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Friday, May 22, 2026
TopicUP polls ticket distribution

Topic: UP polls ticket distribution

Congress is beating an old drum with Brahmin candidates in UP, lacks strategy

Arvind Kumar -
Congress is a 'coalition of extremes' — Muslims, Brahmins, and Dalits. But look at the gaps that its ticket distribution in UP polls reveals.

BSP’s going solo in UP, but ticket distribution tells a different story

Arvind Kumar -
BSP could be hoping that it would repeat its electoral performance of 2007 when Brahmins had played a big role in bringing Mayawati to power.

BJP hasn’t sidelined Brahmin candidates on UP tickets. But Rajputs can’t be ignored either

Arvind Kumar -
On caste-wise representation in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, BJP seems to be finally paying attention to its past mistakes.

Samajwadi Party promises social justice, but look who got tickets in 2022. Not enough Muslims

Arvind Kumar -
The Samajwadi Party and its allies have given tickets to politically mobilised groups instead of politically marginalised ones.

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Opinion

Trump’s China trapeze act shows why India can’t trust summit headlines

Seshadri Chari -
The next time a foreign dignitary visits us, we should be prepared to spell out our apprehensions candidly, and hand over the bitter truths, of course coated with chocolate.

How BJP’s Bengal win is shaping India-Bangladesh ties

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Economy

Through 2 IPOs, SBI eyes record asset unlock. Why it could be ‘once-in-a-generation balance-sheet event’

Manasi Phadke -
SBI Funds Management & NSE, in which SBI group owns about 7.5% stake, may go public this fiscal, raising the bank's market value by more than Rs 1 lakh-crore.

Defence

What’s the story behind war memorial jointly inaugurated by India, South Korea during Rajnath visit

Akshat Mohan -
Built by India’s Defence Ministry to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s participation in the Korean War, it marks a strategic effort to leverage soft power and historical links.

National Interest

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Shekhar Gupta -
Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.

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