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TopicLok Sabha results 2019

Topic: Lok Sabha results 2019

Forget about Dalit voters. Tell us why upper caste Hindus voted for BJP like never before

Dilip Mandal -
India’s upper caste analysts have held Dalits & backwards responsible for Modi’s return to power, keeping their own group away from scrutiny.

Smriti Irani’s makeover: From being most disliked Modi minister to dynasty slayer in Amethi

Ruhi Tewari -
After causing the biggest upset in 2019 elections, Smriti Irani has ensured she can no longer be ignored by PM Modi and Amit Shah.

This is what changed for voters from 2014 to 2019 Lok Sabha elections: Nothing

Rukmini S -
Issues on voters’ minds, and belief in Modi's abilities, have not changed significantly between 2014 and 2019 elections.

2019 results bring Mamata’s fear to life: how to save Bengal assembly from BJP in 2021

Rajat Roy -
BJP has won nearly half of 42 Lok Sabha seats in Bengal, days after Modi and Amit Shah had warned Mamata’s power centre was under threat.

Modi is no longer a ‘chowkidar’, Mamata says ‘not all losers are losers’

Shailaja Bajpai -
The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

For 5 years, Modi put national security reforms on hold. Now, he must act fast

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
India is way behind China and no longer enjoys a decisive edge over Pakistan.

Not Gandhi dynasty, but a Narasimha Rao-like figure can save the Congress now

Makarand R. Paranjape -
The Congress needs someone who can re-build its image and appeal as a credible opposition without totally sidelining the Gandhi family.

Modi and Rahul Gandhi were friends in 2019 Lok Sabha polls – whenever the enemy was media

D.K. Singh -
Indian media is confronted with a big crisis today: its credibility is dwindling among people, the section from which it derives its power and independence.

Why Axis MyIndia does exit polls but not a pre-poll seat forecast

Shivam Vij -
Amongst other reasons, Axis MyIndia's head Pradeep Gupta says his surveyors get beaten up and taken to police stations by party workers.

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Opinion

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

Stela Dey -
The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

9.2% jump in arms transfer shows this is era of war—SIPRI reveals the temper we live in

Trump either ends Iran conflict quickly, or sky-high energy costs will force him to do so

Economy

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

Chitleen K Sethi -
At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Shekhar Gupta -
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.

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