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Monday, December 1, 2025
TopicHaryana assembly elections

Topic: Haryana assembly elections

What led to defeat of Speaker, 8 out of 10 Saini govt ministers amid BJP’s Haryana triumph

Ministers losing likely reflects anti-incumbency & people's anger with the BJP on several issues, but the play of social identities may have helped the party come to power again.

With Bhavya Bishnoi’s defeat in Haryana election, Bhajan Lal family loses 56-yr-old bastion of Adampur

Congress candidate Chander Parkash clinched victory by a mere 1,768 votes in one of the biggest shockers in this assembly election.

Exploited riverbeds, crores in play, quashed arrest of ex-MLA puts focus on Yamunanagar ‘illegal mining’

ED arrested Dilbag Singh in an illegal mining case in January, but the HC quashed his arrest. Now, he is contesting the Haryana assembly polls as INLD's candidate from Yamunanagar.

10 to only 4 Modi rallies in Haryana before state election, what has changed from 2014 to 2024

Narendra Modi campaigning for his party was considered key to BJP's 2014 win in Haryana. But now, the Prime Minister has taken a backseat to local candidates.

RWAs enter Haryana election fray, pushing BJP & Congress campaigns to focus on garbage & roads

Federation of Apartment Owners Association's president Sanjay Lal will contest the Gurugram assembly seat. Badshahpur RWA president's nomination, however, stands cancelled.

Among Congress ticket aspirants for Haryana polls, BJP MP’s brother, JJP MLA, retd judges & ex-IAS

The Congress has accumulated a list of 2,556 ticket aspirants for the 90 assembly seats in the state. Nearly a dozen are retired civil servants, police officers and judges.

‘Gupshup’ or ‘feedback’? PM Modi meets Haryana BJP MPs as party sets sights on assembly polls

MPs present at the meeting say that Modi did not discuss the LS poll setback, but exchanged feedback about BJP’s position in Haryana. The state goes to polls in October.

Rao Dan Singh to Panwar, how ED’s swung into action against Haryana Congress leaders ahead of polls

Congress has alleged that the BJP is trying to 'misuse' central agencies for political gains. The ruling party denies involvement.

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'.

Haryana power game: Khattar’s resignation accepted within hours, Ranjit Singh’s pending for 1 month

Speaker denies speculation, says he needs to meet Ranjit Singh Chautala — who resigned as Independent MLA to join BJP & contest LS polls — to ascertain he did not do so under pressure.

On Camera

There’s pollution, violence, volcanic ash on my screen. And yet an email is more stressful

Years are quietly being stripped off my lifespan, and somehow that doesn’t ruin my day. But getting scolded for one careless word in an email? That can send me spiralling.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.