BJP firms up grip on coalition politics
4 weeks, 1 day ago

BJP firms up grip on coalition politics

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A spectacular victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections has elevated the BJP morale that plummeted after the parliamentary polls a few months ago. Equally strong is the belief in political circles that victories can be scored through sharp, dexterous moves characterised by the party’s chief strategist, Amit Shah, in conjunction with the state’s Deputy CM, Devendra Fadnavis. “Maharashtra has brilliantly delivered a message, especially to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who continues to fan a fake narrative on caste census as part of his national politics,” Vinod Tawde, the party general secretary and a prominent state leader, told this newspaper. This, in fact, reflects nationwide perception about Rahul’s fake narrative on caste census,” said Tawde. “People want a kind of politics that can add to their prosperity not a division on the basis of castes,” he said in an apparent reference to Rahul’s persistent demand for a caste census.

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New Indian Express  

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Congress Denies Reports of Seat-Sharing Dispute in Maharashtra Assembly Elections

The Hindu  

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2 months, 1 week ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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3 months ago

Maharashtra BJP will hit a century, says Fadnavis

New Indian Express  

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3 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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3 months ago

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The Hindu  

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The Diplomat  

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Caste Aspersions’: Here’s The Congress Strategy Behind Halwa Ceremony Bitter Note

News 18  

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5 months ago

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Live Mint  

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5 months ago

Rahul Gandhi 'blackmailed' voters with fake narrative: Athawale on BJP's reverses in LS polls

New Indian Express  

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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6 months, 1 week ago

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The Hindu  

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Despite the Win, Modi’s Carefully Constructed Aura of Invincibility is Shattered
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The Quint  

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INDIA vs BJP: What Modi’s underperformance means for a resurgent opposition alliance
6 months, 2 weeks ago

INDIA vs BJP: What Modi’s underperformance means for a resurgent opposition alliance

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Congress and its allies still came second to Modi’s …

‘Humbling moment’: What will Modi 3.0 look like for India?
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‘Humbling moment’: What will Modi 3.0 look like for India?

Al Jazeera  

As Modi prepares to be sworn in with a reduced mandate, analysts and critics say allies he depends on could serve as a check on his government. New Delhi, India – Vishal Paliwal, a 57-year-old worker of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, spent Tuesday afternoon sleeping at home as India counted over 640 million votes cast in its …

What the verdict holds for the BJP, its mascot, Modi
6 months, 2 weeks ago

What the verdict holds for the BJP, its mascot, Modi

Hindustan Times  

At the first meeting of the MPs of the National Democratic Alliance, Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister -elect, touched the Constitution to his forehead before taking his seat. When Modi presided over the consecration of the temple in January, it was widely assumed that this would be the BJP’s Pulwama moment for 2024 — an emotive issue that would define …

View: Why PM Modi's third term is historic, and why Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar won't dump BJP?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

View: Why PM Modi's third term is historic, and why Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar won't dump BJP?

Hindustan Times  

A day after an underwhelming electoral result for the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his cabinet colleagues at Lok Kalyan Marg office and delivered the bottom line that the NDA was going to form the government at the Centre for the third time. Narendra Modi being felicitated by party leaders JP Nadda and Amit Shah, TDP chief N Chandrababu …

Election results 2024: BJP’s ‘double engine’ develops a snag in Uttar Pradesh
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: BJP’s ‘double engine’ develops a snag in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

As the process of reviewing the dismal performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh gets going, the internal tussle in the party has come to the fore. Sanjay Nishad, chairman of the Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal party, an ally of the BJP that was entrusted with delivering the votes of boatmen communities, told reporters the NDA’s …

Complacent candidates, lazy groundwork and caste equations: What went wrong for BJP in Uttar Pradesh
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Complacent candidates, lazy groundwork and caste equations: What went wrong for BJP in Uttar Pradesh

Op India  

Lok Sabha elections are over, the BJP-led NDA has won the majority for the third time in a row. In many areas in Uttar Pradesh, even those who voted for BJP were of the opinion, “Modi ke naam pe vote de rahe, nahi toh inko kaun jaanta hai”. The BJP’s decision of heavily relying on the charisma of national leaders …

India elections: Voters reject Modi’s vision for one-party state in win for competitive democracy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India elections: Voters reject Modi’s vision for one-party state in win for competitive democracy

CNN  

CNN — The opposition obituaries had been written. The BJP’s inability to secure an outright majority “pricks the bubble of Modi’s authority,” wrote political scientist Pratap Bhanu Mehta Tuesday night. Modi is “not the indomitable vehicle for History … Today, he is just another politician, cut to size by the people.” ‘He will have to tread carefully’ Modi’s victory Tuesday …

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