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Monday, January 5, 2026
TopicDelhi elections 2025

Topic: Delhi elections 2025

Delhi poll result isn’t just Brand Kejriwal losing sheen. BJP stepping out of Modi shadow too

The BJP's victory in the Delhi Assembly election 2025 is another sign that the party is readying up well for the post-Modi era.

Delhi polls: Owaisi’s AIMIM helps BJP clinch Mustafabad, finishes third in Okhla

In Mustafabad, Tahir Hussain polled 33,474 votes, while Shifa-ur-Rehman Khan secured 39,558 votes in Okhla.

Kejriwal, Sisodia to Saurabh Bharadwaj, AAP giants have fallen. A look at party’s rise & fall in Capital

Saturday's setback will now put to the test the AAP’s much-vaunted claim that it is not wedded to any ideology except the 'politics of work'.

WATCH LIVE | ThePrint political bureau dissect key wins & losses in Delhi Assembly elections 2025

WATCH LIVE | With Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia losing from their respective seats, BJP is set to reclaim Delhi after 27 yrs.

TV coverage of Delhi polls was about freebies, potholes & sewers. No Hindu-Muslim politics

A reporter on Mirror Now hit the spot when she said, "Delhi is the only place we report on problems—the open drains, sewage, garbage."

Delhi election 2025: Slow voter turnout of 8.10% as of 9 am, New Delhi district logs only 6.51%

In Delhi, the prominent contested constituencies include New Delhi, Jangpura, Kalkaji, Okhla, Mustafabad, Bijwasan, Kasturba Nagar, Greater Kailash, Patparganj, etc.

Delhi Assembly polls: Kejriwal promises ‘respectable life’, says ‘hooliganism will lose, Delhi will win’

In a post on X, the former Delhi CM said that today is the day to defeat politics of ‘lies, hatred and fear’ and make ‘truth, development and honesty’ win.

Delhi assembly elections: Modi urges all voters to participate in ‘festival of democracy’

In a post on X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasises the importance of each vote, urges first-time voters to exercise their right to vote.

Fight over Yamuna a poll gimmick? River can be revived, but there can’t be a ‘band aid solution’

Though only 2 percent of its total length, the 54 km section of the river that flows through Delhi accounts for over 75 percent of its total pollution load.

It’s ‘Brand Modi’ versus ‘Brand Kejriwal’ in Delhi polls. BJP revives ‘Modi ki guarantee’ in posters

Posters in Delhi feature photos of PM Modi with slogans like ‘Yamuna ki safai, aur riverfront ka nirman, viksit Delhi Modi ki guarantee’ & ‘500 rupaye mai gareebo ko gas cylinder.’

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Jatiya Party Bangladesh is paying the price for enabling Hasina’s authoritarianism

Critics argue that the Jatiya Party helped legitimise Bangladesh's electoral processes and government authority that lacked credibility.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.