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Saturday, May 18, 2024
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Topic: Elections

Sorry urban voters, election 2019 is all about wooing the rural Indian

The political theatre has shifted to rural India ahead of the 2019 election.

Narendra Modi losing 2019 is now a real possibility

It’s the economy, stupid.

BJP lost the Hindi, Hindu, Hindustan states

There are limits to the communally charged politics of the BJP.

Before any election, trust Rahul Gandhi’s frenemies to lend Modi’s BJP a helping hand

A handful of Congress leaders seem to have perfected the art of gifting the sympathy factor to Narendra Modi.

Farmers’ anger against Narendra Modi is no sign of their voting preference

Grand mobilisation of farmers reflects a growing rural discontent, but that does not mean they will vote as a bloc.

Farmers’ protest is an opportunity for the opposition, could be worrisome for Modi

Thousands of farmers' are marching in New Delhi yet again. With the general election due next year, this could hurt Prime Minister Modi's popularity.

The 4 Cs that mark Congress’ decline from secularism to soft Hindutva

In Congress’ slide to soft Hindutva, the fraud of secular politics has been exposed.

Social media platforms promise to curb posts that can affect poll process, says CEC

Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat says expenditure on poll advertisements on social media will be added to expenses of candidates.

The inside story of how ‘Statue of Unity’ helped make Narendra Modi Prime Minister in 2014

It was more crucial than Chai Pe Charcha or 3D hologram rallies.

Holding elections in Kashmir, without public trust, was a bad idea

Nobody in Delhi deemed it worthwhile to take a step back and see if Kashmir was in favour of elections at this juncture.

On Camera

Mamata’s ‘outside support’ push has many meanings. Does she want INDIA to pick TMC over Left?

TMC should worry about minority voters and how they view her ‘outside support’. Minorities are with the TMC but they have also watched Rahul Gandhi march across the country.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.