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TopicHaryana assembly elections

Topic: Haryana assembly elections

These are the 9 MLAs BJP is trying to rope in to form govt in Haryana

Chitleen K Sethi -
With JJP’s 10 MLAs still unaligned, these MLAs, including former minister Gopal Kanda and INLD chief Abhay Chautala, could be crucial to BJP’s hopes.

Election brings big shock for BJP as all but two Haryana ministers bite the dust

Chitleen K Sethi -
The BJP in Haryana is said to have paid the price for making a national issue like the scrapping of Article 370 one of its chief poll planks.

Only 2 of 10 ministers fielded by BJP win in Haryana assembly polls

PTI -
BJP had earlier denied tickets to two ministers, Vipul Goel and Rao Narbir Singh. Of the 2 ministers, Dr Banwari Lal retained his Karnal constituency.

2 wrestlers, a TikTok star & former hockey captain — how BJP’s stars fared in Haryana

ThePrint Team -
The BJP was counting on celebrities to deliver some of the toughest constituencies, including three it had never won.

BJP MLA Bakshish Singh Virk who boasted about EVM rigging trailing at third position

Sanya Dhingra -
In a 39-second viral clip, Virk can reportedly be heard saying that no matter which button is pressed on an EVM, the vote would go to the BJP.

5 lessons BJP must learn from Maharashtra & Haryana election results

D.K. Singh -
BJP is set to form govt in Maharashtra and is frontrunner in Haryana, but the nature of its wins, despite opposition being in disarray, should serve as a warning sign.

Former Haryana CM Hooda calls on non-BJP outfits to ‘join hands’ with Congress

PTI -
Congress leader Hooda said the results showed the people's mandate against the BJP for it's "non-fulfilment of promises and non-performance".

BJP set to form govt in Maharashtra again, but is struggling in Haryana

Ruhi Tewari -
Congress has put up an unexpectedly good show in Haryana, but is lagging behind ally NCP in Maharashtra.

Manohar Lal Khattar — the BJP dark horse who cost the party its Haryana edge

Chitleen K Sethi -
Manohar Lal Khattar is seen as an uninspiring CM who has worked to increase transparency but lacks a vision for Haryana.

BJP mustn’t miss message from Haryana, Maharashtra — fix economy, move on from Pakistan, NRC

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India is becoming a Republic of RWAs. It’s the most powerful elected body

Karanjeet Kaur -
Civics textbooks need an upgrade, considering that RWAs enforce laws they’ve devised themselves – no matter if it violates a fundamental right or two.

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Economy

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

Sampurna Panigrahi -
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Defence

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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