However, the total number of voters went up by 2 cr. 7 seats saw a double-digit percentage point drop in turnout. ThePrint analyses data from 374 seats that have seen polling.
Congress accused PM of 'targeting religious minority', while BJP claimed the Wayanad MP 'tried to create a linguistic & cultural divide between Tamil-speaking people and others'.
Findings show 1 in 4 voters believes there is some scope of manipulation in EVMs by ruling party, while only 1 in 6 believe there is no scope of EVM manipulation.
‘Events over past month call for ECI to quell rising public suspicion that it is sitting silent while Oppn is being denied freedom to participate in poll process,’ the letter reads.
Maharashtra-based Vedanta Ltd donated Rs 125 cr to the Congress. A subsidiary of BJP's largest donor Megha Engineering also donated over Rs 100 cr to Congress.
SBI’s data, made public by EC, still shows mismatch in electoral bond purchases and encashments, raising questions about Rs 613.6 crore in ‘missing’ funds, bulk of which went to BJP.
Data on electoral bonds was submitted to EC by SBI in compliance with deadline set by Supreme Court which had also directed poll panel to make this data public by 15 March.
Why did Arun Goel resign from the Election Commission? On the basis of ‘sources’, leading English newspapers came up with multiple choice options for us to pick from.
Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.
With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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