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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
TopicHaryana Assembly Election

Topic: Haryana Assembly Election

Days after EC reprimand, Congress warns poll body of legal action, slams ‘condescending tone’

In a statement Friday, nine senior leaders say poll body had stripped itself of ‘last vestiges of neutrality’ in its response to the party’s concerns about Haryana vote counting process.

How a sense of humiliation gave rise to the modern Jat identity & impacted Haryana’s politics

In early 20th century, Jats adopted elements of Arya Samaj movement. Since then, from kshatriya to kisan to demand for OBC status, their identity evolved in response to modern anxieties.

BJP’s Shakti Rani talks health, education on Kalka campaign trail. But don’t ask her about Jessica Lal case

Sharma has promised to work like a double-engine sarkar with her elder son Kartikeya, a Rajya Sabha MP. She urges people to vote, not for her, but for Modi and Haryana CM Nayab Saini.

Jats and Dalits in Haryana are voting differently. There is a growing tide for INDIA

The upcoming Haryana Assembly elections are anticipated to be highly competitive, with caste dynamics significantly influencing voter preferences and party strategies.

What’s behind Digvijay Chautala’s plans to install Sidhu Moosewala statue in Haryana’s Dabwali

Digvijay, the younger brother of former deputy CM Dushyant Chautala, insists there’s ‘no politics’ behind move. Assembly polls & Panjab University student union elections due soon.

Boxing champion Saweety Boora eyes BJP ticket from Barwala for Haryana polls, says, ‘will surely win’

After having walked with Rahul Gandhi on his Bharat Jodo Yatra & slamming Khattar govt's sports policy in the past, Boora joined BJP earlier this year after 'being influenced by Modi'.

With assembly elections approaching, a dozen dynasts pad up to enter poll fray in Haryana

These include Rao Inderjit Singh’s daughter Aarti, a rifle shooter who has won laurels for India, ex-Speaker Kuldeep Sharma’s advocate son Chanakya & ex-minister Sampat Singh's son Gaurav.

SP eyes deal with Congress to contest Haryana assembly polls in exchange for UP seats

SP is looking for 6-8 winnable seats in Haryana in return for giving up some UP seats headed for bypolls to Congress. Bhupinder Singh Hooda says no such alliance planned as of now.

Haryana BJP rushes to placate Dalits before assembly polls, Congress looks to blunt rival’s OBC push

SCs and Jats together helped Congress snatch 5 of state’s 10 Lok Sabha seats from BJP. CM Saini-led govt is now pushing welfare schemes in bid to win over Dalits.

Dushyant plays down talk of BJP-JJP rift after Nadda says BJP prepping to win all Haryana LS seats

Chautala’s remarks come two days after BJP president J.P. Nadda said his party would win all 10 seats in Haryana, signalling his unwillingness to part with any seat for the JJP. 

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Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.