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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
TopicDelhi elections

Topic: Delhi elections

AAP carries out day-long celebration as Delhi election results hand it victory

The BJP registered a lead in just eight seats while the Congress failed to win even one for the second time in a row.

Some poetry, many congratulations, silence from Shah — how BJP reacted to AAP’s Delhi sweep

Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, who was convinced that they could win 55 of the capital’s 70 seats, said he accepted the verdict with good wishes for Kejriwal. 

Not only Congress scores a duck in Delhi, its 95% candidates lose security deposit

While the Congress has repeated its 2015 tally and got zero seats, its performance has worsened with respect to candidates holding on to their security deposits.

What Delhi can look forward to from new AAP govt — Deshbhakti course, more welfare schemes

In its manifesto, AAP has promised 24x7 clean water, better educational facilities, and said it will continue with 200 units of free electricity.

How Kejriwal gamed Modi, Shah’s Hindutva-nationalism-welfarism combination to defeat them

While nationalism plus religion and socialism is a killer electoral combination, a tiny party like AAP has shown these aren't beyond the reach of BJP's rivals.

Message from Delhi for Adityanath — BJP set to lose 11 of 13 seats where he campaigned

Rohini and Karawal Nagar, the two seats where Adityanath campaigned and BJP was leading, are both strongholds of the party. 

A lesson BJP won’t learn from Delhi election: To not polarise Bihar and West Bengal

BJP tally increased from three to eight seats in Delhi assembly. This is enough to tell the party that polarisation could be a good bet in Bihar, Bengal and Assam.

What lessons should Narendra Modi, Amit Shah & Arvind Kejriwal draw from Delhi election?

AAP is headed for a sweeping victory in the Delhi assembly election after securing 62 out of the total 70 seats, while Modi-Shah's BJP trails behind at 8 seats.

Congress big guns in Delhi stare at political oblivion after poll rout

A former union minister & several high-profile Delhi leaders lost their former strongholds as Congress witnessed a second straight rout in 2020 polls.

AAP members celebrate Delhi victory with Manoj Tiwari’s ‘Rinkiya ke papa’

In a viral video, AAP workers can be seen dancing to their version of 'Rinkiya ke Papa', taking a dig at Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, who has rendered the song. 

On Camera

Xi Jinping is courting France. India must make sure its European partner isn’t seduced

Xi won’t be walking away from Europe with a win in hand, but his visit will almost certainly ignite arguments about the continent’s geopolitical future.

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.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

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.