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Topic: Bypolls

Palaniswami’s Tamil Nadu govt is safe for now after assembly bypoll wins

Amid the DMK wave across Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK won 9 out of 22 seats in the assembly bypolls, helping it reach a small majority of 122 out of 234 MLAs.

Despite Modi wave, BJP loses Manohar Parrikar’s Panaji assembly seat

BJP accepts 'some discontent among people' regarding its candidate, but is safely placed in the Goa assembly after the bypolls to 4 seats.

BJP wins 8 seats and Congress secures 5 in Rajasthan’s local body bypolls 

The BJP won one zila parishad seat in Alwar and seven out of 13 panchayat samiti seats while Congress bagged five panchayat samiti seats. 

This is the BJP’s 2019 plan for Uttar Pradesh following loss after loss in bypolls

BJP seems to have realised that it may not be able to repeat its 2014 performance in the state, eyes just 50 Lok Sabha seats.

Last Laughs: ‘Tit for tat’ in Uttar Pradesh bypolls and Major Gogoi’s escape

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

A united opposition is fighting its way back into Lok Sabha, one bypoll at a time

Opposition parties have emerged victorious in 11 out of 14 LS and assembly by polls, the results for which were declared yesterday.

Kairana loss a reminder that BJP needs to find new narrative in Uttar Pradesh before 2019

Opposition victory punches holes in BJP’s grand Hindutva umbrella plan on which it rode to power in 2014, raises questions on leadership and charisma of Yogi Adityanath.

EC orders special audit of MP voters lists after the dead turn up in thousands

An EC team led by a principal secretary-level officer is currently in MP for the audit, sources said.

UP bypolls: It is not just a vote against Yogi but also against Modi

These by-elections may effectively set the tone for 2019, more than the recent BJP successes in the three states in the northeast.

The Mahadayi water war, and why it is again becoming an issue around election season

The dispute with Goa is over 40 years old, and involves Karnataka’s demand for 24 tmcft of water to be diverted from the Mahadayi for its drinking needs.

On Camera

Bihar is now BJP’s responsibility. Double-engine governance must bring progress

The opposition was unable to erase the image of 'Jungle Raj' and leadership-by-birth remarks. Rahul Gandhi's 'vote chori' campaign added more trouble.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.