TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu & JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar emerge as kingmakers, setting India on course for coalition govt after 2009. Uttar Pradesh was biggest surprise this time.
Udhhav Thackeray's statement comes after INDIA & Maha Vikas Aghadi pulled off an impressive performance. Hours earlier, Rahul Gandhi said decision only after talks with allies Wednesday.
As of 5.30 PM, INDIA is leading in 231 seats, while NDA is ahead in 295. BJP has won 36 seats and is leading in 203, while Congress has claimed nine wins and is leading in 90 seats.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also asked AAP workers to not get demoralised & told INDIA bloc parties to direct polling agents to not leave counting centres without tallying EVM & VVPAT numbers.
Polling is to be held in nine constituencies in Kolkata, including Diamond Harbour, where TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee is a candidate, on 1 June. These seats are being held by TMC.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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