In Haryana, BJP has left Congress in the dust. In J&K, priority for the NC-Congress coalition govt will be restoration of full statehood, says Congress.
In Haryana, nearly every pollster gave Congress above 50 seats, while in J&K, they predicted hung house with Congress-NC in lead & BJP not seeing marked gain in tally compared to 2014.
Yamunanagar recorded 42.08%, Jind 41.93% & Palwal 41.85% till 1 pm. The lowest voter turnout was witnessed in Panchkula with 25.89% people casting their votes till 1 pm.
BJP's 2024 Haryana campaign is different. Modi's isn’t the lead picture on hoardings and after two terms in power, BJP is relying once again on its mainstay: upper castes & Punjabis.
ECI data stated that Jind recorded highest poll percentage of 12.71%, followed by Palwal 12.45%, Ambala 11.87%, Fatehabad 11.81%, and Mahendragarh 11.51% till 9am.
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.
While move comes ahead of Haryana polls, Dera Sacha Sauda media face says political affairs wing was dissolved after 2017. Parole petition is with state chief electoral officer.
BJP candidate from Faridabad NIT shared photos of Bajrangi addressing public from BJP stage in presence of UP CM, Union minister. Bajrangi too had filed nomination as Independent.
As BJP is also trying to muster numbers by splitting non-Jat votes, its weak link is ML Khattar. Ex-CM has been deputed to campaign mostly in non-Jat areas & Punjabi belt of Haryana.
Delayed, erratic rains wreaked havoc on Haryana’s rice crops. With stubble-burning restrictions looming, many farmers are eyeing weather-resistant underground crops.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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