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Sunday, April 28, 2024
TopicElection campaign

Topic: election campaign

Web series, online fact-checker — what parties are playing with this Lok Sabha election

Every Lok Sabha election sees politicians draw some new rabbits from their hats. ThePrint brings you the tricks and tools of poll season 2019.

BJP to apply ‘T20’ formula for 2019 Lok Sabha polls

The party has set a target for every worker to visit at least 20 houses in their area and publicise the government's achievements over tea.

As BJP’s star campaigner, Yogi Adityanath has a 42 per cent success rate

Since he became UP CM in 2017, Yogi has campaigned in Gujarat & Himachal. BJP campaign managers are flooded with requests to bring him for rallies.

‘Ab ki baar, Modi sarkar slogan was born in BJP’s election war room’

As a Twitter storm rages, party’s campaign managers say the catchline for 2014 Lok Sabha election was a result of their collective brainstorming.

On Camera

America’s out-of-control militarised police forces are a threat to democracy

The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.

Asia’s growth outlook remains positive despite external uncertainties, says ADB

The Asian Development Outlook 2024 report suggests that policymakers in the region should monitor a number of risks. These include escalating conflicts and geopolitical tensions.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

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.