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.
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.
SP is looking for 6-8 winnable seats in Haryana in return for giving up some UP seats headed for bypolls to Congress. Bhupinder Singh Hooda says no such alliance planned as of now.
Pakistan's SSG team was not adequately provisioned for the inclement weather. If it managed to consolidate its position, the story of Siachen would have been different.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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