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TopicDelhi elections 2025

Topic: Delhi elections 2025

Delhi govt portfolios: CM Rekha Gupta keeps finance, vigilance, Kapil Mishra gets law, Parvesh Verma PWD

A senior BJP leader said the party accommodated two Purvanchali ministers in Delhi cabinet keeping in mind the Bihar elections later this year.

No level-playing field between BJP and Opposition. Democracies don’t function like this

India's Opposition is being asked to perform the herculean task of not only taking on a resourceful and ruthless BJP but also fending off a battery of institutions that serve only one side.

The centrepiece to BJP’s Delhi win: a slogan that vanished after Lok Sabha polls

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Fact check: Delhi Metro fare has not been increased after polls. 2017 report is viral

DMRC posted a clarification on X that the fares have not been revised. Claims made on social media are false.

Delhi gets its freedom—from mismanagement, false promises, drama, and a corrupt leader

Delhi elections 2025: On 5 February, I wished for a Viksit Delhi. I am pleased to see that Delhi will no longer be left behind.

Don’t misdiagnose AAP defeat in Delhi election results. It will be fatal to democracy

Without the BJP’s power grab, none of AAP’s shortcomings would have cost it its majority in Delhi.

Delhi’s Muslim voters didn’t abandon AAP. Party fell short of perfect score due to vote-cutter AIMIM

BJP won Mustafabad, but it was courtesy AIMIM which emerged as a vote cutter. While AAP had Muslim candidates in five seats, Congress had six such candidates.

Delhi election results show voters won’t live without ideas, ideology for long

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

A lotus brooms in Delhi & DOGE-ing free speech

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

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.

On Camera

India’s close encounters with Pakistan on Siachen

Pakistan's SSG team was not adequately provisioned for the inclement weather. If it managed to consolidate its position, the story of Siachen would have been different. 

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.