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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicAssembly Elections

Topic: Assembly Elections

Amit Shah has more to prove than Modi in Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections

These elections are a test of ‘Modi’s Men’ Fadnavis & Khattar. And Amit Shah’s formidable BJP poll machine will have to ensure they win.

Maharashtra & Haryana assembly elections to be held on 21 October

Counting of votes in both the states will be held on 24 October.

Who has groomed BJP’s future leaders better: Vajpayee-Advani or Modi-Shah?

Whether Modi has created leaders—and not parasites thriving on his popularity—will be slightly clear after Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand polls.

After Karnataka, BJP can poach MP, Rajasthan and Bengal but it doesn’t mean end of Congress

MLAs leaving Congress don’t go to BJP because of its ideology. So those ready with Congress obituaries shouldn’t get their hopes up just yet.

Rahul Gandhi wants accountability, new Congress chief will have to begin with his core team

Some of Rahul Gandhi's trusted lieutenants could be first in the line of fire if their Lok Sabha poll performance was to be criterion for continuation in party posts.

Maharashtra poll-year budget big on memorials: One for Vajpayee, and another for Shivaji

The memorials promised by Maharashtra's Fadnavis govt in its budget are in addition to the ones already in the works, like the mid-sea Shivaji statue.

Shiv Sena sends strong alliance message with invite to CM Fadnavis on foundation day

Devendra Fadnavis and Uddhav Thackeray have always maintained a strong working relationship, even when Sena-BJP alliance went through turbulent times.

Modi’s simultaneous polls plan is like changing river course to control traffic on bridge

Call Modi govt’s proposal by its real name: One nation, one election, one party, one leader.

Arunachal Pradesh to have 20 new MLAs in its 60-member assembly

Eleven of Arunachal Pradesh's first-time MLAs are from the BJP, 6 from Janata Dal (United), 2 from National People's Party (NPP) and 1 is an Independent candidate.

Wins in state polls do have a bearing on Lok Sabha elections, if held within 2 years: Study

Elections in two-party states like MP, Rajasthan indicate who will win in Lok Sabha polls but the trend isn’t true for multi-party states.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.