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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
TopicChhattisgarh assembly election 2018

Topic: Chhattisgarh assembly election 2018

Exit polls were spot on when Telangana, Rajasthan, MP, Mizoram & Chhattisgarh last voted

Today’s Chanakya offered the most accurate estimate for four of the five assembly elections in 2013 and 2014.

Mayawati-Jogi alliance is the joker in the Chhattisgarh poll pack

This alliance was expected to eat into Congress vote bank but as campaigning intensified, BJP was equally nervous about the impact of Jogi-Mayawati deal.

IED blast in Dantewada as Chhattisgarh goes to the polls, none injured

A police official said Naxals, who had called for a boycott of the polls, detonated the IED early morning in Maoist hotbed Dantewada.

BJP goes into huddle after Mayawati and Jogi tie-up in Chhattisgarh

Amit Shah rushes to Chhattisgarh, where BJP is seeking fourth successive term, to fine-tune strategy. BJP hopes alliance will offset anti-incumbency.

On Camera

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.