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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
TopicLok Sabha election results

Topic: Lok Sabha election results

Why 2024 marks the return of state politics to the Centre


In the 1990s and early 2000s, Indian voters started voting in the national election as if they were choosing their chief minister. It changed in 2014 with the rise of Modi.

The biggest story for the BJP and all political parties is that India is still a poor country

The jolt to the BJP’s politics is so severe that if and when the NDA government is formed, Modi will have to reset his image before he could resurrect the BJP.

Mukhtar Ansari’s brother and SP candidate Afzal leads in UP’s Ghazipur by 60,000+ votes

The shadow of slain gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Anzari haunts Ghazipur as sitting MP Afzal Ansari fights BJP’s Parasnath Rai.

Modi regains lead after briefly trailing Congress’s Ajay Rai by 6,000 votes in Varanasi

Early trends showed PM Narendra Modi trailing Ajay Rai of the Congress in Varanasi. Reacting to the trends, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh wrote on X, 'This is what is called a trailer!'

On Camera

Underlining sluggish exports, NITI Aayog flags need to jump-start India’s automotive market

Govt think tank flags India’s skewed auto export mix, warns domestic focus and high tariffs are limiting its global footprint; also highlights how auto components are a bright spot.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.