Bypoll was necessitated by death of Somesh Chandra's father & ex-JMM minister Ramdas Soren on 15 August. It was first electoral test of Hemant Soren in his 2nd stint in power.
It's not just in Kerala, Punjab & Gujarat that INDIA bloc allies were locked in a bitter contest. Even in West Bengal's Kaliganj, Congress-Left alliance had a candidate in the fray.
AIADMK has opted out of contest in stronghold in apparent olive branch to NDA ally PMK, say observers. But PMK asserts that coalition is intact & it’ll pick allies closer to state polls.
A man who flung ink at Dara Singh Chauhan has ‘confessed’ that he did so at the behest of a BJP leader, but police claim accused has Samajwadi Party links & held a 'grudge'.
Suar was formerly held by Azam Khan’s son Abdullah., whose disqualification necessitated the bypoll. While Apna Dal (S) fielded a Muslim candidate, SP fielded former BSP leader Anuradha Chauhan.
It is an attempt to bring Christian communities & traditions in Punjab under a single political entity, party founder says. First challenge will be to contest Jalandhar LS bypoll.
BJP’s Hemant Rasane loses Kasba Peth, a seat the party had since 1995, to Congress’s Ravindra Dhangekar. MVA blames rebel candidate for Chinchwad loss.
It’s not often that bypolls hold so much significance and can change political dynamics in several states. That’s the beauty of the 30 October bypolls.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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