Congress accounts for largest chunk of these Lok Sabha seats, 29, that went to opposition parties. Samajwadi Party 9, NCP (Sharad Pawar) 4 are among other top gainers.
BJP's overall vote share dipped by less than 1 percentage point, while Congress's went up by 1.53. This paradox seen in Lok Sabha results is explained by studying state-wise vote shares.
‘Party stronghold’ concept is perhaps a marketing ploy by local politicians to attract voters to the preferred party or to extract resources from candidates.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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