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Phulpur and Gorakhpur defeats worry UP BJP, efforts on to bring Dalits back for 2019

Kumar Anshuman -
Yogi govt asks bureaucrats to take stock of whether benefits of central and state schemes have reached Dalits, will plan further outreach.

TalkPoint: Does UP bypoll result show that 2019 will not be a cakewalk for the BJP?

ThePrint Team -
The BJP has lost three closely watched bypolls, two in in UP - Gorakhpur, Phulpur, and one in Bihar - Araria. Experts weigh in on how it will impact 2019.

The BJP is paying the price for alienating Dalits, UP bypoll results show

Shivam Vij -
Mayawati’s unexpected decision to support the SP in the bypolls was an act of desperation — not just her own, but also that of Dalit voters.

Inside a Whatsapp group of BJP workers, here’s who they blamed for UP bypoll losses

Shivam Vij -
Drawing an analogy from the Mahabharat, one message said on the one hand was Abhimanyu (Yogi) all by himself, and on the other the...

Counting of votes in Yogi Adityanath’s first big test begins in Gorakhpur, Phulpur

ThePrint Team -
The bypolls, termed by Adityanath a “rehearsal” for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, saw a contest between 10 candidates in Gorakhpur and 22 in...

Some Muslims in Phulpur will vote for Atiq Ahmed – even if that helps the BJP

Shivam Vij -
The criminal-politician Atiq Ahmed is a Robin Hood-like figure celebrated by Muslims and Dalits, and can cut into the BSP-SP candidate’s votes.

Despite BSP-SP experiment in Phulpur, there are many reasons BJP may still win

Shivam Vij -
Voters in Phulpur have started using the word gatbandhan as if it were the name of a party by itself.

Why a bypoll in UP heartland is more important for BJP than Karnataka elections

Shivam Vij -
If the SP-BSP alliance can’t win Phulpur, we should be ready to see the BJP repeat its Uttar Pradesh performance in 2019.

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Opinion

India-EU FTA will change how US looks at trade with New Delhi. We must be ready

Seshadri Chari -
For India and the EU, the reliance on the US for security needs and on China for goods and services is associated with greater risks and vulnerability to major disruptions.

Economic Survey 2025-26 takes global lessons seriously—and shows why Swadeshi is the way to go

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

Economy

In Pinarayi’s pre-poll Kerala budget, gig hubs, global school and a welfare bonanza

Aneesa PA -
Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal announced the 2026-27 Kerala Budget Thursday.

Defence

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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