Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP MP Varun Gandhi snubs Congress’ Adhir Ranjan’s offer, opts out of Pilibhit poll race
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP MP Varun Gandhi snubs Congress’ Adhir Ranjan’s offer, opts out of Pilibhit poll race

Live Mint  

Bhartiya Janata Party member of parliament Varun Gandhi has opted out of the Lok Sabha election 2024 from Pilibhit, according to his close associates. Varun was dropped by the BJP and replaced with former Congress leader Jitin Prasada to contest from Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit seat in the party’s fifth list of candidates released on March 25. Pilibhit, the seat in Uttar Pradesh that Varun won twice, goes to polls in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 19. Will campaign for mother Maneka Gandhi Varun, who won the Pilibhit Lok Sabha seat in 2009 and 2019, had won the Sultanpur Lok Sabha seat in 2014.

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Zeeshan may be fielded in MLC polls
6 days, 10 hours ago

Zeeshan may be fielded in MLC polls

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Zeeshan Siddique, former NCP MLA who was defeated in the recently held state assembly elections, is likely to get rehabilitated. Mumbai, India - October 24, 2019: Congress candidate Zeeshan Siddique celebrates after he won against Mumbai Mayor and Shiv Sena candidate Vishwanath Mahadeshwar at Bandar east Bandra east in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, October 24, 2019. Zeeshan, who contested …

No representation in Rajya Sabha from north Andhra since last 25 years
1 month ago

No representation in Rajya Sabha from north Andhra since last 25 years

The Hindu  

North Andhra districts of Vizianagaram and Srikakulam could not get representation in Rajya Sabha for the last 25 years, as per a study by academicians and political experts. Vizianagaram Zilla Powra Vedika President Bhisetti Babji said successive governments represented by various parties had completely ignored Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts by denying Rajya Sabha seat to a leader from the region. …

Narendra Modi Vs Amit Shah: Who Do Indians Want as Their Next PM? CVoter Poll Reveals
1 month, 1 week ago

Narendra Modi Vs Amit Shah: Who Do Indians Want as Their Next PM? CVoter Poll Reveals

ABP News  

CVoter Survey: While the Lok Sabha elections were held last year and PM Narendra Modi emerged as the decisive choice as the Prime Minister, what would the nation choose if the polls were held now? A CVoter survey has now revealed the voters' current choice among PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Amit Shah, and Mamata Banerjee. According to the 'Mood of …

Delhi Assembly elections: BJP’s two ex-CM sons win, late PM Lal Bahadur Shastri’s grandson loses
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi Assembly elections: BJP’s two ex-CM sons win, late PM Lal Bahadur Shastri’s grandson loses

The Hindu  

The BJP’s gamble to field sons of two former Delhi chief ministers paid off as both of them – Harish Khurana, Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma are leading from their seats in the Delhi polls. BJP dynasts win big With counting underway, BJP’s Parvesh Singh Verma – son of ex-CM Sahib Singh Verma, is set to defeat AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal …

Priyanka Gandhi on Delhi 2025 election results, says ‘People wanted change, they voted for it’
1 month, 1 week ago

Priyanka Gandhi on Delhi 2025 election results, says ‘People wanted change, they voted for it’

The Hindu  

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who arrived at Kannur Airport on Saturday morning, said about the Delhi Assembly elections that people wanted a change and they voted for it. For the rest of us, it just means we have to work harder and be responsive to people’s issues,” she said Delhi Assembly election results” Follow LIVE updates The BJP crossed …

Delhi Election Results 2025: AAP's Gopal Rai wins from Babarpur seat
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi Election Results 2025: AAP's Gopal Rai wins from Babarpur seat

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Election Results 2025: Gopal Rai, Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Babarpur assembly won against BJP candidate Anil Kumar Vashisht by a margin of 18994 votes. AAP leader Gopal Rai is party's candidate for Delhi assembly poll for Babarpur seat. In the 2020 Delhi assembly election, Gopal Rai won the Babarpur seat again by defeating his next rival, Bharatiya Janata …

Benched in 2024, Parvesh Verma emerges man of the match in 2 months
1 month, 1 week ago

Benched in 2024, Parvesh Verma emerges man of the match in 2 months

India Today  

The BJP's Parvesh Verma, who trounced AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi, is being branded by some as the biggest winner. However, in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP opted for a change, replacing Verma with Kamaljeet Sehrawat, a leader from the Jat community, for the West Delhi Lok Sabha seat. HOW PARVESH VERMA POSITIONED HIMSELF AS CM-POST …

Delhi Election 2025: Who is Meghnad S? ‘Dilli ka normie Neta’ contesting from Malviya Nagar amid AAP vs BJP tussle
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi Election 2025: Who is Meghnad S? ‘Dilli ka normie Neta’ contesting from Malviya Nagar amid AAP vs BJP tussle

Live Mint  

YouTuber Meghnad S is contesting as an independent candidate from the Malviya Nagar constituency for the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025, the results voting for which will be declared on February 8. In the previous Delhi Assembly Elections conducted in 2020, AAP's Somnath Bharti defeated BJP's Shailender Singh with a margin of 18,000 votes. In the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025, Bharti …

Rahul Gandhi questions Election Commission on why more voters added in 5 months than in 5 years in Maharashtra
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi questions Election Commission on why more voters added in 5 months than in 5 years in Maharashtra

The Hindu  

There are more registered voters in Maharashtra than the total adult population of the State and more voters were added in five months between the 2024 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls than in the past five years, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi claimed on Friday. In his press conference, Mr. Gandhi demanded centralised data of …

Delhi Elections 2025: BJP’s fourth list of candidates OUT; Shikha Rai fielded from Greater Kailash — Full list here
2 months ago

Delhi Elections 2025: BJP’s fourth list of candidates OUT; Shikha Rai fielded from Greater Kailash — Full list here

Live Mint  

The BJP named nine more candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections on Thursday. Shikha Rai has been named as the BJP candidate against Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj in Greater Kailash. Elections for the 70 seat Delhi Assembly will be held in a single phase on February 5 — with the results being announced on February 8. Ravinder Kumar - …

Delhi Election: Who Is Rajan Singh? Transgender Candidate Who Faces CM Atishi From Kalkaji Seat
2 months ago

Delhi Election: Who Is Rajan Singh? Transgender Candidate Who Faces CM Atishi From Kalkaji Seat

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: 27-year-old transgender Rajan Singh of Aam Janata Party has filed his nomination for the upcoming Delhi Assembly Election from the Kalkaji seat on Wednesday. Kalkaji, currently held by Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, has already submitted her nomination papers. Singh, who hails from Bihar, contested as an independent candidate in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the South Delhi …

Delhi Assembly Election: BJP releases fourth list, fields Shikha Rai from GK, leaves Burari for JDU
2 months ago

Delhi Assembly Election: BJP releases fourth list, fields Shikha Rai from GK, leaves Burari for JDU

India TV News  

Delhi Assembly Election: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released the fourth list of nine candidates, including Shikha Rai from Greater Kailash against Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj. With the declaration of Shikha Rai and Poonam Sharma in the fourth list of candidates, the BJP has declared nine women candidates so far, including Deepti Indora, Urmila Kailash Gangwar, Shweta Saini, Priyanka …

BJP’s third candidate list for Delhi election out: Denied stronghold, Mohan Singh Bisht to contest from Mustafabad
2 months, 1 week ago

BJP’s third candidate list for Delhi election out: Denied stronghold, Mohan Singh Bisht to contest from Mustafabad

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday, January 12, released its third candidate list for Delhi election 2025. In its third list for the Delhi election 2025, the BJP has announced only one candidate, fielding Mohan Singh Bisht for the Mustafabad seat. Mohan Singh Bisht had earlier expressed disappointment with the BJP for denying him a ticket from his stronghold, Karawal …

Delhi BJP's Second List Out: Kapil Mishra Gets Karawal Nagar Seat for Upcoming Elections
2 months, 1 week ago

Delhi BJP's Second List Out: Kapil Mishra Gets Karawal Nagar Seat for Upcoming Elections

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi elections, naming 29 contenders for key constituencies. Prominent leader Kapil Mishra has been given the ticket to contest from the Karawal Nagar seat. Gajendra Daral will contest from Mundka, Bajrang Shukla from Kirari, and Karma Singh Karma from Sultanpur Majra.Additionally, Karnail Singh has been chosen …

Delhi Polls: BJP Releases Second List of 29 Candidates, Features Ex-CM's Son, Kapil Mishra
2 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Polls: BJP Releases Second List of 29 Candidates, Features Ex-CM's Son, Kapil Mishra

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday released its second list featuring 29 candidates for the Delhi Assembly polls, fielding Kapil Mishra, a former AAP leader now identified with hardline Hindutva politics, from Karawal Nagar.It has fielded Harish Khurana, son of former Delhi chief minister Madan Lal Khurana, from the Moti Nagar constituency. Mishra, who replaced sitting party MLA Mohan Singh …

Delhi polls: BJP list of 29 names out, Parvesh Varma to take on Kejriwal
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi polls: BJP list of 29 names out, Parvesh Varma to take on Kejriwal

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A day after PM Narendra Modi virtually launched Delhi Dangal 2025, the BJP on Saturday released its first list of 29 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections. As reported by TNIE on December 5, 2024, former BJP MP Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma has been nominated from New Delhi against former CM Arvind Kejriwal. The BJP candidate list includes …

Delhi Assembly elections 2025: BJP releases first list of 29 candiates, ex-MP Parvesh to take on Kejriwal
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Assembly elections 2025: BJP releases first list of 29 candiates, ex-MP Parvesh to take on Kejriwal

The Hindu  

The BJP released its first list of 29 candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly election a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a blistering attack against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party. Another seat that will see a three-way fight is Kalkaji, where the BJP has pitted former MP Ramesh Bidhuri against senior AAP leader and Chief Minister Atishi and …

Year-ender 2024: From Rahul Gandhi’s role as LoP to Arvind Kejriwal’s jail time – top 10 political shake-ups
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Year-ender 2024: From Rahul Gandhi’s role as LoP to Arvind Kejriwal’s jail time – top 10 political shake-ups

Live Mint  

Year-ender 2024: Half of the world’s population participated in elections in 2024, marking it as a pivotal year for democracy on a global scale. This year also saw crucial assembly elections, including in Maharashtra and Jammu and Kashmir, which shaped India's political landscape and are expected to influence the nation’s politics for years to come. 3- Rahul Gandhi becomes LoP …

Sunil Gatade | An ‘A to Z’ guide to India’s politics in the year gone by
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sunil Gatade | An ‘A to Z’ guide to India’s politics in the year gone by

Deccan Chronicle  

In the year gone by, “A” definitely stands for Gautam Adani, the controversial businessman who was in the news, national and international, for all the wrong reasons. “B” is for the BJP, which remained its aggressive best despite failing to get a Lok Sabha majority, damaging Brand Modi. From the “United We Stand” position before the Lok Sabha polls, the …

Voter turnout dipped in 2024 Lok Sabha polls though overall voters increased: ECI
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Voter turnout dipped in 2024 Lok Sabha polls though overall voters increased: ECI

Hindustan Times  

The voter turnout in the 2024 general elections dipped by a little more than 1.3 percentage points in the past decade, from 67.3% in 2014 to 65.978% this year, even as the number of votes cast increased by 5.3%, from 614 million in 2019 to 646.4 million in 2024, the Election Commission of India said on Thursday. The six national …

Priyanka Gandhi’s Wayanad win challenged by BJP’s Navya Haridas; CPI(M) alleges role of ‘communal Muslim alliance’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Priyanka Gandhi’s Wayanad win challenged by BJP’s Navya Haridas; CPI(M) alleges role of ‘communal Muslim alliance’

Live Mint  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi made her Lok Sabha debut in November after securing a landslide victory from the Wayanad constituency. BJP contestant Navya Haridas however insisted on Sunday that the winning candidate had filed ‘misleading’ nomination papers and hidden several important details during the election process. The comments came mere hours after CPI leader A Vijayaraghavan also stoked controversy by …

Dalit Vote Battle Heats Up Between BJP, Congress
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dalit Vote Battle Heats Up Between BJP, Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Behind the ongoing political battle over the alleged insult of B.R. Union home minister Amit Shah’s remark in the Rajya Sabha gave the Opposition an opportunity to whip up anti-BJP sentiments among the Dalits, the objective is clear — the Congress wants to further consolidate the 4 per cent Dalit votes it gained in the last general election …

The Future of Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati’s Decline and Azad’s Emergence Lays A Shaky Ground
3 months ago

The Future of Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati’s Decline and Azad’s Emergence Lays A Shaky Ground

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 19, 2024 16:28 IST - 5 MINS READ Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh is at crossroads. Though Azad has asserted that his party will contest all seats in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, the Dalit discourse in the State—where Punjab-born Dalit leader Kanshi Ram had succeeded in creating an environment where a Dalit woman, Mayawati, could …

Delhi polls: His seat changed, Manish Sisodia says ‘doesn’t matter' where he contests from
3 months, 1 week ago

Delhi polls: His seat changed, Manish Sisodia says ‘doesn’t matter' where he contests from

Hindustan Times  

Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said ‘it doesn’t matter' where he contests Delhi assembly polls from, after the party changed his seat from Patparganj to Jangpura for the upcoming elections. New Delhi: AAP leader Manish Sisodia with his wife Seema Sisodia at the Angoori Devi Mandir, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. Virendra Sachdeva, president, …

Voters not feeling confident: Sharad Pawar
3 months, 1 week ago

Voters not feeling confident: Sharad Pawar

Deccan Chronicle  

Solapur : In the wake of Maharashtra Assembly election results, NCP founder Sharad Pawar on Sunday questioned the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines. Mr. Pawar went to Solapur’s Markadwadi village, where supporters of NCP legislator Uddtam Jankar had planned to hold mock elections on ballot paper after the results of the Maharashtra Assembly elections. “In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections …

Lok Sabha seating arrangements: Gadkari's seat changed, Rahul, Priyanka assigned THIS seat
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha seating arrangements: Gadkari's seat changed, Rahul, Priyanka assigned THIS seat

India TV News  

The seating arrangements for the 18th Lok Sabha have been finalised, with notable adjustments in the allocation of seats for key political figures. 1 in the front row, while Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been assigned a seat in the fourth row, Seat No. Several senior Cabinet ministers, including Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and …

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes oath, not a first when 3 Nehru-Gandhis are in India’s Parliament
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes oath, not a first when 3 Nehru-Gandhis are in India’s Parliament

Firstpost  

As Priyanka Gandhi Vadra makes her debut in Parliament today, she joins her brother Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha, and also Rajya Sabha member Sonia Gandhi as a fellow legislator. However, this is not the first time that such a combination has formed in India’s Parliament involving the Nehru-Gandhi family Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday took …

Priyanka Gandhi takes oath as Lok Sabha MP; all Gandhis in Parliament now
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Priyanka Gandhi takes oath as Lok Sabha MP; all Gandhis in Parliament now

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's electoral debut set in motion from Thursday, November 28, with her taking oath as a member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha along with party leader Ravindra Vasantrao Chavan, who was sworn in as MP fron Nanded. Priyanka Gandhi won the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 4,10,931 votes in the recently concluded …

Priyanka Joins Gandhis: Which Other Families Are In Parliament Together?
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Priyanka Joins Gandhis: Which Other Families Are In Parliament Together?

ABP News  

Priyanka Gandhi Oath: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will take oath as the MP from the Wayanad Lok Sabha Seat on Thursday, making her the third Gandhi family member in the current Parliament. Priyanka won the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll with a thumping margin of over four lakh votes, surpassing Rahul's victory margin in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, in …

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes oath as Lok Sabha MP today; joins brother Rahul, mother Sonia in Parliament
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes oath as Lok Sabha MP today; joins brother Rahul, mother Sonia in Parliament

Live Mint  

Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Ravindra Vasantrao Chavan took oath as Members of Parliament in the Lok Sabha on November 28. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra secured the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 4,10,931 votes, defeating Sathyan Mokeri of the Communist Party of India. Congress party's Ravindra Vasantrao Chavan won the Nanded Lok Sabha seat in a by-election …

OPINION | “Right if we win, Wrong if we lose!”
3 months, 3 weeks ago

OPINION | “Right if we win, Wrong if we lose!”

India TV News  

Maha Vikas Aghadi parties are not ready to accept the recent electoral mandate in Maharashtra. NCP founder Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray met all defeated candidates on Wednesday and instructed them to file election petitions for matching EVM results with those of VVPATs. Probably Congress leaders forgot that in June, 2019, BJP had won all 7 Lok …

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

UP: Allahabad HC Allows Withdrawal Of Petitions, Clears Decks For Ayodhya’s Milkipur Assembly Bypoll
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

UP: Allahabad HC Allows Withdrawal Of Petitions, Clears Decks For Ayodhya’s Milkipur Assembly Bypoll

ABP News  

Lucknow, Nov 25 The Allahabad High Court on Monday allowed the withdrawal of two petitions challenging the election of Samajwadi Party leader Awadhesh Prasad from Milkipur constituency in 2022 assembly polls, paving the way for holding bypoll to the seat in Ayodhya district. The Milkipur assembly seat fell vacant after Prasad was elected to Lok Sabha from Faizabad in the …

UP: Allahabad HC Allows Withdrawal Of Petitions, Clears Decks For Ayodhya’s Milkipur Assembly Bypoll
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

UP: Allahabad HC Allows Withdrawal Of Petitions, Clears Decks For Ayodhya’s Milkipur Assembly Bypoll

ABP News  

Lucknow, Nov 25 The Allahabad High Court on Monday allowed the withdrawal of two petitions challenging the election of Samajwadi Party leader Awadhesh Prasad from Milkipur constituency in 2022 assembly polls, paving the way for holding bypoll to the seat in Ayodhya district. The Milkipur assembly seat fell vacant after Prasad was elected to Lok Sabha from Faizabad in the …

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways
3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader

Hindustan Times  

Election results live: Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar said that Shiv Sena MLAs feel Eknath Shinde should continue to work as the state chief minister. Election results Highlights: In a historic mandate, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra, leaving the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi stunned. • BJP won 132 out of 148 seats it contested, with allies …

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader

Hindustan Times  

Election results live: Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar said that Shiv Sena MLAs feel Eknath Shinde should continue to work as the state chief minister. Election results Highlights: In a historic mandate, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra, leaving the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi stunned. • BJP won 132 out of 148 seats it contested, with allies …

Maharashtra election results 2024: BJP defies odds to register stellar win in Marathwada
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra election results 2024: BJP defies odds to register stellar win in Marathwada

The Hindu  

Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti not only diffused the potential impact of Maratha agitation on their voter base in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra but also succeeded in getting the people’s mandate in a fiercely contested Assembly election. Maharashtra election results 2024: LIVE coverage Narratives like ‘batenge toh katenge’ and ‘ek hain toh safe hain’ narrative has worked out against the …

Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray: Old order humbled in Maharashtra as BJP-led Mahayuti set for record win
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray: Old order humbled in Maharashtra as BJP-led Mahayuti set for record win

Hindustan Times  

In a matter of a few hours, the old political order has crumbled in Maharashtra. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray with party leader Sanjay Raut, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar. Uddhav Thackeray, the man who purported to represent Shiv Sena was put in his place, Eknath Shinde is the new heavyweight in state politics and the BJP has just …

Maharashtra election result: Have bellwether seats cleared the test again in 2024?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra election result: Have bellwether seats cleared the test again in 2024?

Firstpost  

Maharashtra election result 2024 has been in favour of BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, but did the bellwether constituencies in the state, which have in previous polls correctly voted with the popular mandate, go correct this time too? The parties which were voted and won on these four bellwether seats went on to form the government in Maharashtra that year Kandivali As …

Keeping up with UP: Is politics in Uttar Pradesh turning bipolar?
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Eknath Shinde Wins From His Bastion Kopri-Pachpakhadi With Over 1.2 Lakh Votes
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Eknath Shinde Wins From His Bastion Kopri-Pachpakhadi With Over 1.2 Lakh Votes

ABP News  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has won from his bastion, the Kopri-Pachpakhadi Assembly seat, against Shiv Sena candidate Kedar Dighe by a margin of over 1.2 lakh votes. The seat witnessed a clash of titans with Shiv Sena pitching Chief Minister Eknath Shinde while Uddhav Thackeray's camp pitching Kedar Dighe, nephew of prominent leader Anand Dighe. Kopri-Pachpakhadi Seat Assembly Seat …

Sangamner Assembly Election Results 2024: BJP's Amol Khatal likely to break Balasaheb Thorat's winning streak – India TV
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sangamner Assembly Election Results 2024: BJP's Amol Khatal likely to break Balasaheb Thorat's winning streak – India TV

India TV News  

Sangamner Assembly Election Results 2024: The counting for votes for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 began at 8 am on Saturday. Polling in the Sangamner constituency concluded on November 20, where the reigning MLA from the Congress party, Balasaheb Thorat, locked horns with Shiv Sena's Amol Dhondiba Khatal and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Yogesh Manohar Suryavanshi. As per the latest …

Priyanka Gandhi will surpass votes received by Rahul: IUML
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Priyanka Gandhi will surpass votes received by Rahul: IUML

Deccan Chronicle  

Wayanad: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will get more votes than her brother Rahul Gandhi got in the Wayanad Lok Sabha poll and surpass the majority achieved by him, party-ally Indian Union Muslim League said on Saturday. IUML supremo Panakkad Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal said that going by the trends, Priyanka will get more votes than what Rahul got …

Why Priyanka Gandhi is contesting from Wayanad, which Rahul Gandhi gave up
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Priyanka Gandhi is contesting from Wayanad, which Rahul Gandhi gave up

Firstpost  

All eyes are on Kerala’s Wayanad from where Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made her poll debut, contesting the constituency’s crucial bypoll. Priyanka’s brother Rahul Gandhi gave up the Lok Sabha seat to retain Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli, which has been a family bastion Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with his sister and party candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during a …

Pune election results 2024 LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar wins Baramati battle, defeats nephew Yugendra by over 1 lakh votes
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Pune election results 2024 LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar wins Baramati battle, defeats nephew Yugendra by over 1 lakh votes

Live Mint  

Pune election results 2024 LIVE Updates: The ruling Mahayuti secured a landslide victory on Saturday as votes were counted on Saturday. Constituencies to watch: Kasba Peth — BJP leader Hemant Rasane is facing off against Congress leader Congress candidate Ravindra Hemraj Dhangekar BJP leader Hemant Rasane is facing off against Congress leader Congress candidate Ravindra Hemraj Dhangekar Kothrud — Sitting …

Maharashtra Election Results: Thackeray’s Shiv Sena refuses to accept trends; Sanjay Raut says ‘kuch toh gadbad hai’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Election Results: Thackeray’s Shiv Sena refuses to accept trends; Sanjay Raut says ‘kuch toh gadbad hai’

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Election: As trends showed the BJP-led Mahayuti leading with over 200 seats in Maharashtra assembly elections, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena on Saturday refused to accept the result and alleged a conspiracy. Stating that 'kuch toh gadbad hai', Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut questioned on what basis Eknath Shinde was getting 56 seats while Ajit Pawar's camp was getting over …

Bihar bypolls: Counting on, ruling NDA ahead in two seats
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar bypolls: Counting on, ruling NDA ahead in two seats

Hindustan Times  

Ruling NDA candidates were leading in Tarari and Belaganj constituencies, while the RJD, part of the INDIA bloc, was ahead in Imamganj, and Bahujan Samaj Party in Ramgarh, according to initial trends of counting for the bypolls to four Assembly constituencies in Bihar. After the third round of counting, Kumar secured 13,352 votes, while Kumari, the daughter-in-law of Union Minister …

Priyanka Gandhi secures her first poll victory, pips LDF and BJP to win Wayanad by 4 lakh votes
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Priyanka Gandhi secures her first poll victory, pips LDF and BJP to win Wayanad by 4 lakh votes

Live Mint  

Priyanka Gandhi wins in Wayanad: Congress candidate and debutant Priyanka Gandhi Vadra won the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat vacated by her brother and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, after he retained Rae Barelli. Of the 16 candidates who contested, the main contenders were Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was making her electoral debut, CPI-led LDF's Sathyan Mokeri, a …

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