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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicAssembly Elections

Topic: Assembly Elections

BJP undecided between Jagan & Naidu, TDP-JSP announce candidates on 118 seats for Andhra Pradesh polls

Telugu Desam Party has revealed names of all 94 candidates, while Jana Sena Party has revealed only 5. Announcement comes amid suspense over old ally BJP's entry into the alliance.

How Andhra CM Jagan & rival Naidu are trying to get divinity on their side ahead of assembly polls

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy attended 'Raja Shyamala Yagam' ritual, believed to bring divine assistance in delivering power. Ex-CM Chandrababu Naidu, his wife had performed same ritual week before.

Modi is following Indira Gandhi playbook—election wins are personal triumphs, CMs don’t matter

Modi's charisma and vision for India is the only mandate for elections. Local leaders become no more than facilitators. They are not expected to win votes in their own names.

Polling begins for 119 assembly seats in Telangana

Polling would be held till 5 PM in 106 constituencies, while it would conclude at 4 PM in 13 Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected seats.

Red diary issue & Mahadev betting case BJP’s ‘conspiracy’ to win Rajasthan & Chhattisgarh, says Gehlot

Speaking to the media, Rajasthan CM Gehlot also slammed Modi’s remarks on late Congress leader Rajesh Pilot, and accused the BJP of 'provoking' the Gurjar community in the state.

EC seizes drugs, cash, liquor worth over Rs 1,760 crore in five poll-bound states

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday said over Rs 1,760 crore worth of freebies, drugs, cash, liquor and precious metals aimed at inducing...

‘Modi & BJP not in celebratory mood this election, public favours Congress,’ writes Urdu press

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

Polling begins in Madhya Pradesh for 230 assembly seats

The single-phase voting covering all seats - 47 reserved for Scheduled Tribes and 35 for Scheduled Castes - has more than 5.6 crore registered voters.

‘Based on feedback received, Congress will win at least 4 state assembly polls,’ says Sachin Pilot

Senior Congress leader dismissed talks of cracks in the INDIA bloc and assured all members of the alliance are committed to a larger national objective, which is to defeat the BJP.

Ahead of polls, Telangana Congress unveils ‘Minority Declaration’, promises Rs 4000 cr in welfare budget

The declaration, released Thursday, promises fair reservation for all 'backward classes' — including minorities — in jobs, education, and government schemes.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.