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Topic: Defectors

Prominent AAP leaders face the axe as party places bets on BJP, Congress imports for Delhi polls

New Delhi: Dilip Kumar Pandey, Ram Niwas Goel, Rituraj Jha, Gulab Singh Yadav, and counting. As the Delhi assembly polls inch closer, one after another...

BJP’s defector gamble flops, 69 of 110 candidates who switched over in Modi era lost 2024 LS polls

Nearly a quarter of the BJP’s 441 Lok Sabha candidates were defectors who had joined the party between 2014 and 2024; out of 26 candidates who joined this year, 21 lost.

1 in every 4 BJP Lok Sabha candidates is a defector — how BJP’s politics is changing under Modi-Shah

Such decisions are taken keeping in mind winnability factor of candidates as election, unlike party, is a different game altogether, contends BJP spokesperson.

Karnataka BJP panel to review defectors who want to join, but cadres divided on it. Here’s why

Committee is being set up under state BJP chief Kateel, amid ‘insider-vs-outsider’ internal debate that started since those leaders who defected to party in 2019 got plum posts.

It’s BJP vs BJP in Bengal as protests erupt over naming TMC turncoats, newcomers as candidates

Since Monday, BJP workers have staged protests across several Bengal districts for fielding TMC turncoats and new faces and ignoring the party’s old-timers.

Why North Korean defectors are facing the wrath of both Seoul and Pyongyang

President Moon, who seeks both stronger human rights protections and a better relationship with North Korea, has often prioritised the latter over the former.

Record 18 politicians in Jharkhand defect after being denied tickets in polls

Among others, three former state Congress chiefs have switched over to rival camps like BJP or other local parties in the run-up to the polls.

BJP’s unique stand on induction in poll-bound Delhi — AAP defectors not welcome

However, in case a decision is taken to allow AAP defectors, it will be done before November, won’t wait till Delhi polls, say BJP leaders.

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Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

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.