Irfan Solanki has been in jail since 2022. He was convicted in an arson case in June & is facing trial in several others. His sway & Naseem’s emotional appeals helped her chances, say experts.
CM Yogi supervised the campaign for bypolls himself. His leadership had been questioned by many within BJP after LS setback. Party insiders, experts say Yogi has passed bypoll litmus test.
It's the 1st electoral contest in UP after LS polls. Congress is not contesting & has lent support to ally Samajwadi Party. BSP is contesting on all 9 seats.
Karhal falls under Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, which was represented 5 times in Parliament by Mulayam Singh Yadav. Akhilesh has fielded his nephew Tej Pratap as Karhal bypoll candidate.
The on-going election season is a war of slogans. And all of them seek to consolidate the Hindu or the Muslim, the caste, class or creed vote behind a particular political party.
Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Bihar, Karnataka, Meghalaya, UP and West Bengal among other states are going to bypolls. Contests in many seats are multipolar.
This comes ahead of annual RSS coordination meet with BJP & other affiliates from 31 August to 2 September. Picking new poll faces & not relying on 'Modi factor' for votes also discussed.
‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.
December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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