One one side, CPI(M) & BJP are likely to milk party's offer for their own electoral gains. Its votes, however, can be decider in seats where contests will be close.
While releasing the list, party general secretary, Edappadi K Palaniswami, said that five constituencies have been allocated to the DMDK; and one each to Puthiya Tamilagam and SDPI.
SDPI is political arm of outlawed Popular Front of India. Of 24 members in Talapady gram panchayat, 13 were backed by BJP, SDPI had support of 10 while 1 was aligned with Congress.
SDPI is the political wing of Islamist organisation PFI. This election was the first since PFI was banned by Union govt. Karnataka has a 13 per cent Muslim population.
Bengaluru: The Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) plans to contest around 25 seats out of the total 224 in the Karnataka election,...
The comment by Social Democratic Party of India, PFI's political arm, revives a war between the 2 parties which have accused each other of colluding with SDPI to split minority votes.
SDPI, the political arm of outlawed PFI, has been gaining strength in Congress bastions in coastal Karnataka. Political observers say it could end up splitting minority votes.
The Popular Front of India, at centre of hijab row, cannot escape suspicion and calls for its ban, but few charges have stuck and the outfit’s sphere of influence is growing.
FIRs have been filed over violence, destruction to property by mobs during Harsha Nagaraj’s funeral Monday. Curfew extended till Friday morning in Shivamogga.
By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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