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TopicLok Sabha election 2024

Topic: Lok Sabha election 2024

Election has come at a time just as private sector was about to step up investment

For the first time in about 30 years, there are strong fears that the overall political consensus on key economic policy aspects seems to be fracturing.

Congress names candidates for 2 Lok Sabha, 8 assembly seats in Odisha

Assembly and LS elections will be held simultaneously in Odisha in 4 phases, starting from Phase One on 13 May with the final Phase on 1 June. Results will be announced on 4 June.

HUF & puff and blow the inherited house down, and when election is 99% perspiration

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Rises and falls in Lok Sabha polls of last 20 years. And a new law that matters for 2024

The last two decades of Lok Sabha elections saw UPA’s rise and fall, Left’s decimation, and BJP’s juggernaut. Now there’s a new law to choose election commissioners.

Just how staggering is the logistic of conducting Lok Sabha election in India? 1st to 18th

Over 960 million electors, 470 million of them women, will soon elect 543 Lok Sabha MPs by casting their ballots in 1.2 million booths overseen by 15 million officials across 28 states and nine Union territories in a multi-phase election.

Kerala BJP wants to overthrow ‘corrupt central govt’? Campaign song gaffe leaves state unit red-faced

The song, released as part of the party’s foot march, was taken down after the gaffe was noticed. Second controversy surrounding the march this week.

INDIA bloc breakdown: AAP offers just 1 seat in Delhi to Congress, names candidates in Goa, Gujarat

This is contrary to earlier reports of 3-4 formula between Congress & AAP in Delhi. AAP MP Sandeep Pathak expressed disappointment over lack of progress in seat-sharing talks.

Babita Phogat opens office in Haryana’s Charkhi Dadri, awaits BJP’s ‘call’ for upcoming polls

Ex-wrestler who now is in BJP camp hosted get-together at her residence-cum-office in Charkhi Dadri. Says she is willing to fight parliamentary or assembly elections.

BSP will contest Lok Sabha elections solo, may consider post-poll alliance, says party chief Mayawati

Talking to reporters at the state party office on her birthday, Mayawati categorically denied reports about her retirement from politics

Modi is following the 2014 script in criticising INDIA alliance. There’s just one twist

BJP has no problem with dynasts or with those it accused of being corrupt as long as they are willing to join the party, or, at the very least, align with the new NDA.

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Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

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.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

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.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.