Lok Sabha polls: Karnataka sees increase in voting as rest of India sees a dip
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Karnataka sees increase in voting as rest of India sees a dip

Hindustan Times  

In the two phases of polling for the 18th Lok Sabha, Karnataka seems to be an outlier. In the first voting phase for 14 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, the state election office reported 69.56% voter turnout as compared to 68.96% for the same Lok Sabha seats in 2019. Madhya Pradesh, where polling for 12 of the 29 Lok Sabha seats has taken place in two phases, the voting percentage has fallen by about seven percentage points from about 67% in 2019, according to tentative data released by the state election office. In West Bengal, the voting percentage has fallen for six Lok Sabha seats, where polling has taken place by about four percentage points from 80.4% in 2019, as per data shared by the state election office. In Bihar, where eight of the 40 Lok Sabha seats have got to polls in two phases, there is about six percentage point dip in voting percentage, as per the state election office.

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BJP, Congress Clash Over Dalit Votes, Ambedkar’s Legacy
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BJP, Congress Clash Over Dalit Votes, Ambedkar’s Legacy

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 over …

Dalit Vote Battle Heats Up Between BJP, Congress
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2 days, 22 hours 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 …

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 …

Maharashtra polls: Increase in voter turnout fuels hope in Mahayuti, MVA
1 month ago

Maharashtra polls: Increase in voter turnout fuels hope in Mahayuti, MVA

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: An impressive voter turnout across the state in the assembly elections, marked by a rise by around 4.5% over 2019 has fuelled optimism among leaders of both the ruling Mahayuti and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi that the results will swing in their favour. An impressive voter turnout across the state in the assembly elections, marked by a rise by …

Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024 Sees Highest Turnout Since 1995
1 month ago

Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024 Sees Highest Turnout Since 1995

ABP News  

Voter turnout in Maharashtra during the recent assembly elections was the highest ever in 30 years. This marks a significant increase compared to previous elections, including the 61.39% recorded during this year's Lok Sabha polls and the 61.4% from the 2019 assembly elections. The increase in Maharashtra's voter turnout is largely attributed to the intense campaigning by both the ruling …

At 65.2%, Maharashtra records highest voter turnout since 1995 assembly election
1 month ago

At 65.2%, Maharashtra records highest voter turnout since 1995 assembly election

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra, which went to the polls on November 20 to elect a new 288-member assembly, recorded a voter turnout of 65.02 per cent—the highest since the 1995 assembly poll that saw a turnout of 71.7 per cent. The turnout also surpasses the 61.39 per cent recorded during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and is also higher than the 61.4 per …

Maharashtra Elections: 65% updated voter turnout highest since 1995; Mumbai too clocks better than past polls
1 month ago

Maharashtra Elections: 65% updated voter turnout highest since 1995; Mumbai too clocks better than past polls

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Election 2024: An estimated 65.11 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the Maharashtra assembly elections on November 20, the Election Commission said in updated numbers on Thursday. The turnout on Wednesday better than 61.39 per cent recorded in Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha elections earlier this year, and the 61.4 per cent in the 2019 Assembly elections. In …

Maharashtra records highest voter turnout in 3 decades with 65.11% polling
1 month ago

Maharashtra records highest voter turnout in 3 decades with 65.11% polling

India Today  

Maharashtra witnessed its highest voter turnout in 30 years during the assembly elections, with provincial figures standing at 65.11 per cent. This marks a rise from the 61.44 per cent turnout recorded in the 2019 elections and surpasses the 2024 Lok Sabha turnout of 61.33 per cent. Rural areas, known for higher voter engagement, led the way, with the Karvir …

Maharashtra records highest voter turnout in 3 decades with 65.11% polling
1 month ago

Maharashtra records highest voter turnout in 3 decades with 65.11% polling

India Today  

Maharashtra witnessed its highest voter turnout in 30 years during the assembly elections, with provincial figures standing at 65.11 per cent. This marks a rise from the 61.44 per cent turnout recorded in the 2019 elections and surpasses the 2024 Lok Sabha turnout of 61.33 per cent. Rural areas, known for higher voter engagement, led the way, with the Karvir …

Maharashtra turnout breaches 65%, highest in Gadhiroli
1 month ago

Maharashtra turnout breaches 65%, highest in Gadhiroli

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: More than 65% of the 97.02 million voters in Maharashtra cast their vote in 288 constituencies to elect the 15th state assembly on Wednesday. Maharashtra turnout breaches 65%, highest in Gadhiroli Chief electoral officer of Maharashtra S Chockalingam said, “The turnout is 4% higher than the 2019 assembly polls. There were no complaints of booth capturing or bogus voting.” …

Assembly polls: Maharashtra records 62.05% voter turnout; 68.01% polling in Jharkhand
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1 month ago

Assembly polls: Maharashtra records 62.05% voter turnout; 68.01% polling in Jharkhand

Hindustan Times  

As the high-stakes Assembly elections came to an end, Maharashtra recorded a 62.05 per cent voter turnout, while Jharkhand saw 68.01 per cent, surpassing the 67.04 per cent turnout in the 2019 assembly elections, the Election Commission of India said on Wednesday. "More than 1185 polling stations were set up in high rise buildings/societies and as per directions from CEC …

Maharashtra polls: Gadchiroli tops in voter turnout at 69.63%; Mumbai City lowest at 49%
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1 month ago

Maharashtra polls: Gadchiroli tops in voter turnout at 69.63%; Mumbai City lowest at 49%

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 58.75 per cent in elections to 288 assembly seats on Wednesday with Naxal-hit Gadchiroli district coming on top with 69.63 per cent polling, while Mumbai City finished at bottom with 49 per cent, poll officials said. Mumbai City district recorded 49.07 per cent voting, the lowest in the state, while Mumbai Suburban was …

Maharashtra Election 2024 highlights: Turnout recorded 58.22% as of 5 p.m.
1 month ago

Maharashtra Election 2024 highlights: Turnout recorded 58.22% as of 5 p.m.

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra Assembly election polling is concluded at 6 p.m. on Wednesday with a turnout of 65.02%. Sillod constituency in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district recorded the highest till 5 p.m., with a turnout of 70.46%, as per official data. The Election Commission lamented that despite a range of measures taken by it for ease of voting besides motivational campaigns, urban voters …

UP bypolls: 49.71% voter turnout recorded, SP accuses BJP of 'manipulating' voters
1 month ago

UP bypolls: 49.71% voter turnout recorded, SP accuses BJP of 'manipulating' voters

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: The by-poll to nine assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh witnessed a moderate 49.71 per cent voters turn out to seal the fate of 90 candidates, including 11 women, on Wednesday. According to the information shared by the Election Commission of India, the Kundarki assembly segment in Moradabad district recorded the highest voter turnout of 57.32 per cent voter turnout, …

Maharashtra polls: Voter enthusiasm missing in action as state records low turnout
1 month ago

Maharashtra polls: Voter enthusiasm missing in action as state records low turnout

India Today  

Assembly elections in 2024 concluded in 288 constituencies in Maharashtra with a fairly low voter turnout. The overall voter turnout in the state remained 58.22 per cent as of 5 pm on November 20, according to the Election Commission of India. Sitting Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s constituency Kopri Pachpakhadi recorded 55.77 per cent voter turnout, while Devendra Fadnavis’s constituency Nagpur …

Lok Sabha Bypoll: Wayanad records lowest-ever turnout. ‘A big thank you…,’ says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
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1 month, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Bypoll: Wayanad records lowest-ever turnout. ‘A big thank you…,’ says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Live Mint  

Wayanad Lok Sabha seat recorded a voter turnout of 64.24 percent in the bypoll on November 13, Election Commission of India said. In the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Wayanad recorded 72.92 percent voter turn out. In 2014, the seat recorded 73.25 per cent voter turnout while in 2009, when the first Lok Sabha election was held from the seat, the …

Jharkhand Election: Polling For Phase 1 Completes Peacefully, EC To Release Voter Turnout Data
1 month, 1 week ago

Jharkhand Election: Polling For Phase 1 Completes Peacefully, EC To Release Voter Turnout Data

News 18  

Jharkhand Elections LIVE: EVMs Sealed At Polling Booths As Phase 1 Comes To An End At the end of the first phase of polling, EVMs were sealed at polling booths. #WATCH | Former Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni casts his vote at a polling booth in Ranchi to cast his vote for #JharkhandAssemblyElections2024 pic.twitter.com/kc0xYDoR6m — ANI November 13, 2024 …

Karnataka bypolls 2024: Overall voter turnout at 26.33% till 11am in Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka bypolls 2024: Overall voter turnout at 26.33% till 11am in Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur

Hindustan Times  

By 11am, voter turnout showed encouraging levels across Karnataka’s three Assembly segments. Channapatna reached a turnout of 27.02 per cent, with Shiggaon at 26.01 per cent and Sandur close behind at 25.96 per cent, bringing the overall turnout to 26.33 per cent. READ | Karnataka by-poll 2024: 10.14% voting till 9am in three Assembly segments Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur On …

Voting begins for bypolls to four Bihar assembly seats
1 month, 1 week ago

Voting begins for bypolls to four Bihar assembly seats

Deccan Chronicle  

Polling for by-elections to Tarari, Imamganj, Belaganj and Ramgarh assembly seats in Bihar began at 7 AM on Wednesday, amid tight security arrangements, an official said.The polling is scheduled to go on till 6 pm, he said.However, voting will continue till 4 pm at certain polling stations in the Imamganj constituency, he added.According to the official, more than 12 lakh …

Election cycle starts with voting in Jharkhand today
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1 month, 1 week ago

Election cycle starts with voting in Jharkhand today

Hindustan Times  

Ranchi: Jharkhand will kick off crucial assembly elections on Wednesday as 13.7 million people across 43 of its 81 seats will vote in the first phase of polls and bypolls will be held in 32 seats across 10 states, marking the beginning of a high-stakes round of contests. The BJP suffered some setbacks in these regions during the Lok Sabha …

'Illegal Muslims from Bangladesh, Myanmar influence politics in Maharashtra', reveals TISS study
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Illegal Muslims from Bangladesh, Myanmar influence politics in Maharashtra', reveals TISS study

Op India  

Last week, on November 5th, a study by Tata Institute of Social Sciences revealed that the number of illegal immigrants, especially Muslims from Bangladesh and Myanmar, has been on the rise in Mumbai and that certain political parties have been using them as a voting bloc. Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar, a loyalist of chief minister Eknath …

Bengaluru Reaches One-Crore Mark in Voters, Population Growth Outpacing Growth in 2019
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru Reaches One-Crore Mark in Voters, Population Growth Outpacing Growth in 2019

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has reached the one-crore mark in the number of voters with the release of the draft electoral rolls. The draft list has 1,02,4,226 voters, with 2.69 lakh being male, 49.7 lakh being female, and 1,831 being transgender voters. The city has added 1.98 lakh new voters and deleted 85,321 voters since January 1, 2024.

People of Srinagar remain reluctant voters as district records 29.24% turnout
2 months, 4 weeks ago

People of Srinagar remain reluctant voters as district records 29.24% turnout

The Hindu  

Locals of Srinagar district continued to be reluctant voters on Wednesday, which was evident with the low voter turnout of 29.24% in spite of the high-pitch, violence-free poll campaigning by parties in the second phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election. Srinagar district, which consists of eight Assembly segments, was among the three districts of Kashmir Valley, including Ganderbal and …

Ahead of 2025 polls, house-to-house voters verification launched
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ahead of 2025 polls, house-to-house voters verification launched

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi election panel on Saturday announced the launch of a house-to-house drive to verify and update details of voters, besides helping first-time voters to complete the formalities, officials said, ahead of the Delhi assembly elections likely to be held early next year. The drive was launched after the Election Commission of India ordered updation of Delhi’s electoral rolls with …

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: 9.5% Voter Turnout Till 9 AM; CM Saini, Khattar Cast Early Ballots
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: 9.5% Voter Turnout Till 9 AM; CM Saini, Khattar Cast Early Ballots

ABP News  

Stay connected with ABP Live for comprehensive updates on the Haryana Assembly Elections 2024. Approximately 2.03 crore voters are set to decide the fate of 1,031 candidates across the state's 90 Assembly constituencies, with polling scheduled from 7 AM to 6 PM. Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal announced that 2,03,54,350 voters, including 8,821 centenarians, are eligible to participate, with 1,07,75,957 …

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 …

The Dalit factor in the 2024 Lok Sabha election: Data
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Dalit factor in the 2024 Lok Sabha election: Data

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party lost the election in the Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency, which is home to the Ram Mandir. Overall, the National Democratic Alliance managed to win 39 SC-reserved seats in 2024, which is 15 seats fewer than in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Table 1 | The table shows the party and alliance-wise performance in Dalit reserved seats …

Opinion: Political convulsions in Karnataka - How Lok Sabha verdict affected the state
5 months ago

Opinion: Political convulsions in Karnataka - How Lok Sabha verdict affected the state

India Today  

It has been about seven weeks since the Lok Sabha election results were announced. Since 2013, the state has had three Assembly elections and Lok Sabha polls the year after. If one party/alliance formed the government after the Assembly elections, another party secured a majority of the seats in the Lok Sabha elections a year later. While the party secured …

Assembly by polls 2024: an indication of a new anti-incumbency
5 months, 1 week ago

Assembly by polls 2024: an indication of a new anti-incumbency

The Hindu  

Constituents of the Opposition INDIA bloc have won 10 out of the 13 Assembly constituencies across seven States, where bypoll results were announced on July 13. However, the overall trend that emerges from the bypoll results in 13 Assembly seats indicates a sharp decline in the BJP/NDA’s vote shares from the Lok Sabha polls held less than two months ago, …

Average Representativeness of Andhra Pradesh MLAs Up from 2019, Nara Lokesh Scores Highest: ADR
5 months, 1 week ago

Average Representativeness of Andhra Pradesh MLAs Up from 2019, Nara Lokesh Scores Highest: ADR

News 18  

The MLAs elected to the newly formed Andhra Pradesh assembly on average represent 46 per cent of the total electorate in their respective seats, up from 41 per cent in 2019, a new report from the Association for Democratic Reforms and Andhra Pradesh Election Watch shows. “All the winners of the Andhra Pradesh State Assembly Elections, 2024, won with an …

Bypoll results highlights: West Bengal BJP chief accuses TMC of poll fraud
5 months, 1 week ago

Bypoll results highlights: West Bengal BJP chief accuses TMC of poll fraud

Hindustan Times  

Byelection results highlights: According to the results declared by the Election Commission on Saturday for bypolls held in 13 assembly seats across seven states, the INDIA bloc won 10 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged victorious in two constituencies and an Independent candidate clinched one seat. According to the Election Commission's Voter Turnout app, Tamil Nadu's Vikravandi assembly seat …

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, …

Watch: The upsets and gains in Karnataka | Decode Karnataka | Lok Sabha elections 2024
6 months, 1 week ago

Watch: The upsets and gains in Karnataka | Decode Karnataka | Lok Sabha elections 2024

The Hindu  

Following over two months of intense and extensive political action, the 2024 Lok Sabha election is well and truly over. As the dust settles on one of the most keenly-watched poll season, let us evaluate the electoral outcome in the State. However, it also saw some upsets in the North Karnataka region, where the Congress wrested key seats from the …

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 …

H.D. Kumaraswamy: 'Child of circumstances' yet again?
6 months, 1 week ago

H.D. Kumaraswamy: 'Child of circumstances' yet again?

India Today  

Kumaraswamy took the oath of office as a cabinet minister in the National Democratic Alliance government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 9, it was the first time the 64-year-old, who has been a key figure in Karnataka politics, was donning the mantle of a central minister in a political career that ironically began with a parliamentary election. …

‘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. …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP expands presence in Tamil Nadu but fails to force a major shift
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP expands presence in Tamil Nadu but fails to force a major shift

The Hindu  

In the long run, the outcome of the Lok Sabha election in Tamil Nadu may have tremendous significance for the Bharatiya Janata Party’s foray into the politics of the State. Possibilities ahead The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam -led alliance managed a sweep with 39 seats, and this ensured that the BJP remained firmly away from a clear majority in the Lok …

65.79% turnout in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, says Election Commission
6 months, 2 weeks ago

65.79% turnout in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, says Election Commission

The Hindu  

The just-concluded Lok Sabha election saw a total voter turnout of 65.79%, the Election Commission of India said on Thursday. Mr. Kumar, along with the two other Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, met President Droupadi Murmu and submitted the list of MPs elected to the 18th Lok Sabha. “A copy of the notification issued by 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 …

Election results 2024: 41 parties to have MPs in 18th Lok Sabha; 339 members from BJP, Congress alone
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: 41 parties to have MPs in 18th Lok Sabha; 339 members from BJP, Congress alone

Hindustan Times  

As many as 41 political parties will have representation in the upcoming 18th Lok Sabha, with this number rising from 36 in the 17th Lok Sabha that was dissolved on Wednesday, post-poll data shows. Congress and BJP flags The two largest outfits – the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress – will have 339 MPs in the 543-member …

The road ahead: UP set to see scramble for OBC, Dalit votes
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The road ahead: UP set to see scramble for OBC, Dalit votes

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW INDIA bloc’s sterling performance and NDA’s drubbing in the Lok Sabha elections in UP has set the pitch for the fight for Other Backward Class, Extremely Backward Castes and Dalit votes in the run-up to the 2027 assembly polls in the state. The poll outcome indicates that INDIA bloc increased its seat tally and vote share by breaching the …

NDA vote-share in Kerala rises by 4%, comes first in 11 Assembly segments
6 months, 2 weeks ago

NDA vote-share in Kerala rises by 4%, comes first in 11 Assembly segments

Hindustan Times  

An analysis of the Lok Sabha election results in Kerala showed that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance was able to improve its vote share in the state at the cost of both Congress-led United Democratic Front and the Communist Party of India -led Left Democratic Front coalitions. Though NDA was able to register victory in only one seat, …

Rashtriya Janata Dal gets highest vote share among parties in Bihar, while winning only four seats; 20 MPs from OBC, EBC groups
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rashtriya Janata Dal gets highest vote share among parties in Bihar, while winning only four seats; 20 MPs from OBC, EBC groups

The Hindu  

The Rashtriya Janata Dal won only four out of the 40 Lok Sabha seats from Bihar, but the party got a vote share of 22.14%, the highest among all political parties in the State. Narrowing the gap Within the Opposition mahagathbandhan, the RJD’s vote share was more than seven percentage points higher than in the last general election when the …

BJP’s Lok Sabha victory sparks tripolar shift in Kerala’s polity
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP’s Lok Sabha victory sparks tripolar shift in Kerala’s polity

The Hindu  

By winning a Lok Sabha seat for the first time and securing a vote share of almost 17%, the Bharatiya Janata Party seems to have turned these polls into a tripolar polity in Kerala. Multiple factors may have contributed to Mr. Gopi’s victory, including his candidacy, the party’s effective campaigning using women activists, the defection of Congress leader Padmaja Venugopal …

Lok Sabha election results 2024: Vote shares of BJP and Congress rise in Assam
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election results 2024: Vote shares of BJP and Congress rise in Assam

India TV News  

According to Election Commission statistics, both the BJP and Congress witnessed an increase in vote shares by over one per cent in the recent Lok Sabha elections in Assam. The saffron party's vote share rose from 36.41 per cent in 2019 to 37.43 per cent in 2024, securing nine out of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Performance …

Lok Sabha Elections Results: BJP wins 240 seats, Congress settles at 99 | Party-wise final tally
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections Results: BJP wins 240 seats, Congress settles at 99 | Party-wise final tally

India TV News  

The Election Commission of India announced the results for all 543 Lok Sabha constituencies, with the BJP winning 240 seats and the Congress 99. SP, TMC stun BJP As the Samajwadi Party kept the I.N.D.IA bloc's morale high in Uttar Pradesh with 37 seats, the Trinamool Congress, another key member of the opposition alliance, won 29 seats in West Bengal, …

Karnataka Karaoke: Congress Faces Music after Assembly Poll Win, as BJP-JD(S) Combine Hits High Notes in Lok Sabha Contest
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka Karaoke: Congress Faces Music after Assembly Poll Win, as BJP-JD(S) Combine Hits High Notes in Lok Sabha Contest

News 18  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has scored a remarkable victory by holding on to a majority of the seats it won in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka, pushing the Congress, which is in power in the state, into a sticky situation. The BJP’s win in 16 seats and two more by its alliance partner Janata Dal out of the …

BJP ups vote share, but faces challenges ahead in Karnataka
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP ups vote share, but faces challenges ahead in Karnataka

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Though the number of seats for BJP has come down from 25 in 2019 to 17 in the Lok Sabha elections in the state, it has fared better than in the Assembly polls, held just a year ago. In this election, of the 3.86 crore votes cast, BJP candidates have secured 1.77 crore votes, while Congress 1.75 crore. Last …

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