Opposition coalition to be called INDIA — Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
1 year, 5 months ago

Opposition coalition to be called INDIA — Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance

The Hindu  

The leaders of 26 Opposition political parties from across India have joined hands to form the INDIA coalition — the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance — to take on the ruling National Democratic Alliance led by the BJP, in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. With one voice, the leaders of all 26 parties supported the resolution adopted today,” said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, after presiding over the second conclave of Opposition parties in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The BJP President and their leaders are… pic.twitter.com/LyEkcmQi82 — Mallikarjun Kharge July 18, 2023 The first Opposition meeting held in Patna on June 23 had the leaders of only 15 parties in attendance. Blistering attack Mr. Kharge launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, saying that Mr. Modi was now trying to bring together parties which had splintered, indicating that “he is afraid of Opposition parties.” With regard to the meeting of 30 alliance partners convened by the NDA in Delhi on Tuesday, Mr. Kharge said, “I don’t know if 30 parties are there, whether they are registered parties with Election Commission of India.

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NDA parties slam Congress over reservations, caste-based survey
1 week, 1 day ago

NDA parties slam Congress over reservations, caste-based survey

Hindustan Times  

Leaders from the Janata Dal, or JD, Nationalist Congress Party, and the Shiv Sena — partners in the ruling National Democratic Alliance — tore into the opposition Congress-led INDIA bloc during a discussion on 75 years of the Constitution in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Shiv Sena member Milind Deora, while listing out the Modi government’s achievements, including abrogation of …

NDA Leaders Meet to Ensure Coordination Ahead of Assembly Elections in Bihar
1 month, 3 weeks ago

NDA Leaders Meet to Ensure Coordination Ahead of Assembly Elections in Bihar

The Hindu  

National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders met at the official residence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to discuss their strategy for the upcoming Assembly election. The NDA leaders agreed to win over 220 seats out of a total 243 in the State Assembly and will fight the election under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

NDA and AJSU Reach Agreement on Seat Sharing in Jharkhand Assembly Elections
2 months ago

NDA and AJSU Reach Agreement on Seat Sharing in Jharkhand Assembly Elections

ABP News  

National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has finalized its seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections. The BJP will contest 68 out of the 81 total seats, while the AJSU Party (All Jharkhand Students Union) has been allocated 10 seats. This strategic alliance aims to consolidate their position in the state, where the BJP seeks to strengthen its foothold. The announcement …

J&K polls: A shaky Opposition could offset BJP’s tricky set of challenges
3 months ago

J&K polls: A shaky Opposition could offset BJP’s tricky set of challenges

Hindustan Times  

Voting for the first phase of assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir concluded on Wednesday. The BJP’s electoral campaign is centred on the abrogation of 370 and granting of Scheduled Tribe status to the Pahadi community, and despite growing anti-incumbency, this election is seen as a “crucial battle” for the party to secure dominance and validate its centralised policies. The …

Winning Over Anti-BJP Vote Bank, Focus on Rahul Gandhi: 3 Reasons Why Congress is Keen on Haryana Alliance With AAP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Winning Over Anti-BJP Vote Bank, Focus on Rahul Gandhi: 3 Reasons Why Congress is Keen on Haryana Alliance With AAP

News 18  

After the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress leadership consistently rejected the idea of an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party in Haryana. The decision of the Grand Old Party to align with AAP in the upcoming Haryana assembly elections is driven by a blend of strategic goals, primarily centered around strengthening its leadership within the Opposition, consolidating anti-BJP votes, …

Chirag: No rift with BJP, love for PM unshakable
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chirag: No rift with BJP, love for PM unshakable

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan on Friday denied any rift between him and ally BJP, and claimed that his love for Prime Minister Narendra Modi was unshakable”. Talking to mediapersons in Patna on the sidelines of a meeting with senior leaders of the party, Chirag said that rumours about rift between LJP and BJP were …

Better Coordination, More Representation for Smaller Parties: What Was Discussed at 'Informal' NDA Meet
4 months, 1 week ago

Better Coordination, More Representation for Smaller Parties: What Was Discussed at 'Informal' NDA Meet

News 18  

A meeting of National Democratic Alliance leaders took place at the residence of Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda Friday afternoon. Nadda told allies that he was not able to give them enough time before calling for an informal meet like this, but it was important since no NDA meeting was possible during the last monsoon session of Parliament. There …

UP By-Polls: BJP's Nationalism vs. INDIA Alliance's Backward and Minority Outreach
4 months, 1 week ago

UP By-Polls: BJP's Nationalism vs. INDIA Alliance's Backward and Minority Outreach

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: With the shadow of the byelections in the 10 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh looming large, the fight is on between the BJP’s jingoistic nationalism and the INDIA alliance’s attempts to weaponise the backward and minority communities. As the BJP, blending Hindutva and nationalism, kicked off its “Tiranga March” across all the state’s Assembly constituencies on Saturday, the …

Regionalisation of politics and its effect on governance
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Regionalisation of politics and its effect on governance

Hindustan Times  

A significant feature of the recent election is that regional political parties are back on the main political stage after a decade of one-party Bharatiya Janata Party ’s dominance at the centre. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Indian politics, with the rise of Narendra Modi at the national level commanding tremendous mass support across regions, had provided little scope for regional …

Regionalisation of politics and its effect on governance
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Regionalisation of politics and its effect on governance

Hindustan Times  

A significant feature of the recent election is that regional political parties are back on the main political stage after a decade of one-party Bharatiya Janata Party ’s dominance at the centre. Indian politics, with the rise of Narendra Modi at the national level commanding tremendous mass support across regions, had provided little scope for regional parties. The significant gains …

Slew of AAP leaders, including MLA and councillor, join BJP
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Slew of AAP leaders, including MLA and councillor, join BJP

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The inductions took place at a press conference at the BJP’s national headquarters. Kartar Singh Tanwar, Chhatarpur MLA of the Aam Aadmi Party, and Raaj Kumar Anand, former Delhi minister and ex-AAP Patel Nagar MLA, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday, striking a blow to the AAP ahead of next year’s state assembly elections. The duo were …

Ahead of 2025 Bihar Assembly polls, RJD and NDA flex muscles in Patna
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ahead of 2025 Bihar Assembly polls, RJD and NDA flex muscles in Patna

Hindustan Times  

Patna, Bihar's ruling NDA and the principal opposition party RJD made competing claims of victory on Friday, ahead of the state assembly polls due next year. Ahead of 2025 Bihar Assembly polls, RJD and NDA flex muscles in Patna These assertions were made at simultaneous functions in the state capital - one by the BJP to felicitate Union ministers from …

Doesn’t appear to be much scope for Congress-AAP alliance for polls in Haryana, Delhi: Jairam Ramesh
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Doesn’t appear to be much scope for Congress-AAP alliance for polls in Haryana, Delhi: Jairam Ramesh

Hindustan Times  

There does not appear to be much scope for an alliance between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party for the assembly polls in Haryana and Delhi but the INDIA bloc will fight elections together in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday. Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said there is not much scope for an alliance …

Jairam Ramesh rules out Congress-AAP alliance for Haryana, Delhi polls
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Jairam Ramesh rules out Congress-AAP alliance for Haryana, Delhi polls

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: There does not appear to be much scope for an alliance between the Congress and the AAP for the assembly polls in Haryana and Delhi but the INDIA bloc will fight elections together in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday. Asked whether the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance will fight the assembly polls …

BJP core committee decides to fight assembly polls as NDA, Will not end ties with Ajit Pawar
5 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP core committee decides to fight assembly polls as NDA, Will not end ties with Ajit Pawar

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The core committee of the BJP, on Saturday, decided to contest the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections as NDA, and, also, sent out the message that the party will not end ties with the NCP led by deputy CM Ajit Pawar. BJP core committee decides to fight assembly polls as NDA, Will not end ties with Ajit Pawar Maharashtra election …

Beyond the Ballot: The Real Test of India’s Opposition Begins Now
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Beyond the Ballot: The Real Test of India’s Opposition Begins Now

News 18  

The curtains have drawn on the Lok Sabha elections, and India’s political theatre is abuzz with unexpected twists. While a strong Opposition is crucial for a healthy democracy, the current portrayal of unity among India’s Opposition parties is misleading. The party’s history of confrontational politics, particularly in states like Kerala, West Bengal, and Punjab, may not bode well for a …

Cracks in NDA come out wide open in Bihar
6 months, 1 week ago

Cracks in NDA come out wide open in Bihar

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Internal conflict within ruling National Democratic Alliance in Bihar has come to the fore with results of the Lok Sabha elections announced and formation of BJP-led coalition government at the centre. BJP, a major ally of NDA, could win only 12 out of 17 seats it contested in the election. On Thursday, former BJP MP from Gaya seat Hari …

Balancing needs of the coalition and the party
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Balancing needs of the coalition and the party

Hindustan Times  

Narendra Modi has taken the oath of office as prime minister of India for the third time. Before answering the question, consider this: While releasing the Telugu Desam Party manifesto in Amaravati, the party’s leader Chandrababu Naidu said: “We will preserve the 4% reservations for Muslims and provide ₹5,000 in financial assistance every month for mosque maintenance in the state.” …

Allies endorse Modi as NDA leader, set stage for his 3rd term as Prime Minister
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Allies endorse Modi as NDA leader, set stage for his 3rd term as Prime Minister

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party ’s allies on Friday endorsed Narendra Modi as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance Parliamentary Party, setting the stage for his third term as the Prime Minister, even as Telugu Desam Party leader Chandrababu Naidu underlined the need for regional aspirations and national interests to go hand in hand to ensure holistic development of all sections. …

Achieving unanimity will be our aim in all decisions, says PM Modi at NDA meet
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Achieving unanimity will be our aim in all decisions, says PM Modi at NDA meet

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 7 said he would strive to ensure unanimity in all decisions of his next government and asserted that the NDA is an organic alliance committed to the principle of ‘nation first’. Chosen by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance as its leader to become prime minister for the third time, Modi also said the NDA …

Election results: NDA to fight 2025 Bihar polls under Nitish's leadership
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results: NDA to fight 2025 Bihar polls under Nitish's leadership

Hindustan Times  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in New Delhi on Wednesday. Top BJP leaders, including JP Nadda, Amit Shah, and Rajnath Singh, met with NDA allies such as Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu to discuss the formation of the new government. After attending the NDA meeting, TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu confirmed his party's support for the alliance, ensuring their participation in …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Nitish-Naidu write 'Modi is our leader' | ABP News
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Nitish-Naidu write 'Modi is our leader' | ABP News

ABP News  

ABP News: The initial trailer for Modi government 3.0 was unveiled today. A major NDA meeting was held at the Prime Minister's residence, attended by 21 leaders including PM Modi. Among them were Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and TDP President Chandrababu Naidu, who unanimously elected PM Narendra Modi as their leader. The India Alliance is The question now is whether, …

Breaking News: Kharge invites other parties in the INDIA Alliance meeting | ABP News
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Breaking News: Kharge invites other parties in the INDIA Alliance meeting | ABP News

ABP News  

In a recent India Alliance meeting, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge extended an invitation to other political parties, urging them to unite under the common cause of upholding the Indian Constitution. Emphasizing the importance of constitutional values and democratic principles, Kharge called on parties that share a commitment to these ideals to join the alliance. His appeal comes at a crucial …

NDA leaders elect PM Modi as their leader, prep for third term
6 months, 2 weeks ago

NDA leaders elect PM Modi as their leader, prep for third term

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The 15-party National Democratic Alliance on Wednesday named Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the leader of the alliance for a third straight term, starting the process for the formation of a new government under his leadership. Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP President J P Nadda, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, JD chief Nitish Kumar and other leaders …

NDA meeting: PM Narendra Modi elected as leader of alliance | 5 points from resolution
6 months, 2 weeks ago

NDA meeting: PM Narendra Modi elected as leader of alliance | 5 points from resolution

Hindustan Times  

Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA on Wednesday – a day after the Lok Sabha election results – “unanimously passed” a resolution electing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the leader of the alliance. Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows a victory sign while posing for a group picture with Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu …

INDIA bloc leaders to meet at Kharge's residence to discuss government formation
6 months, 2 weeks ago

INDIA bloc leaders to meet at Kharge's residence to discuss government formation

New Indian Express  

The opposition leaders will deliberate on the Lok Sabha poll results and whether to bring on board the Janata Dal and Telugu Desam Party to cobble up a government. Opposition leaders, including Sharad Pawar, M K Stalin, Champai Soren, Uddhav Thackeray, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, Sitaram Yechury, and D Raja are likely to attend the meeting, along with Congress leaders …

Lok Sabha election results 2024: Among big states, how Bihar has given NDA reason to smile
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election results 2024: Among big states, how Bihar has given NDA reason to smile

Firstpost  

After likely upsets in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, the NDA is leading in 29 seats in Bihar with INDI Alliance making gains in nine of the 40. The Nitish Kumar factor seems to have worked its magic for the former Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar during a public meeting for Lok Sabha polls, in Munger, …

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: NDA Lags Behind With 22 Seats In Maharashtra In Early Trends | ABP News
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: NDA Lags Behind With 22 Seats In Maharashtra In Early Trends | ABP News

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is eyeing a hat-trick in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 with its "400 paar" slogan while the Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc remains firm on its claim of bagging more than 295 seats. The Lok Sabha election results 2024 will also hold a mirror to the newly formed I.N.D.I.A wherein over 40 opposition parties including Samajwadi Party, Trinamool …

Bihar Lok Sabha Election 2024 Results: NDA leads in 30 seats, INDIA ahead in 7 while others in 3
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar Lok Sabha Election 2024 Results: NDA leads in 30 seats, INDIA ahead in 7 while others in 3

India TV News  

Bihar Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: With counting progressing in Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance is leading on 36 seats as per the latest trends. NDA BJP: 12 seats JDU: 12 seats LJP : 05 seats HAM: 01 seat INDIA RJD: 04 seats Congress: 03 seat Others: 03 seat Bihar Election Results 2024: Litmus test …

Bihar Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: List of constituency-wise winning candidates and parties
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: List of constituency-wise winning candidates and parties

India TV News  

Bihar Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: The counting of votes for the 40 seats in Bihar was held on June 4. The voting in the state was held in all seven phases from 19 April to 1 June to elect members of the 18th Lok Sabha. While the four constituencies went for polls in the first phase on April 19, …

Modi’s BJP loses majority in India election shock, needs allies for gov’t
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Modi’s BJP loses majority in India election shock, needs allies for gov’t

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi, India — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party lost its national majority after suffering major losses in key states, marking a dramatic shift in a political landscape it has dominated for the past decade. “We will form the next government,” he said, speaking to thousands of supporters gathered at the BJP’s party headquarters in New Delhi. …

INDIA Bloc Leaders Likely to Meet on June 1 to Assess Lok Sabha Poll Performance
6 months, 4 weeks ago

INDIA Bloc Leaders Likely to Meet on June 1 to Assess Lok Sabha Poll Performance

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Top leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc are likely to meet on June 1 to assess their performance in the Lok Sabha elections and chalk out their strategy ahead of the results. Sources said the proposed meeting will be convened in Delhi on the afternoon of June 1 when the last phase of polling will be underway. The …

INDIA bloc leaders likely to meet on June 1 to assess Lok Sabha poll performance
6 months, 4 weeks ago

INDIA bloc leaders likely to meet on June 1 to assess Lok Sabha poll performance

The Hindu  

Top leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc are likely to meet on June 1 to assess their performance in the Lok Sabha elections and chalk out their strategy ahead of the results. Sources said the proposed meeting will be convened in Delhi on the afternoon of June 1 when the last phase of polling will be underway. The Opposition leaders …

INDIA leaders to meet on June 1, days before Lok Sabha election results: Report
6 months, 4 weeks ago

INDIA leaders to meet on June 1, days before Lok Sabha election results: Report

Hindustan Times  

Heads of the Congress-led opposition INDIA bloc's member parties will meet in Delhi on June 1, according to a report, with the meeting set to take place on a day when the seventh and final round of polling will be held for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. Opposition leaders during Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance bloc’s meeting in Mumbai on …

HT interview: United Opposition will form a stable govt for 10 years, says Kharge
7 months ago

HT interview: United Opposition will form a stable govt for 10 years, says Kharge

Hindustan Times  

As the seven-phase general elections enter the final two rounds, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge spoke to Sunetra Choudhury and Saubhadra Chatterji about his party’s campaign, the prospects of the INDIA alliance, and suggested that there were signs that there would be a change in regime when the results are announced. But automatically, people are coming forward and they want to …

Why BJP-led NDA Seems to Have Advantage in 2024 Elections
7 months, 1 week ago

Why BJP-led NDA Seems to Have Advantage in 2024 Elections

News 18  

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections have entered midway with the completion of four phases and only three phases remaining. Despite Dissatisfaction, Modi Remains Popular Coming to the 2024 elections, Lokniti-CSDS released a pre-poll survey in April where the data pointed out that the satisfaction level towards the Modi government has seen a dip of around 8.1 per cent — a …

We’ve gone into polls with development agenda of Modi govt: Dy CM Pathak
8 months ago

We’ve gone into polls with development agenda of Modi govt: Dy CM Pathak

Hindustan Times  

Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak is on a whirlwind tour of UP to support BJP and NDA alliance candidates contesting the Lok Sabha elections from various constituencies. Projected as the Brahmin face of the BJP, Pathak has been able to cut across caste barriers, strengthening the party’s ties with OBC leaders - Om Prakash Rajbhar, chief of the SBSP, and …

NDA-led BJP not going to cross 150-seat mark: Rahul Gandhi with Akhilesh Yadav by his side
8 months, 1 week ago

NDA-led BJP not going to cross 150-seat mark: Rahul Gandhi with Akhilesh Yadav by his side

India TV News  

With the campaigning for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections ending on Wednesday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav asserted that the NDA-led BJP is not going to cross 150-seat mark in the upcoming elections. When asked whether he will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Amethi or Raebareli, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, "This …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: NDA to win 11 seats in Assam, Congress to get 1, says India TV-CNX poll
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: NDA to win 11 seats in Assam, Congress to get 1, says India TV-CNX poll

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance is likely to win eleven seats in Assam in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, as per the prediction of India TV-CNX Opinion Poll. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had won 9 seats, Congress 3 seats, AIUDF 1 seat, and Independent 1 seat. In the 2014 …

Across India in pictures: Elections in the world's biggest democracy
8 months, 1 week ago

Across India in pictures: Elections in the world's biggest democracy

ABC  

Widely popular both in India and overseas, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is gunning for an historic third term in office. India is the world's largest democracy — the most populous country — so people will head to polls in seven phases starting on April 19, with the last phase scheduled from June 1. The main challenger to Narendra Modi …

Lok Sabha election 2024 live updates: BJP poll manifesto to be released on April 14
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha election 2024 live updates: BJP poll manifesto to be released on April 14

The Hindu  

This live now closed. Addressing an election rally at Bastar village Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district, he described the Lok Sabha elections as a fight between two ideologies involving those seeking to protect the Constitution and those out to destroy it. The Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal on April 13 released party’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections promising five new airports in …

Lok Sabha 2024: Complacency may be a bigger challenge for NDA than the dysfunctional, broken I.N.D.I. Alliance
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha 2024: Complacency may be a bigger challenge for NDA than the dysfunctional, broken I.N.D.I. Alliance

Op India  

With a week remaining until the first phase of voting in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections begins, the battle between the NDA and the I.N.D.I. alliance is becoming increasingly skewed in favour of the former, with PM Modi exuding confidence with his slogan, ‘Abki baar, 400 par.’ In contrast, several I.N.D.I. alliance members got exposed after the two senior-most alliance …

Congress, NC announce Lok Sabha poll pact in J&K, Ladakh; leave out PDP
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress, NC announce Lok Sabha poll pact in J&K, Ladakh; leave out PDP

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Congress and the J&K National Conference have sealed an alliance for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid announced on Monday. The National Conference and the Congress announced the alliance on Monday “Udhampur, Jammu and Ladakh will go to Congress and NC will fight in …

Our alliance with BJP is not new; it will continue for 2026 Assembly election: Anbumani
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Our alliance with BJP is not new; it will continue for 2026 Assembly election: Anbumani

The Hindu  

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday said the party’s alliance with the BJP for the Lok Sabha elections has been in existence ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed his office in 2014 and was not formed for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as portrayed by the DMK. Also, the Chief Minister was saying that despite being ideologically different, BJP …

Emerging outlines of Opposition’s agenda
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Emerging outlines of Opposition’s agenda

Hindustan Times  

The Save Democracy rally organised by Opposition parties on March 31 was a significant political development, providing an opportunity for the INDIA bloc to assert itself as a formidable alliance. The rally finally adopted a resolution underlining five key demands: The Election Commission of India should ensure a level playing field for all parties in the Lok Sabha elections; it …

INDIA bloc formed to save democracy: D.K. Shivakumar
8 months, 3 weeks ago

INDIA bloc formed to save democracy: D.K. Shivakumar

The Hindu  

Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday said that many Opposition political parties from across India had unanimously formed the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance to take on the ruling National Democratic Alliance and safeguard the country’s democratic institutions. Mr. Shivakumar chaired a meeting with leaders of the State units of the Aam Aadmi Party, CPI, and …

Letters to The Editor — April 2, 2024
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Letters to The Editor — April 2, 2024

The Hindu  

The great Indian election In its urge to somehow stay on in power, the Bharatiya Janata Party could be resorting to the use of many undesirable tactics. The party seems to be accommodating many who are involved in corruption and in this the Opposition’s claim of the ‘washing machine’ effect could hold true. Soundarrajan, Chennai A joint platform of Opposition …

Karnataka: BJP-JD(S) hold their first joint coordination meeting
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: BJP-JD(S) hold their first joint coordination meeting

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal held their first joint coordination meeting on Friday and passed a resolution to contest the parliamentary election together, aiming to win all 28 seats in Karnataka. According to people familiar with the matter, the meeting was attended by former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, ex-chief minister BS Yediyurappa, Karnataka BJP election in-charge Radha …

Watch | Lok Sabha polls 2024 | Why is BJP keen on adding alliances?
9 months ago

Watch | Lok Sabha polls 2024 | Why is BJP keen on adding alliances?

The Hindu  

Just as the BJP is courting allies with alacrity, the putative alliance of Opposition parties that appeared on the horizon in mid-2023 is unravelling, if at all it ever took any concrete form. The BJP has announced a tie-up with Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party which had parted ways in 2018 over the issue of unfulfilled promises for Andhra Pradesh. …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Where do the poll alliances stand in Tamil Nadu? | Watch
9 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Where do the poll alliances stand in Tamil Nadu? | Watch

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu is bustling with election activity. There is the DMK-led INDIA bloc; the AIADMK alliance; the BJP-led NDA; and director Seeman’s Naam Tamilar Kaatchi that will be contesting all alone in the 40 constituencies. The Naam Tamilar Kaatchi has grown organically over the years, but it could play spoilsport perhaps by improving its vote share but is nowhere close …

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