DK Singh, Sourav Roy Barman, Iram Siddique, Prasad Nichenametla and Ishadrita Lahiri.

BJP retains Madhya Pradesh, wrests Rajasthan & Chhattisgarh. Congress trounces BRS in Telangana

Assembly election results highlights: PM Modi terms mandate proof that voters 'are firmly with politics of good governance'; Congress president Kharge says outcome 'disappointing'.

Polling begins for 199 assembly seats in Rajasthan

The results of the polls will be declared on December 3. Ashok Gehlot, Vasundhara Raje, and Sachin Pilot are some of the key faces among the candidates.

Assembly polls campaigning shows politicians lacking direction

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

BJP ‘win’ in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh is built on perception. Voters are falling for it

Opinion polls for Chhattisgarh changed the perception a month ago. The hands down Congress win in the two states became a neck-and-neck political battle.

On Camera

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

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.