Coordination Committee of Congress Allies in Karnataka, Said D.K. Shivakumar
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Coordination Committee of Congress Allies in Karnataka, Said D.K. Shivakumar

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Considering that every vote would be a decisive factor in deciding the outcome of the election results in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls, it has been decided to form a coordination committee by the Congress party involving leaders of allies comprising Aam Aadmi Party, Communist Party of India, Nationalist Congress Party, CPI among others would be constituted which will meet once in three-days or a week to take note of the conduct of campaigning for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls, said President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar told a press conference in Bengaluru that allies of Congress party have given in writing extending their support to Congress nominees in 28 seats of Karnataka and stated that various survey reports have indicated that Congress would win in 28 seats while the Congress party in its assessment would emerge victorious in 20 seats. To a query on the role of allies of Congress in the outcome of results, Shivakumar pointed out at the Tumakuru Lok Sabha poll of 2019 in which former Prime Minister H.D. He also pointed out the lowest margin defeats of nominees in various Assembly polls in Karnataka such as one vote win by Congress nominee Dhruvanarayan in Santhemarahalli seat in 2004 election and Minister for Health and Family Welfare Services Dinesh Gundu Rao won by a slender margin in Gandhi Nagar Assembly seat in 2023 Assembly polls and also the defeat of Congress nominee Sowmya Reddy in Jayanagar Assembly seat by a narrow margin of 16 votes also in 2023 Assembly polls.

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‘Accept defeat’: Devendra Fadnavis on Sharad Pawar's Maharashtra poll comparison
2 weeks, 1 day ago

‘Accept defeat’: Devendra Fadnavis on Sharad Pawar's Maharashtra poll comparison

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis responded on Sunday to Nationalist Congress Party Chief Sharad Pawar’s remarks on the Mahayuti alliance’s win in the Assembly elections. File photo of the President of NCP Mr. Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis during 61st Birthday celebration of Mr.Dilip Walse Patil and Gauravgranth Prakashan at Ravindranatya Mandir, Prabhadevi in Mumbai. “Let's see …

Congress top brass meets to deliberate on recent poll reverses
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Congress top brass meets to deliberate on recent poll reverses

The Hindu  

The Congress Working Committee met in New Delhi on Friday to deliberate on the party's performance in the recent elections in Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Haryana, as well as to review the preparations for the upcoming Delhi polls. The meeting was chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and attended by former party chief Rahul Gandhi and AICC general secretaries Priyanka Gandhi …

Elections Round-up: BJP Dominant but Opposition Must Not Roll Over and Die
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Elections Round-up: BJP Dominant but Opposition Must Not Roll Over and Die

The Quint  

As for the Congress, the results present a mixed bag. Again, it showed that the BJP has failed to make much headway even against the Congress when faced with strong local leaders, like Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, and in Kerala, where it is unable to cross the political firewall created by the United Democratic Front and Left Democratic …

Close contests in Maharashtra polls saw 58 candidates losing despite securing 1 lakh plus votes
4 weeks ago

Close contests in Maharashtra polls saw 58 candidates losing despite securing 1 lakh plus votes

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The fiercely-contested Maharashtra assembly elections where two coalitions and six major players vied for power saw 58 candidates losing despite securing more than one lakh votes, with the NCP bearing the brunt. The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena accounted for seven of these candidates, while the BJP saw four of its nominees losing despite garnering over one lakh votes. Similarly, …

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Key Factors Behind NDA’s Resounding Victory | ABP News
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Key Factors Behind NDA’s Resounding Victory | ABP News

ABP News  

The counting of votes for the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand was held on November 23, three days after voting concluded in both the states. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM-Congress alliance contested the Assembly polls in coalition to retain power, while the NDA, fought hard to come to power by overthrowing CM Hemant Soren's government. In a historic and …

INDIA allies didn't help each other: Congress leader after Maharashtra poll loss
4 weeks, 1 day ago

INDIA allies didn't help each other: Congress leader after Maharashtra poll loss

India Today  

As a bitter blame game broke out within the Maha Vikas Aghadi after their rout in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, Karnataka Home Minister and one of the Congress's election in-charges, G Parmeshwar, on Sunday attributed the embarrassing defeat to the lack of cooperation and coordinated effort among alliance partners. Parmeshwar said that the Congress did not fully support Shiv Sena …

In North Maharashtra, Mahayuti settles score of Lok Sabha election
1 month ago

In North Maharashtra, Mahayuti settles score of Lok Sabha election

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: After losing four of the six seats in north Maharashtra to the Maha Vikas Aghadi in the Lok Sabha elections earlier this year, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance proved that it was just a blip in a region that has been its bastion since 2014. In North Maharashtra, Mahayuti settles score of Lok Sabha election The result was …

Assembly election results: Mahayuti registers historic win in Maharashtra, JMM-led INDIA victorious in Jharkhand
1 month ago

Assembly election results: Mahayuti registers historic win in Maharashtra, JMM-led INDIA victorious in Jharkhand

Firstpost  

Maharashtra saw a historic victory for the Mahayuti alliance, which dominated the Assembly elections by winning 234 of the 288 seats. A historic win in Maharashtra Maharashtra witnessed a historic victory for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, which dominated the Assembly elections by winning 234 of the 288 seats, leaving the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi trailing far behind. Eknath Shinde’s Shiv …

Election Wrap: Mahayuti’s Decisive Victory Is Big Story This Poll Season. Hemant Scripts I.N.D.I.A Comeback In Jharkhand
Top News
1 month ago

Election Wrap: Mahayuti’s Decisive Victory Is Big Story This Poll Season. Hemant Scripts I.N.D.I.A Comeback In Jharkhand

ABP News  

Maharashtra Elections 2024: The Mahayuti’s massive win in Maharashtra was the big story from the latest election season, even as the Opposition managed to retain Jharkhand with a decisive majority. Led by the BJP’s 132 seats, the Mahayuti looked set to wrest 236 seats in the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly, reducing the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi to 48. Hail Jharkhand!” While …

India Byelections 2024: BJP Wins Big in UP, Rajasthan; Congress Scores in Karnataka, Kerala
1 month ago

India Byelections 2024: BJP Wins Big in UP, Rajasthan; Congress Scores in Karnataka, Kerala

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 23, 2024 22:33 IST - 12 MINS READ Ruling parties across India, from Uttar Pradesh and Punjab in the north to Karnataka and Kerala in the south, found relief in Assembly byelection results across 48 seats in 14 States: Assam, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Karnataka, Kerala, Sikkim, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Meghalaya, and Uttarakhand. …

Congress, Allies Draw A Blank In Northeast Bypolls As BJP-Led NEDA Scores Big
1 month ago

Congress, Allies Draw A Blank In Northeast Bypolls As BJP-Led NEDA Scores Big

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party caused a major upset for the Congress and its allies in the Northeast, preventing them from winning even a single seat in the bypolls. In Assam, the BJP won the Dholai, Behali, and Samaguri seats and its allies Asom Gana Parishad and United People's Party won the Bongaigaon and Sidli seats respectively. The disagreement among the …

Karnataka Assembly bypolls victory: Shivakumar gives credit to CM Siddaramaiah's leadership
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1 month ago

Karnataka Assembly bypolls victory: Shivakumar gives credit to CM Siddaramaiah's leadership

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru:Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday gave credit to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's leadership as well as the five guarantees for the Congress party's success in the assembly bypolls. The ruling Congress on Saturday retained its strong hold of Sandur, with its candidate E Annapoorna, winning the seat by defeating BJP's ST Morcha president Bangaru Hanumanthu. In the …

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 Assembly election 2024: BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secures landslide victory, as per early trends
1 month ago

Maharashtra Assembly election 2024: BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secures landslide victory, as per early trends

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance is set to return to power in Maharashtra with a significant mandate, as per the trends from the Assembly election results. Maharashtra election results 2024 LIVE updates As of 12.30 p.m., the BJP was leading in close to 125 seats, while the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena had secured leads in 55 constituencies. Expressing gratitude …

Maharashtra election results: CM Eknath Shinde claims victory in assembly polls, thanks voters
1 month ago

Maharashtra election results: CM Eknath Shinde claims victory in assembly polls, thanks voters

Firstpost  

Assembly Elections 2024 Result Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde thanked his supporters as Mahayuti is set for a landslide victory in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Elections. #WATCH | Thane | Maharashtra CM & Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and his party leaders celebrate with 'ladoos' as Mahayuti is set to form govt in the state pic.twitter.com/HisjKYQTor — ANI November 23, …

Karnataka bypoll results 2024: Congress wins in all three constituencies — Channapatna, Sandur and Shiggaon
1 month ago

Karnataka bypoll results 2024: Congress wins in all three constituencies — Channapatna, Sandur and Shiggaon

Live Mint  

Congress has won in all three constituencies in Karnataka - Channapatna, Sandur and Shiggaon - that went into polls, as per current Election Commission of India. The bypolls in Sandur, Shiggaon, and Channapatna were prompted by the vacating of seats following the election of their representatives—E Tukaram of the Congress, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai of the BJP, and Union …

Bypoll Election Results 2024 Highlights: AAP calls Punjab bypoll wins ‘semi-final’ before Delhi Assembly polls
1 month ago

Bypoll Election Results 2024 Highlights: AAP calls Punjab bypoll wins ‘semi-final’ before Delhi Assembly polls

The Hindu  

The counting for the by-polls to 15 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand and for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat began amid tight security on On Saturday. The ruling Congress in Karnataka won Legislative Assembly bypolls in all three constituencies of Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur Congress-led UDF candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led by over 3,19,00 votes over …

Karnataka bypolls: Congress wins all three seats; sons of former chief ministers taste sad defeat
1 month ago

Karnataka bypolls: Congress wins all three seats; sons of former chief ministers taste sad defeat

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Victory in all the three bypolls in Karnataka has come as consolation for the Congress party which faced a debacle in Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls. The results were much needed for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, whose predictions also came true, as it gave him a shot in the arm personally and also for the party as both were mired …

Karnataka bypoll: Congress sweeps Shiggaon, Sandur, and Channapatna, sons of two ex-chief ministers lose bid
1 month ago

Karnataka bypoll: Congress sweeps Shiggaon, Sandur, and Channapatna, sons of two ex-chief ministers lose bid

India Today  

The Congress on Saturday swept all three Assembly bypolls in Karnataka--Shiggaon, Sandur, and Channapatna--defeating two BJP candidates and a JD candidate. Congress’s Pathan Yasir Ahmed Khan won the Shiggaon seat by a margin of 13,448 votes, defeating BJP’s Bharat Bommai, son of Basavaraj Bommai. In Channapatna, Congress candidate CP Yogeeswara defeated JD’s Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of Union Minister and former …

Palakkad bypolls: Congress's Rahul Mamkootathil wins by over 18,000 votes
1 month ago

Palakkad bypolls: Congress's Rahul Mamkootathil wins by over 18,000 votes

India Today  

Congress candidate Rahul Mamkootahil won Kerala's Palakkad Assembly bypoll by defeating BJP's C. Krishnakumar by over 18,840 votes, retaining the seat for the party. P Sarin, the CPI-backed candidate who broke away from Congress and joined the Left camp just ahead of the election, secured third place with 37,293 votes. In 2016, Shafi Parambil won the Palakkad seat with 57,559 …

Mahayuti takes massive lead in Maharashtra, crosses 220 seats in big battle
1 month ago

Mahayuti takes massive lead in Maharashtra, crosses 220 seats in big battle

India Today  

The ruling Mahayuti alliance, consisting of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP, secured a massive lead in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, setting the stage for a remarkable return to power. The ruling Mahayuti coalition, comprising the BJP, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the NCP helmed by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, is aiming to retain power, while the …

Karnataka bypoll results: Outcome crucial for both ruling and opposition camps
1 month ago

Karnataka bypoll results: Outcome crucial for both ruling and opposition camps

Hindustan Times  

The counting of votes for the high stake by-polls to three Assembly segments in Karnataka, which witnessed a fierce fight between the ruling Congress and a combative BJP-JD alliance, will take place on Saturday. The by-polls to Sandur, Shiggaon and Channapatna were necessitated as the seats fell vacant following the election of their respective representatives -- E Tukaram of Congress, …

Maharashtra Exit Poll: Pollsters Predict Win For Ruling Mahayuti, Shinde Preferred Choice For CM
1 month ago

Maharashtra Exit Poll: Pollsters Predict Win For Ruling Mahayuti, Shinde Preferred Choice For CM

ABP News  

The exit poll predictions on Wednesday predicted a lead for the ruling Mahayuti alliance- consisting of the Bhartiya Janata Party, CM Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra. While the Matrize and Chanakya Strategies gave at least 150 seats to the ruling alliance, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi was …

Maharashtra exit poll results: BJP-led Mahayuti will retain power, predict pollsters
1 month ago

Maharashtra exit poll results: BJP-led Mahayuti will retain power, predict pollsters

Hindustan Times  

The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance will retain power in Maharashtra by scoring a comfortable victory in the assembly election, exit polls predicted on Wednesday. According to the Peoples Pulse exit poll, the BJP-led alliance will win 175-195 seats. In the Maharashtra assembly election 2019, the BJP won 105 seats, the undivided Shiv Sena won 56 seats and the undivided NCP …

Elections in 2 Indian states are seen as a test of Prime Minister Modi’s popularity
1 month ago

Elections in 2 Indian states are seen as a test of Prime Minister Modi’s popularity

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Millions of people are voting in state elections in Maharashtra, India’s western industrial hub, and the mineral-rich eastern province of Jharkhand on Wednesday, in a test of the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party and its regional partners. After suffering a setback in national elections, the BJP regained momentum in October as it won …

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: ‘Democracy can wait, but waist cannot,’ Billionaire slams elites who may not vote
1 month ago

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: ‘Democracy can wait, but waist cannot,’ Billionaire slams elites who may not vote

Live Mint  

A Mumbai billionaire has criticised the city's elites, accusing them of being reluctant to step out and vote as Maharashtra goes to the polls today. Voting for the single-phase Maharashtra Assembly elections began at 7 am on Wednesday and will conclude at 6 pm, with polling taking place across 288 assembly constituencies. After all, democracy can wait, but the waist …

Channapatna contest hogs limelight as stage set for by-polls in 3 Assembly segments in Karnataka
1 month, 1 week ago

Channapatna contest hogs limelight as stage set for by-polls in 3 Assembly segments in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru, The stage is set for voting in three Assembly segments of Karnataka, which will go for by-polls on Wednesday, with spotlight on Channapatna, where Union Minister and JD leader H D Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil has crossed swords with Congress heavyweight C P Yogeeshwara in a prestigious battle. Among the three segments, Channapatna is considered to be a "high profile", …

Why Vav assembly bypoll is a prestige battle for Gujarat Congress, local satraps
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why Vav assembly bypoll is a prestige battle for Gujarat Congress, local satraps

India Today  

Bypolls are usually seen with passing interest, but Gujarat’s Vav assembly seat, vacated by Banaskantha’s Congress MP Geniben Thakor, is emerging as a classic complex mix of caste politics and BJP factionalism—in many ways a microcosmic mirror of what is happening at several other places in the state. The assembly seat won by Thakor in 2022 fell vacant when the …

Congress anti-Hindu, 'B-Team of Muslim League': BJP's Nitesh Rane
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Congress anti-Hindu, 'B-Team of Muslim League': BJP's Nitesh Rane

Hindustan Times  

Nitesh Rane, the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Maharashtra's Kankavli, called the Congress party the B-Team of the Muslim League. He also supported MNS chief Raj Thackeray's statement over loudspeakers on mosques and called them illegal and a violation of the high court's order. Therefore, what Raj Thackeray ji is saying, and what we all believe, is that in Maharashtra, …

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 …

Congress Announces 39 Candidates in Mumbai, Including 5 for the City
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Congress Announces 39 Candidates in Mumbai, Including 5 for the City

Hindustan Times  

The Congress party has released two separate lists of 23 and 16 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra. The party has nominated former state unit chief Manikrao Thakre from Digras, Asif Zakaria from Vandre (Bandra) west and Sachin Sawant from Andheri west. It renominated two sitting MLAs Kailash Gorantyal from Jalna and Moham Hambarde from Nanded South but …

State Braces For Poll Fest Amid Shravan, Ganpati Buzz: Of Alliances & Yatras
4 months, 1 week ago

State Braces For Poll Fest Amid Shravan, Ganpati Buzz: Of Alliances & Yatras

News 18  

As Maharashtra gears up for its upcoming Assembly elections, likely to happen in mid-October, the political temperature in the state has risen significantly. The state is witnessing a surge in political yatras, with Ajit Pawar’s ‘Jan Sanman Yatra’, Sharad Pawar and Jayant Patil’s ‘Shiv Swarajya Yatra’, Raj Thackeray’s ‘Navnirman Yatra’, Prakash Ambedkar’s ‘Arakshan Bachao Yatra’, and Congress’s ‘Mumbai Nyay Yatra’ …

Congress should be generous towards allies, says CPI
4 months, 1 week ago

Congress should be generous towards allies, says CPI

The Hindu  

Urging the Congress to be accommodative towards its allies ahead of the crucial Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Haryana, Communist Party of India General Secretary D. Raja said the results of the 2024 general elections would have been drastically different had the Congress would have been more generous. Despite several talks, Mr. Raja said the Congress only conceded two …

Congress trumps BJP 2-1 in Himachal bypoll battle
5 months, 1 week ago

Congress trumps BJP 2-1 in Himachal bypoll battle

Hindustan Times  

{Himachal assembly} Himachal PWD minister Vikamaditya Singh, CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Congress’ state unit chief Pratibha Singh celebrating the party’s bypolls win in Shimla. Party candidates Kamlesh Thakur and Hardeep Singh Bawa registered thumping wins in Dehra and Nalagarh respectively, while Bharatiya Janata Party’s Ashish Sharma eked out a win in Hamirpur. I will work for the development of …

Bypoll Election Results Highlights: BJP Says INDIA Bloc ‘Desperate To Feel Good’, Calls Bengal Victory 'Rigged'
5 months, 1 week ago

Bypoll Election Results Highlights: BJP Says INDIA Bloc ‘Desperate To Feel Good’, Calls Bengal Victory 'Rigged'

News 18  

Parties of the INDIA bloc have secured ten wins in assembly seats and the BJP has clinched two and an Independent has emerged victorious in one seat as vote counting ended on Saturday for the by-elections held earlier this week, as per trends on the election commission website. The Trinamool Congress on Saturday wrested Raiganj, Bagda, Maniktala and Ranaghat Dakshin …

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 …

Assembly bypolls: INDIA bloc wins 1 seat, leading in 10; NDA parties ahead in 2
5 months, 1 week ago

Assembly bypolls: INDIA bloc wins 1 seat, leading in 10; NDA parties ahead in 2

Deccan Chronicle  

INDIA bloc member AAP won the Jalandhar West assembly bypoll in Punjab while the alliance's other constituents -- Congress, TMC and DMK -- were leading in 10 of the remaining 12 seats where by-elections were held earlier this week, according to the counting trends on the Election Commission website and state officials.While the BJP was in the lead in Himachal …

Rupauli Assembly Bypoll 2024: Independent candidate Shankar Singh defeats JDU's Kaladhar Prasad Mandal
5 months, 1 week ago

Rupauli Assembly Bypoll 2024: Independent candidate Shankar Singh defeats JDU's Kaladhar Prasad Mandal

India TV News  

Rupauli Assembly Bypoll 2024: Independent candidate Shankar Singh has won the byelection in Bihar's Rupauli Assembly seat by defeating Janata Dal Kaladhar Prasad Mandal. The voting was held on Wednesday, July 10 along with polling in 12 other Assembly constituencies across six states including Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. Out of 13 Assembly seats, …

How Lingayat-Vokkaliga Alliance Propelled BJP-JD(S) Victory in Karnataka
6 months ago

How Lingayat-Vokkaliga Alliance Propelled BJP-JD(S) Victory in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The catalyst behind the coalition’s synergy was a tacit understanding between the elites of the Lingayats and the Vokkaligas. By forging a new combine under the National Democratic Alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party along with the Janata Dal won 19—17 for the BJP and 2 for the JD—of the State’s 28 Lok Sabha seats. This again happened in the early …

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: 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 …

Brass to discuss Congress’s Karnataka performance in Lok Sabha polls separately
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Brass to discuss Congress’s Karnataka performance in Lok Sabha polls separately

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU : The Congress Working Committee meeting in New Delhi that deliberated on the selection of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha also discussed the party’s poor performance in certain states that had done well in the Assembly elections, especially Karnataka. AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge said the party high command will soon hold a meeting to discuss the …

Karnataka | Setback for BJP in Council polls, but NDA still hangs on to majority
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka | Setback for BJP in Council polls, but NDA still hangs on to majority

The Hindu  

The BJP has suffered setbacks in the Legislative Council elections as it managed to win just one of the four seats it contested. In Bangalore Graduates’ seat, Congress nominee Ramoji Gowda, who polled 36,729 votes, defeated the incumbent BJP member A. Deve Gowda by a margin of 11,841 votes. Incumbent Congress MLC Chandrashekar Patil defeated BJP nominee Amarnath Patil by …

Congress spoiled Trinamool’s party, Left hurt BJP’s chances in Bengal’s triangular fight
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress spoiled Trinamool’s party, Left hurt BJP’s chances in Bengal’s triangular fight

The Hindu  

The results of the Lok Sabha election in West Bengal indicate that in nearly a third of constituencies, 14 of the 42 seats, the candidates of the Left Front and the Congress secured more votes than the winning margin. For instance, in the Raiganj seat in north Bengal, the BJP’s Kartick Chandra Paul won by a margin of 68,197 votes …

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 …

BJP Vote Share Better Than That of Congress: Etala
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Vote Share Better Than That of Congress: Etala

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Predicting that the BJP would form the next government in Telangana, Malkajgiri MP-elect Etala Rajendar on Wednesday said that the BJP's vote share has more than doubled in the state from 15 per cent in the Assembly elections to 35 per cent in the Lok Sabha elections. He contended that Telangana people had elected eight BJP candidates who have …

4-2: Sukhu stays afloat as Congress rebels sink in Himachal assembly bypolls
6 months, 2 weeks ago

4-2: Sukhu stays afloat as Congress rebels sink in Himachal assembly bypolls

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party sweep in the Lok Sabha notwithstanding, the Congress had reasons to cheer in Himachal as the party won four of the six assembly seats in the keenly contested assembly bypolls – Dharamshala, Sujanpur, Barsar, Lahaul-Spiti, Gagret and Kutlehar. Supporters celebrating Congress’ win in the assembly bypolls at the CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s official residence, the Oak …

Congress rebel wins Sangli, MVA regains control over western Maha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress rebel wins Sangli, MVA regains control over western Maha

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: Congress rebel and independent candidate, Vishal Patil, has secured a historic win in a triangular fight from the Sangli parliamentary seat. Ever since the Lok Sabha polls were announced, Sangli was in the news due to seat-sharing differences between the Congress and Shiv Sena, both constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi. Vishal Patil, grandson of former Maharashtra chief minister, …

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 Highlights: Pankaja Munde Loses Beed, Uddhav Asks INDIA Bloc To Stake Claim To Form Govt
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 Highlights: Pankaja Munde Loses Beed, Uddhav Asks INDIA Bloc To Stake Claim To Form Govt

News 18  

Maharashtra Lok Sabha election 2024 results: Maharashtra witnessed an intense fight contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance and the Congress-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. The exit polls were proved wrong as trends for the Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election Results came in. The 2024 Lok Sabha election was fought between two alliances in the state – …

Election results 2024: BJP’s southern push yields a mixed bag
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: BJP’s southern push yields a mixed bag

The Hindu  

The BJP’s southern push for the 131 Lok Sabha seats from the five States of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu resulted in a mixed bag on June 4, with the party losing a few seats in Karnataka while opening its account for the first time in Kerala. The BJP’s gains mainly came from Telangana, where it was …

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