In numbers: Why BJP is entering Uttar Pradesh's electoral arena from a position of strength
3 years, 3 months ago

In numbers: Why BJP is entering Uttar Pradesh's electoral arena from a position of strength

India Today  

It has been very rare to see a party managing a positive swing of 25 per cent votes in any election in India. And in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the party cornered an impressive vote share of 50 per cent in the state. Sanjay Kumar, director of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies and veteran of many election surveys, argues, “With the kind of dominance the BJP has enjoyed in recent years in Uttar Pradesh, both in Lok Sabha and assembly elections, the Opposition will find it very difficult to challenge it.” What is noteworthy, he adds, is that the BJP has kept its dominance intact in both Lok Sabha and assembly elections. BJP’s sublime caste coalition One gets a sense of the BJP’s dominance in Uttar Pradesh by looking at the CSDS post-poll data for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Another set of data that clearly establishes how formidable the BJP has become in Uttar Pradesh is related to the vote share of winning parties in all assembly elections since 1952.

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Opinion: The fight for Ambedkar's legacy signifies a big churn in Dalit politics
1 day, 17 hours ago

Opinion: The fight for Ambedkar's legacy signifies a big churn in Dalit politics

India Today  

The treasury benches and the Opposition have been engaged in a war of words over Dr BR Ambedkar’s legacy in Parliament and outside. Setback and recovery In the 2024 general elections, the BJP lost three per cent support of Dalits and its allies lost two per cent. On the other hand, the Congress lost one per cent support but its …

AAP secures 55 per cent of total seats in Punjab civic body elections; majority in one corporation only
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2 days, 17 hours ago

AAP secures 55 per cent of total seats in Punjab civic body elections; majority in one corporation only

New Indian Express  

More than 3,300 candidates contested in the civic body polls and a total of 37.32 lakh voters were eligible to vote in the elections. Voter turnout was 65.85 per cent; polling percentage at Phagwara was 55.21 per cent, Jalandhar 50.27 per cent, Amritsar 44.05 per cent, Ludhiana 46.95 per cent and Patiala 32.95 per cent. Congress secured 25 seats, BJP …

Opinion: 3 strategies BJP may use to break into AAP citadel in Delhi elections
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5 days, 4 hours ago

Opinion: 3 strategies BJP may use to break into AAP citadel in Delhi elections

India Today  

After historic mandates in Haryana and Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party has set its eye on Delhi, which is scheduled for elections in February 2025. Around 30 per cent of voters back the AAP in the Vidhan Sabha polls but back national parties — the BJP and the Congress — in the Lok Sabha polls. The AAP got 24 per …

Can AAP's New Strategy Help it Become the Only Party to Defeat BJP Thrice?
6 days, 4 hours ago

Can AAP's New Strategy Help it Become the Only Party to Defeat BJP Thrice?

The Quint  

AAP's success in Delhi so far has had two elements - winning over a section of voters who vote for the BJP at the national level and consolidating the entire anti-BJP vote, a big part of which goes to the Congress at the national level. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP secured 54 percent votes and the AAP-Congress …

‘Accept defeat’: CM Fadnavis counters Sharad Pawar’s remark on vote-seat discrepancies
2 weeks, 2 days ago

‘Accept defeat’: CM Fadnavis counters Sharad Pawar’s remark on vote-seat discrepancies

New Indian Express  

The BJP hit back at Pawar with the state party president Chandrashekhar Bawankule asking the senior politician to accept the people's mandate gracefully instead of misleading them. He posted voting data from previous elections on X to reject Pawar's claim of fewer seats won by opposition MVA allies despite securing more votes in the assembly polls. The NCP chief said …

BJP top brass to finalise Maha CM today; Fadnavis front-runner, Maratha and OBC faces also under consideration
3 weeks, 5 days ago

BJP top brass to finalise Maha CM today; Fadnavis front-runner, Maratha and OBC faces also under consideration

New Indian Express  

Highly placed sources say that the RSS is pushing for the elevation of a senior BJP leader to the chief minister’s post in Maharashtra, a message that has also been conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Devendra Fadnavis, a Brahmin from Nagpur, where the RSS headquarters is located, is an important candidate for the chief minister’s post, especially with an …

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways
1 month ago

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance scored a landslide victory in the Maharashtra assembly election, obliterating the Maha Vikas Aghadi's challenge and handing the Congress its biggest loss in the state. The Congress's vote share was 12.42 per cent, followed by Shiv Sena's 12.38 per cent, NCP's 11.28 per cent and Shiv Sena 's 9.96 per cent. The BJP contested …

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways
1 month ago

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance scored a landslide victory in the Maharashtra assembly election, obliterating the Maha Vikas Aghadi's challenge and handing the Congress its biggest loss in the state. The Congress's vote share was 12.42 per cent, followed by Shiv Sena's 12.38 per cent, NCP's 11.28 per cent and Shiv Sena 's 9.96 per cent. The BJP contested …

Maharashtra polls: At 85%, BJP’s strike rate highest in state
1 month ago

Maharashtra polls: At 85%, BJP’s strike rate highest in state

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The closely-fought Maharashtra assembly elections on Saturday decisively swung in favour of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, routing the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi that had gained a psychological advantage by its sterling performance in the Lok Sabha polls six months ago. This is the peak BJP performance in Maharashtra with a strike rate of more than 85% — highest among …

Keeping up with UP: Is politics in Uttar Pradesh turning bipolar?
1 month ago

Keeping up with UP: Is politics in Uttar Pradesh turning bipolar?

Hindustan Times  

Elections in Uttar Pradesh are turning bipolar and are now fought between two coalitions led by the Bhartiya Janata Party and the Samajwadi Party, compelling smaller parties to ride piggyback on either of the two ideological combinations, which have vertically divided the state. Since 2014, a resurgent BJP and the unswerving SP have been on a growth trajectory, both in …

Maharashtra election results: BJP leads vote share table, Congress second in MVA
1 month ago

Maharashtra election results: BJP leads vote share table, Congress second in MVA

Firstpost  

Maharashtra election results: The Bharatiya Janata Party which leads the Mahayuti in Maharashtra was leading in the vote share and was far ahead of Congress and its Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance partners The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is set to retain power in Maharashtra, with the ECI figures showing the alliance leading in over 200 out of 288 assembly seats. …

Maharashtra results in charts: Seat shares, strike rates, win margins, and more
1 month ago

Maharashtra results in charts: Seat shares, strike rates, win margins, and more

Live Mint  

Exceeding pre-poll predictions, the ruling Mahayuti combine—comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena of Eknath Shinde, and the Nationalist Congress Party of Ajit Pawar—retained power in Maharashtra with a landslide win, show the final numbers from the Election Commission of India. Seat position The Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party, winning 132 of the 288 seats in …

Pradeep Gupta’s Axis My India predicts BJP to emerge largest party with 27 percent vote share in Maharashtra
1 month ago

Pradeep Gupta’s Axis My India predicts BJP to emerge largest party with 27 percent vote share in Maharashtra

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Elections: Pradeep Gupta-led Axis My India has predicted that Bharatiya Janata Party will emerge as the largest party in the Maharashtra assembly election 2024. The pollster on Thursday announced the exit poll results for the 288-seat state assembly election with Mahayuti emerging as the winner with 178 to 200 seats and 48 percent vote share. — Mahayuti constituent BJP …

Religion, caste in BJP bid to unite Hindu vote base
1 month, 1 week ago

Religion, caste in BJP bid to unite Hindu vote base

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party and its ideological fount, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, have stepped up efforts to strengthen their campaign to coalesce Hindu voters and prevent a split on caste lines in poll-bound Jharkhand and Maharashtra, people aware of the details said. A senior BJP leader said the campaign, which has seen terse messaging from party leaders including Prime Minister Narendra …

Desultory Congress campaign may make BJP lose again
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Desultory Congress campaign may make BJP lose again

New Indian Express  

Since 2014 Lok Sabha polls, its evident in every election in Delhi that BJP in assembly polls, with poll not being a direct referendum on the leadership of Narendra Modi, fails to touch the mark of 40 per cent votes in its favour. In 2013 polls, when the Congress had garnered about 15 percent votes, AAP got 28 seats and …

Congress vs BJP Showdown Looms in Maharashtra Assembly Election
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Congress vs BJP Showdown Looms in Maharashtra Assembly Election

India Today  

Congress and BJP are set to go head-to-head on 75 of the 288 Assembly seats in Maharashtra in the upcoming election. The Congress is hoping to capitalize on its good performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha election in the state by winning most of these seats in the Assembly polls. The BJP has fielded most of its candidates against Congress …

BJP, Cong Battle It Out in 74 Seats in Maharashtra Assembly Polls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP, Cong Battle It Out in 74 Seats in Maharashtra Assembly Polls

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra assembly polls are a contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. The stakes are much higher for these parties considering their importance in national politics, and that they are contesting the maximum number of seats within their respective alliances – the Mahayuti and Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA). The BJP and Congress are going head-to-head in …

Mayawati's BSP to Focus on Upper Caste Votes in Upcoming Bypolls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mayawati's BSP to Focus on Upper Caste Votes in Upcoming Bypolls

The Hindu  

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is set to play spoilsport in the upcoming byelections, aiming to disrupt the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Indian National Congress (INC) dominance in Uttar Pradesh. The party has fielded four upper caste candidates in four seats, hoping to combine its core Scheduled Caste vote bank with that of the caste of the candidate to …

BJP Dominates Jammu, But Congress Falls Short of Expectations
2 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Dominates Jammu, But Congress Falls Short of Expectations

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single-largest party in the Jammu Division, winning 29 out of 43 seats in the Assembly polls. The party's strong performance in Jammu was attributed to the 'Modi Magic' factor, which resonated with voters who were against the National Conference's (NC) agenda to restore Article 370. The Congress's individual performance hit an all-time …

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: BJP Leads With 51 Seats Whereas Congress Trails With 34
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: BJP Leads With 51 Seats Whereas Congress Trails With 34

ABP News  

The results of the Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections are coming in, and early trends indicate a major shift in Haryana. This election marks the first major direct contest between the BJP and Congress in the state after the Lok Sabha elections, and the results are expected to influence the political landscape in other states that are scheduled …

Maharashtra elections: Congress seeks distribution of seats on basis of Lok Sabha poll results
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra elections: Congress seeks distribution of seats on basis of Lok Sabha poll results

Hindustan Times  

Seat-sharing talks in the Maha Vikas Aghadi for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections have hit a hurdle with Congress leaders insisting that the constituencies be distributed based on the parties’ success rate in the Lok Sabha elections earlier this year, people aware of the details said. Maharashtra elections: Congress seeks distribution of seats on basis of Lok Sabha poll results …

BJP, Congress likely to add to Lok Sabha tallies in Maharashtra: Mood of the Nation
4 months ago

BJP, Congress likely to add to Lok Sabha tallies in Maharashtra: Mood of the Nation

India Today  

The BJP and the Congress are likely to gain seats at the cost of their allies in Maharashtra if the Lok Sabha elections were held today, according to Mood of the Nation survey conducted by India Today. The Mood of the Nation poll, analysing voter trends for Lok Sabha elections, was held just ahead of assembly election in Maharashtra. In …

Haryana assembly elections: Anti-incumbency, farmers angst, bickering can spoil BJPs poll plans
4 months, 1 week ago

Haryana assembly elections: Anti-incumbency, farmers angst, bickering can spoil BJPs poll plans

Hindustan Times  

A decade of anti-incumbency for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party coupled with farmers’ angst seems to have emerged as the key factors influencing the October 1 Haryana assembly elections. A Panjab University based political scientist Prof Ashutosh Kumar says that after the Lok Sabha poll results, the Congress seems to be on a strong wicket. While the BJP is taking …

BJP likely to stake claim on 160 out of 288 seats of Maharashtra Assembly
5 months ago

BJP likely to stake claim on 160 out of 288 seats of Maharashtra Assembly

Deccan Chronicle  

The party will contest the assembly election in alliance with Shiv Sena and NCP. Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule, cabinet ministers Chandrakant Patil, Sudhir Mungantiwar, senior BJP leaders Raosaheb Danve, Pankaja Munde, Ashok Chavan, Joint General Secretary Shiv Prakash among other top leaders of Maharashtra were present in the meeting. Speaking with the reporters, senior …

Lessons for the BJP in Bengal bypoll losses
5 months, 1 week ago

Lessons for the BJP in Bengal bypoll losses

Hindustan Times  

The byelections for four seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly have dealt a big blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party as it chases its goal of breaking into the Trinamool Congress’s bastion. He had won the seat on a BJP ticket in 2021 by approximately 17,000 votes, before defecting to the TMC, resigning his membership of the assembly and …

‘Falling political credibility of Modi…’: Mallikarjun Kharge hails assembly bypoll results as INDIA bloc wins 10 seats
5 months, 1 week ago

‘Falling political credibility of Modi…’: Mallikarjun Kharge hails assembly bypoll results as INDIA bloc wins 10 seats

Live Mint  

The INDIA bloc secured 10 out of 13 seats as bypoll votes were counted in seven states on Saturday. The Congress won two seats each in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand while AAP candidate Mohinder Bhagat secured the lone Punjab seat in the fray. Elections were held on Wednesday for four seats in West Bengal, three in Himachal Pradesh, two in …

Congress sees 'trend' for BJP in assembly bypoll results as INDIA bloc takes big lead: ‘Began for us in 2014’
5 months, 1 week ago

Congress sees 'trend' for BJP in assembly bypoll results as INDIA bloc takes big lead: ‘Began for us in 2014’

Hindustan Times  

As INDIA bloc parties were on course to win big in the assembly bypolls, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party was entering a phase of electoral decline similar to what the grand old party experienced after 2014. He added, “This trend began for us in 2014 after which we lost many elections and now …

Top 10 questions that BJP is looking at in its Lok Sabha election debacle review in Uttar Pradesh. Full details here
6 months ago

Top 10 questions that BJP is looking at in its Lok Sabha election debacle review in Uttar Pradesh. Full details here

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has prepared a checklist to review the party's below-par performance in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha Elections for the 80 seats of Uttar Pradesh. Of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP could win just 33, down from 62 seats it won in 2019. Since the number was 32 short of 272-seat majority mark …

Lok Sabha election results 2024: DMK’s vote share in contested seats way ahead of AIADMK, BJP
6 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha election results 2024: DMK’s vote share in contested seats way ahead of AIADMK, BJP

The Hindu  

The DMK has secured around 47% of votes polled in 22 Lok Sabha constituencies it contested. Lok Sabha Election Results: Tamil Nadu at a glance Its major ally, Congress, which got around 46.6 lakh votes in nine constituencies, netted around 46.4%. Even though the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi won in the two constituencies it had put up its candidates, it had, …

Why did BJP put up poor show in Uttar Pradesh? Reasons summed up in party’s report, say sources | DETAILS
6 months, 1 week ago

Why did BJP put up poor show in Uttar Pradesh? Reasons summed up in party’s report, say sources | DETAILS

India TV News  

The Lok Sabha Elections 2024 gave a massive setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party which was expecting to score even bigger this time than what it did in 2019. The party’s poor show in Uttar Pradesh, which harbours the largest share of parliamentary seats in the country, 80, has been the talk of the town since June 4. According to …

The defeat of Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD) by the BJP in Odisha comes as a huge shock
6 months, 1 week ago

The defeat of Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD) by the BJP in Odisha comes as a huge shock

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 11, 2024 23:13 IST - 8 MINS READ The defeat of Naveen Patnaik and his Biju Janata Dal at the hands of the BJP in elections to both the Lok Sabha and the Odisha Assembly has been one of the most surprising outcomes this time. Although the BJP’s growing political power in the State was evident in …

Karnataka Election Results 2024: Explaining How BJP-JD(S) Alliance Swept Polls, Winning 19 Lok Sabha Seats
6 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka Election Results 2024: Explaining How BJP-JD(S) Alliance Swept Polls, Winning 19 Lok Sabha Seats

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 11, 2024 16:49 IST - 8 MINS READ The tryst between the voters of Karnataka and the BJP that commenced two decades ago with the Lok Sabha election of 2004 continued in the 2024 Lok Sabha election as well. Of the 28 seats in Karnataka, the BJP won 18, 19, 17, and 25 seats in the Lok …

Odisha Assembly Elections 2024: BJP wins majority in Odisha elections
6 months, 1 week ago

Odisha Assembly Elections 2024: BJP wins majority in Odisha elections

The Hindu  

The BJD won 51 seats, the INC won 14 and the CPI won one seat. BJP’s seat share at 78 was the highest since 1995 and BJD’s the lowest since its first election in 2004. Like seat share, the BJP’s vote share this year was the highest since 1980 at 40.07%. Incumbent party Lost Won Grand Total BJD 41 25 …

Fact Check: Fake Social Media Post Claims BJP Won 100+ LS Seats With Margin Of 'Less Than 1000 Votes'
6 months, 1 week ago

Fact Check: Fake Social Media Post Claims BJP Won 100+ LS Seats With Margin Of 'Less Than 1000 Votes'

ABP News  

The Verdict False The narrowest margin of victory for a BJP candidate in Lok Sabha polls was 1,587 votes, well above the '500' or '1000' margin claimed on social media. After the Lok Sabha election results were announced, social media users claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party "won 30 seats with a margin of less than 500 votes" and "more …

‘I will serve people to best of my ability': 26-year-old Congress MP-elect from Karnataka
6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘I will serve people to best of my ability': 26-year-old Congress MP-elect from Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Sagar Eshwar Khandre, a 26-year-old MP from Karnataka elected from the Bidar Lok Sabha constituency, expressed concern that a lot of students are unable to find jobs and he plans to provide skill development opportunities to them. READ | HD Kumaraswamy: Man who helmed state twice gets a stint at the Centre Khandre has won from Karnataka's Bidar parliamentary constituency. …

BJP leaders see multiple factors for decline in vote share in 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Dakshina Kannada
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP leaders see multiple factors for decline in vote share in 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Dakshina Kannada

The Hindu  

Dissecting reasons for decrease in its vote share in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Dakshina Kannada, the BJP leaders highlight a common thread of the Social Democratic Party of India remaining away from the fray, among other factors. Captain Ganesh Karnik, former MLC who was the BJP in-charge for Lok Sabha elections in Dakshina Kannada, said that the SDPI …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Clearing misconceptions about the post-poll survey
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Clearing misconceptions about the post-poll survey

The Hindu  

Over the last three days, we at Lokniti-CSDS have reported the findings of our post-poll survey, which have been published in these pages. On June 3, we reported the estimated vote share for different parties based on the post-poll survey data. This resulted in an automatic adjustment in vote share estimates though it was very marginal in case of our …

Delhi voters were satisfied with performance of Central govt.
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi voters were satisfied with performance of Central govt.

The Hindu  

Delhi did not witness the changes that we saw in its neighbouring States of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan. Delhi voted the way it did in the previous two general elections, though its overall vote share dipped marginally. Yet the INDIA alliance’s combined vote share was 11 points lower than that of the BJP. Among the Dalits, the BJP’s vote …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: In Rajasthan, Congress had a strategic approach while BJP was complacent
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: In Rajasthan, Congress had a strategic approach while BJP was complacent

The Hindu  

The Congress’ performance in Rajasthan appears all the more dramatic in the backdrop of the clean sweep by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the last two parliamentary elections. Post-poll data show that the BJP once again drew substantial support from the urban, more educated, economically better-off, upper caste sections of the electorate in the State. That the party still won …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP faces minor challenges in Gujarat
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP faces minor challenges in Gujarat

The Hindu  

Gujarat continues to be under the spell of the BJP. The BJP has a uniform and robust vote share both in rural and urban areas with almost two in every three voters supporting it but the Congress was able to register a slightly better support of voters from rural areas than in urban areas. Though as reported during the campaign, …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: NDA holds its ground in Bihar but vote share dips
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: NDA holds its ground in Bihar but vote share dips

The Hindu  

In a bipolar contest between the National Democratic Alliance and the Indian National Democratic, Inclusive Alliance in Bihar, the former performed quite well by securing about 47% of votes and 75% of seats. Its vote share dipped by six percentage points, which translated into a loss of nine seats. Though the vote share of the Opposition INDIA bloc rose by …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Extraordinary ascendance of BJP in Madhya Pradesh
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Extraordinary ascendance of BJP in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

In an unprecedented victory, the BJP achieved a clean sweep in Madhya Pradesh, winning all seats in the State. The BJP’s election machinery in Madhya Pradesh focused intensively on the major achievements of the Modi government, leveraging the popularity and persona of Mr. Modi as a central figure in their campaign. In the NES 2024 study, it was found that …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Decoding the BJP’s sweep in Odisha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Decoding the BJP’s sweep in Odisha

The Hindu  

With its near-clean sweep in Odisha, the Bharatiya Janata Party has finally managed to entrench itself in the eastern parts of the country. The growing discontent of the rural people towards the BJD organisation at the grassroots also contributed to the BJP’s rise. The Lokniti-CSDS post-poll survey suggests that this didn’t help the party much: the BJP got support from …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Why the BJP underperformed in U.P.
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Why the BJP underperformed in U.P.

The Hindu  

The INDIA coalition’s performance in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha elections has surprised everyone. The Lokniti-CSDS post-poll survey data show that the general/upper caste Brahmin, Rajput, and Vaishya voters largely favoured the BJP, while the Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Muslim voters preferred the INDIA coalition. Yadav and Muslim voters consolidated in favour of the INDIA coalition along …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: The BJP’s pro-rich skew becomes moderate
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: The BJP’s pro-rich skew becomes moderate

The Hindu  

In the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the gap between the poor and the rich with regard to their support for the BJP was very wide — that is, more among the rich and middle class voted for the BJP compared to the those belonging to the poor and lower class. The findings of the Lokniti-CSDS post-poll survey indicate …

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says Congress now a ‘completely’ Muslim party in Assam
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says Congress now a ‘completely’ Muslim party in Assam

The Hindu  

The Lok Sabha election in Assam over three phases saw the Muslims swing from the All India United Democratic Front to the Congress, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Saying that the Congress has “completely” become a Muslim party, he said the party’s vote share did not increase at the cost of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Mr. Sarma said the …

BJP Faces Erosion in Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan as Cultural Nationalism Loses Steam
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Faces Erosion in Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan as Cultural Nationalism Loses Steam

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 06, 2024 18:28 IST - 4 MINS READ While Uttar Pradesh has been the standout State in the 2024 election, indicating the waning of the Modi ‘magic’ in the Hindi heartland, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan have also reflected the same trend in varying degrees. The BJP has achieved a clean sweep of the State’s four Lok Sabha …

Odisha Assembly Election: BJP gains majority but still falls behind BJD in vote share, details
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha Assembly Election: BJP gains majority but still falls behind BJD in vote share, details

India TV News  

Odisha Assembly Election 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party might have ended the Biju Janata Dal leader Naveen Patnaik's remarkable 24-year tenure in the state by securing a majority in the Odisha Assembly elections, but it has not managed to surpass the BJD's vote share. Votes share in Odisha Assembly Elections 2024 The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD still leads the BJP as …

Election results 2024: Only 6 lakh votes separated BJP from 272-seat mark, study finds | Key points
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: Only 6 lakh votes separated BJP from 272-seat mark, study finds | Key points

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to form its third successive government at the Centre, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to take oath on June 8 for his third consecutive term in the top post. PM Narendra Modi is likely to take oath on June 8 for what will be his thid successive term The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance …

Mapping the results of the India election 2024
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Mapping the results of the India election 2024

Al Jazeera  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has fallen short of a majority on its own, but has the numbers with its National Democratic Alliance to form the next Indian government. Incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing BJP won 240 seats, falling short of the 272-mark that indicates a majority in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s parliament, which has 543 …

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