Can a Pre-poll Opposition Alliance in UP Help Unseat BJP in 2022?
3 years, 6 months ago

Can a Pre-poll Opposition Alliance in UP Help Unseat BJP in 2022?

The Quint  

The larger opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh appear disinclined to enter into pre-poll understandings for the upcoming assembly elections in the state. The combined charms of Akhilesh and Rahul Gandhi failed to sway UP voters in the 2017 assembly election, with the Bharatiya Janata Party receiving an unprecedented mandate. A supposedly game-changing SP-BSP alliance in the 2019 parliamentary elections came a cropper too, presenting no serious challenge to the BJP’s re-bid for power in Delhi. Given this history, there are obvious questions around the on-ground chemistry of big party alliances in UP and whether such alliances could actually be triggering consolidations in the BJP’s favor.

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BJP to fight Delhi polls without Chief Minister face, candidate list expected soon: Sources
5 days, 4 hours ago

BJP to fight Delhi polls without Chief Minister face, candidate list expected soon: Sources

India Today  

The BJP will not field any Chief Minister for the upcoming 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, party sources told India Today TV on Friday. The list of candidates for the saffron party is expected to be released after the BJP Central Election Committee meeting that is slated to meet soon, they added. All eyes will be on the BJP's pick for …

Opinion: 3 strategies BJP may use to break into AAP citadel in Delhi elections
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5 days, 15 hours ago

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

India Today  

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

Can AAP's New Strategy Help it Become the Only Party to Defeat BJP Thrice?
6 days, 15 hours ago

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

The Quint  

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

No possibility of alliance with Congress for Delhi polls: Arvind Kejriwal
1 week, 6 days ago

No possibility of alliance with Congress for Delhi polls: Arvind Kejriwal

Hindustan Times  

Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of pre-poll alliance with Congress for the 2025 Delhi assembly election. AAP and Congress contested the 2024 Lok Sabha seats in an alliance in Delhi and other parts of the country. Soon after the Lok Sabha polls, both the Congress and AAP clarified that their alliance was limited …

Arvind Kejriwal says 'no possibility of alliance' with Congress for Delhi polls
2 weeks ago

Arvind Kejriwal says 'no possibility of alliance' with Congress for Delhi polls

India Today  

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday reiterated that his party would contest the upcoming Delhi assembly elections on its own, firmly dismissing speculation about a possible alliance with the Congress. Earlier this month, Kejriwal stated unequivocally that the party would not forge any alliances for the Delhi assembly polls as it eyes a third consecutive term. Delhi Congress …

AAP to contest Delhi elections solo: Kejriwal rules out alliance with Congress
2 weeks ago

AAP to contest Delhi elections solo: Kejriwal rules out alliance with Congress

New Indian Express  

Senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said, “The AAP national convenor has clarified that there is no alliance happening with the Congress in Delhi. In the last three elections, the party has decisively defeated the BJP.” Meanwhile, MP Raghav Chadha said, “I want to categorically state that the AAP will fight the upcoming Delhi election based on …

Kejriwal rules out any AAP-Cong alliance for Delhi polls
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Kejriwal rules out any AAP-Cong alliance for Delhi polls

Hindustan Times  

Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday reiterated that his party will not form an alliance with the Congress for the upcoming Delhi assembly polls, scheduled to be held early next year. Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Devender Yadav said that the alliance with the AAP cost his party in the Lok Sabha polls. “Had the Congress contested the …

No hope of SP coming to power till 2047: UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya
1 month ago

No hope of SP coming to power till 2047: UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party is not expected to come to power in Uttar Pradesh till 2047, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said on Sunday, taking a dig at the opposition party chief Akhilesh Yadav over its dismal performance in the assembly bypolls. Referring to the Samajwadi Party's PDA formula, Maurya, in a post on X, said, "The SP's fake …

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Punjab bypolls Results LIVE: AAP vs BJP vs Congress, which party will emerge as winner? counting shortly
1 month ago

Punjab bypolls Results LIVE: AAP vs BJP vs Congress, which party will emerge as winner? counting shortly

India TV News  

Punjab Bypoll Results 2024 Live: The vote counting for the by-polls to four assembly seats in Punjab will take place today, November 23 at 8 am. Among the key contestants in the fray were former Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal, Kewal Singh Dhillon, Sohan Singh Thandal and Ravikaran Singh Kahlon, Amrita Warring and Jatinder Kaur, and Hardeep Singh Dimpy …

UP Bypoll Results 2024 Live: Counting to begin on nine assembly seats today
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1 month ago

UP Bypoll Results 2024 Live: Counting to begin on nine assembly seats today

India TV News  

UP Bypoll Results 2024 Live: The results of the nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh are expected to come out today. About 49.3 per cent of voters cast their votes in bypolls to nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh with Ghaziabad logging just 33 per cent. The state had recorded an overall turnout of 61.03 per cent in the 2022 …

UP Bypoll Election Results LIVE: List of leading candidates in 9 assembly seats | Full list
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1 month ago

UP Bypoll Election Results LIVE: List of leading candidates in 9 assembly seats | Full list

India TV News  

The BJP was leading in four seats while the Samajwadi Party was ahead in two of the nine assembly seats for which bypolls were held, according to Election Commission trends on Saturday. The Bahujan Samaj Party contested all nine seats independently, while Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen fielded candidates in Ghaziabad, Kundarki and Meerapur. BJP allies, such as Apna …

Smaller parties keep both alliances guessing
1 month ago

Smaller parties keep both alliances guessing

Hindustan Times  

With predictions of a close fight between the ruling Mahayuti and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliances and the possibility of a hung house, smaller parties in Maharashtra are keeping both sides guessing as to where their loyalties lie. Smaller parties keep both alliances guessing Leaders of the smaller parties said they would decide which way to go after the results …

After Haryana, Jharkhand, BSP to contest Delhi assembly elections alone
1 month ago

After Haryana, Jharkhand, BSP to contest Delhi assembly elections alone

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: Undeterred by its poor show in Haryana Assembly polls and with the Jharkhand results still to be announced, the Bahujan Samaj Party is set to contest the Delhi assembly elections all by itself without being a part of any alliance. As per the party insiders, BSP’s Delhi unit has started the groundwork for the elections set for February 2025. …

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 …

Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls: Amid fight for Muslim votes, BJP aims to breach SP fort Kundarki
1 month, 1 week ago

Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls: Amid fight for Muslim votes, BJP aims to breach SP fort Kundarki

Hindustan Times  

The Samajwadi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party are vying for Muslims votes in Kundarki assembly constituency, an SP stronghold, in Moradabad district. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav at a rally in Kundarki assembly constituency in Moradabad district. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen led by Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party led by Chandra Shekhar Azad …

Mahayuti Allies to Resolve Rebel Troubles: Eknath Shinde
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mahayuti Allies to Resolve Rebel Troubles: Eknath Shinde

India Today  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expressed confidence that the Mahayuti alliance will find a way to address the issue of rebels contesting against the alliance's candidates in Assembly polls. He said that senior leaders of the Mahayuti alliance will sit and decide the way forward before the last date of filing nominations.

BJP and Congress Battle It Out in Maharashtra Assembly Election: A Glimpse into the Crucial State's Political Landscape
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP and Congress Battle It Out in Maharashtra Assembly Election: A Glimpse into the Crucial State's Political Landscape

The Hindu  

The Hindu Editorial on the parties and their prospects in the Maharashtra polls highlights the close attention both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are paying to the State. The BJP, despite a decline in its seat tally, is hoping to consolidate its position in the western State through its victory in the Haryana Assembly election. The Congress, …

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

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

The Hindu  

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

SP Chief Calls for Unity Against Mahayuti in Maharashtra Assembly Elections
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SP Chief Calls for Unity Against Mahayuti in Maharashtra Assembly Elections

New Indian Express  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav called for unity against the Mahayuti alliance in the upcoming assembly elections. He criticized the BJP's negative politics and vowed to defeat the alliance's enemies. Yadav's party, the Samajwadi Party, won two seats in the last elections and is seeking a bigger share of the seat-sharing talks. His speech is seen as a challenge to …

BJP's OBC Strategy: A Gamble Worth Taking?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP's OBC Strategy: A Gamble Worth Taking?

Deccan Chronicle  

The BJP's strategy to woo the OBC communities in Maharashtra appears to be working, as the party has won a majority on its own against all odds and opinion polls. The party is taking the same formula over to the western state of Maharashtra, where it is also facing a strong anti-incumbency mood. The Shiv Sena-BJP-NCP combine is running against …

Congress and SP to Team Up in UP Assembly Bypolls: Leaders Emphasize Unity Against BJP
2 months ago

Congress and SP to Team Up in UP Assembly Bypolls: Leaders Emphasize Unity Against BJP

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai has announced that the party will contest the upcoming Assembly bypolls together with the SP, despite ongoing talks on seat sharing between the two parties. Rai stated that the sole purpose of the Opposition alliance is to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), highlighting the BJP's history of instigating riots and carrying out fake …

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

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

ABP News  

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

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 …

BSP holds positive view on simultaneous election decision: Mayawati
3 months ago

BSP holds positive view on simultaneous election decision: Mayawati

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Wednesday said that her party holds a “positive” view on the Union cabinet’s approval of the proposal to hold simultaneous elections, but its objective should be national and public interest. The BSP is aiming to contest the bypolls more aggressively as compared to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and 2022 UP assembly polls …

Haryana polls: Congress-AAP alliance talks stall; Kejriwal-led party may go solo, say sources
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana polls: Congress-AAP alliance talks stall; Kejriwal-led party may go solo, say sources

New Indian Express  

Talks between Congress and AAP on seat-sharing for the Haryana Assembly elections have hit a roadblock, with the Arvind Kejriwal-led party reportedly planning to contest 50 seats. Earlier, the party insiders said that the AAP was demanding 10 assembly seats in Haryana, whereas the Congress was offering five to seven seats. The AAP and the Congress, partners in the Indian …

Punjab LoP Bajwa opposes Cong-AAP alliance in Haryana
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab LoP Bajwa opposes Cong-AAP alliance in Haryana

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Wednesday opposed the potential alliance between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party for the October 5 assembly polls in Haryana. Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa Bajwa told reporters that maintaining distance from the AAP would be beneficial for the Congress. The leader of Opposition in the Punjab assembly, Bajwa, said the Congress …

Winning Over Anti-BJP Vote Bank, Focus on Rahul Gandhi: 3 Reasons Why Congress is Keen on Haryana Alliance With AAP
3 months, 2 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, …

Priority is to defeat BJP: Sanjay Singh on AAP-Congress poll pact buzz in Haryana
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Priority is to defeat BJP: Sanjay Singh on AAP-Congress poll pact buzz in Haryana

India Today  

Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh welcomed reports that suggested Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is keen on having an alliance with the AAP ahead of the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is keen on having an alliance between his party and the Aam Aadmi Party for the upcoming Haryana Assembly polls, sources told India Today TV on …

Haryana Elections: INLD Announces 7 More Candidates, Confirms Alliance With BSP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana Elections: INLD Announces 7 More Candidates, Confirms Alliance With BSP

ABP News  

Chandigarh: Indian National Lok Dal's Haryana unit president Rampal Majra will contest the October 5 assembly polls from Kalayat in Kaithal district as former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala led party on Sunday announced the names of seven more candidates. The Indian National Lok Dal is contesting the polls in an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party, which had recently …

It’s a battle for survival for INLD
3 months, 3 weeks ago

It’s a battle for survival for INLD

Hindustan Times  

The 2024 Haryana assembly elections seem to have become a battle of survival for former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala’s Indian National Lok Dal. INLD’s vote share in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls was reduced to 1.9% from 24.4% in 2014. The party’s vote share in the 2019 assembly polls was reduced to 2.5% compared to 24.2% in the 2014 …

Will Swarajya Party and Prahar Party form alliance ahead of Maharashtra assembly polls? Key meeting underway
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Swarajya Party and Prahar Party form alliance ahead of Maharashtra assembly polls? Key meeting underway

India TV News  

In what is poised to be a game-changing development ahead of the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Polls there is speculation around the corner that another alliance is on the way after the grand alliances of Maha Vikas Aghadi and Mahayuti. As the Maha Vikas Aghadi and Mahayuti alliance are face-to-face in the state, Uddhav Thackeray's party Shiv Sena, Sharad Pawar's NCP …

Mayawati slams Congress, SP; dismisses alliance speculation
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Mayawati slams Congress, SP; dismisses alliance speculation

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday slammed Congress’ Samvidhan Samman Sammelan organised in Prayagraj on Saturday and called upon her supporters to be cautious of the double standards in thinking, behaviour, and character of the grand old party and its alliance partner, Samajwadi Party. After SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday attacked the BJP over the derisive and derogatory …

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 …

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 …

Will ‘parivarvad’ be SP’s trump card against BJP in bypolls?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Will ‘parivarvad’ be SP’s trump card against BJP in bypolls?

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Will the Samajwadi Party bank on ‘Parivarvad’ against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on half the seats in the forthcoming UP assembly bypolls? SP is likely to field its Ambedkar Nagar MP Lalji Verma’s daughter Chhaya Verma for the Katehari assembly seat that fell vacant after Lalji Verma resigned from it to retain the Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha seat. …

Is Akhilesh Looking To Continue 'INDIA Momentum' With Congress In UP Bypolls? Here's What We Know
5 months ago

Is Akhilesh Looking To Continue 'INDIA Momentum' With Congress In UP Bypolls? Here's What We Know

ABP News  

UP Bypolls: The Congress and the Samajwadi Party are likely to contest the upcoming UP by-polls together against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA, Congress sources told ABP News. The Congress sources further said that the grand old party may also consider giving some seats to the Samajwadi Party in assembly polls in states like Maharashtra and Haryana. Prominent among these …

RSS-Backed Magazine Claims BJP Workers Blame Alliance With Ajit Pawar for Poll Debacle in Maharashtra
5 months, 1 week ago

RSS-Backed Magazine Claims BJP Workers Blame Alliance With Ajit Pawar for Poll Debacle in Maharashtra

News 18  

RSS-backed Marathi magazine, ‘Weekly Vivek,’ in one of its feature articles, has stated that many Bharatiya Janata Party workers in Maharashtra believe that the recent debacle of the party in the state in Lok Sabha Elections was the result of pulling Ajit Pawar-led National Congress Party into the alliance. The magazine has claimed that they spoke to various BJP party …

Congress, SP begin seat-share talks for UP Assembly bypolls
5 months, 1 week ago

Congress, SP begin seat-share talks for UP Assembly bypolls

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: After making an impressive comeback in recently concluded Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, the INDIA Alliance partners — Congress and the Samajwadi Party — have reportedly commenced the deliberations for a seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming bypoll to 10 assembly segments to be held later this year. Both political parties, which had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election …

The resurgence of the Samajwadi Party
5 months, 1 week ago

The resurgence of the Samajwadi Party

The Hindu  

The Samajwadi Party, forged on October 4, 1992, by Mulayam Singh Yadav, arose from the shards of a schism within the Janata Dal. This coalition succeeded and Mr. Mulayam Singh Yadav became Chief Minister, marking the rise of backward caste politics in U.P. The 2017 Assembly elections were challenging, with the SP winning only 47 seats amid internal strife, most …

Haryana: INLD, BSP join hands to contest 2024 assembly election
5 months, 1 week ago

Haryana: INLD, BSP join hands to contest 2024 assembly election

Hindustan Times  

The Indian National Lok Dal has decided to again join hands with its former ally Bahujan Samaj Party for the Haryana Assembly polls scheduled later this year, the leaders of the two parties announced on Thursday. BSP chief Mayawati and INLD leader Abhay Chautala recently held a detailed meeting regarding firming up the alliance. Addressing a joint press conference with …

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 …

Will Cong tie up with INDIA bloc partner AAP for Delhi, Haryana assembly polls? Jairam Ramesh says…
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Will Cong tie up with INDIA bloc partner AAP for Delhi, Haryana assembly polls? Jairam Ramesh says…

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Thursday ruled out an alliance with INDIA bloc partner Aam Aadmi Party for upcoming assembly elections in Haryana and Delhi. In Haryana, we had given one seat to the Aam Aadmi Party in the Lok Sabha polls but I don't think that INDIA janbandhan will be there for assembly polls. In Delhi, the AAP itself has said …

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 …

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 …

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

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

The Hindu  

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

AAP says no alliance with Congress for Delhi Assembly election
6 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP says no alliance with Congress for Delhi Assembly election

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party will be fighting the Delhi Assembly elections independently despite contesting the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections in alliance with the Congress, said the party’s Delhi State convenor Gopal Rai on Thursday. Speaking to the media after holding a meeting with AAP MLAs regarding the performance of the party, which lost the four Lok Sabha seats it …

Decimation of ‘neutral’ parties
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Decimation of ‘neutral’ parties

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha election results showed that the parties, which maintained an equidistance from the NDA and INDIA bloc, have been decimated, experts said. The Bharat Rashtra Samiti in Telangana and Siromani Akali Dal in Punjab also faced a similar fate. The Biju Janata Dal in Odisha and YSR Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh, which stayed out of …

AAP says it will fight Delhi assembly elections on its own, no alliance with Congress
6 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP says it will fight Delhi assembly elections on its own, no alliance with Congress

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Conceding a nil to seven defeat in the parliamentary polls in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party has decided to go it alone in the Assembly polls, which are months away in the city. The AAP fought the Lok Sabha polls in alliance with the Congress as a part of INDIA bloc, with many within and outside AAP wondering …

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 …

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