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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicRebel candidates

Topic: Rebel candidates

‘Centre calling shots, muffled state leadership’: Inside Rajasthan BJP rebellion over poll tickets

Despite efforts to mollify disgruntled ticket contenders, protests going strong in dozen seats for a week. BJP chief JP Nadda has met state leaders & asked them to set house in order.

Gujarat BJP is facing unprecedented rebellion. Its ‘winnability’ formula is partly to blame

The BJP’s list of candidates excludes many sitting MLAs and includes numerous ‘fresh faces’ and Congress turncoats, leading to rebellion brewing in at least 12 seats.

Karnataka BJP’s ‘Rs 1,200-cr candidate’ wants to win bypoll without help of party bigwigs

BJP’s MTB Nagaraju is the richest candidate in Karnataka bypolls. He made headlines when his assets grew by Rs 185.7 crore after defecting from Congress.

Rebels are real headache for BJP, Congress in Central Gujarat

Those denied tickets and the candidates who switched sides ahead of election may upset calculations of both BJP and Congress.

On Camera

Counter-insurgency is Indian military’s reality. Op Sindoor was brief flash in combat spectrum

The Chief of Defence Staff was spot on when he declared war fighting as ‘military’s bread and butter.’

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Choppy ride for India’s submarine ambition: Project P-751 chugs forward, Scorpenes a stinging tale

With P75I still years away & the follow-on Scorpenes stuck, India’s long-promised 30-yr submarine plan remains behind schedule

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.