DC Edit | Priyanka’s win a status quo verdict
4 weeks, 1 day ago

DC Edit | Priyanka’s win a status quo verdict

Deccan Chronicle  

Status quo may have prevailed but there was a tinge of excitement to it with the advent of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra into mainstream national politics and the capturing of a bit of lost ground by UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The resounding victory of Priyanka in the Wayanad seat in Kerala vacated by her brother Rahul revalidates the family’s hold on a national political leader image, regardless of the degree of its success in terms of states and number of seats, which may have declined since 2014 and the arrival of BJP. However, it does also engender fear of a parallel power centre that may attract party insiders so far accustomed to seeing only Rahul as the Congress heir. BJP had more than the big Maharashtra win to celebrate as Yogi Adityanath helped the party claw back considerable ground, including a win in a SP stronghold seat, after the lukewarm performance in the Lok Sabha polls in UP to which the party’s fall from the dominant single party majority status could be ascribed.

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‘Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra should resign’: BJP's dare to Congress on EVM row
3 weeks, 2 days ago

‘Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra should resign’: BJP's dare to Congress on EVM row

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party took a dig at Congress for questioning EVM's integrity, saying all the chief ministers and other elected representatives from the grand old party like Rahul Gandhi should first resign and declare that they will contest only after the ballot papers are brought back. New Delhi: Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva and BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia …

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 …

Weekend news wrap: Assembly polls, Priyanka Gandhi makes political debut, Adani crisis, Border-Gavaskar Trophy & more
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Weekend news wrap: Assembly polls, Priyanka Gandhi makes political debut, Adani crisis, Border-Gavaskar Trophy & more

Live Mint  

The Mahayuti alliance swept Maharashtra polls, winning 53 of 70 seats, while the JMM-led alliance retained power in Jharkhand with 56 of 81 seats. Meanwhile, US prosecutors charged Adani Group with fraud, and India faces Australia in the first five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy series at Optus Stadium. The BJP was confident that it could turn the tide in its favour through …

Bypolls results: BJP shines in UP, Bihar; Congress wins Wayanad, Nanded Lok Sabha seats
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Bypolls results: BJP shines in UP, Bihar; Congress wins Wayanad, Nanded Lok Sabha seats

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies won 26 of the 46 assembly by-poll seats on Saturday, scoring a hefty gain of nine seats. Senior Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao with other party leaders pour milk on a portrait of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra following her win in the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-polls. The BJP retained four seats – Ghaziabad, Khair, …

Punjab bypoll: Setback for Congress as it fails to retain bastions
1 month ago

Punjab bypoll: Setback for Congress as it fails to retain bastions

Hindustan Times  

The bypoll results came as a big setback for Punjab Congress as it failed to retain Gidderbaha and Dera Baba Nanak seats, which were considered their strongholds. Congress’ Kuldeep Singh Dhillon with party leaders Partap Singh Bajwa and Balbir Singh Sidhu after the win. With the Aam Aadmi Party making inroads into Congress bastions, the party strength in the assembly …

Dera Baba Nanak: Akali backing helps Gurdeep breach Congress bastion
1 month ago

Dera Baba Nanak: Akali backing helps Gurdeep breach Congress bastion

Hindustan Times  

Ruling Aam Aadmi Party ’s Gurdeep Singh Randhawa breached the bastion of Congress heavyweight and Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa by defeating his wife Jatinder Kaur by 5,699 votes in the bypoll of Dera Baba Nanak assembly segment. Aam Aadmi Party ’s Gurdeep Singh Randhawa Gurdeep secured 59,104 votes, while Congress’ nominee got 53,405 votes in a neck-and-neck fight. Shiromani …

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. …

Punjab Bypolls Showdown: AAP wins Chabbewal, Gidderbaha, and Dera Baba Nanak as Congress holds Barnala
1 month ago

Punjab Bypolls Showdown: AAP wins Chabbewal, Gidderbaha, and Dera Baba Nanak as Congress holds Barnala

Live Mint  

Punjab Bypolls: The Aam Aadmi Party and Congress were locked in a fierce battle in Punjab's bypolls for four Assembly constituencies, with counting underway since 8 am on Saturday. AAP won three constituencies, including Chabbewal, Gidderbaha, and Dera Baba Nanak, while Congress won in Barnala. In a boost to the Bhagwant Mann led government, the ruling AAP in Punjab won …

Punjab assembly byelections: AAP, Congress leading in two seats each
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1 month ago

Punjab assembly byelections: AAP, Congress leading in two seats each

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress were neck-and-neck in the high-stakes byelections to four assembly constituencies in Punjab, leading in two seats each on Saturday. The ruling AAP was leading in Chabbewal and Gidderbaha assembly constituencies, while the Congress was ahead of its rivals Dera Baba Nanak and Barnala, according to the trends in the counting of votes at …

Kerala bypoll results: CPI (M) leads with 17,509 votes in Chelakkara; Congress, BJP trail
1 month ago

Kerala bypoll results: CPI (M) leads with 17,509 votes in Chelakkara; Congress, BJP trail

Hindustan Times  

CPI's UR Pradeep is leading in the Chelakkara Assembly seat, counting for which began on Saturday morning, as per the early trends from the Election Commission of India. Meanwhile, Congress candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is leading from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, counting for which began on Saturday morning, as per the early trends from the Election Commission of India. …

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 …

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 …

Batenge toh Katenge and so much more: How Mahayuti engineered a famous win in Maharashtra
1 month ago

Batenge toh Katenge and so much more: How Mahayuti engineered a famous win in Maharashtra

New Indian Express  

The manner in which the Mahayuti swept the polls just six months after the Maha Vikas Aghadi bested them in the Lok Sabha polls left many a seasoned observer fumbling for words. MVA's overconfidence and mismanagement After winning 31 out of 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra earlier this year, the MVA grew overconfident and seemingly assumed that voters will …

Could BJP infighting in Kerala dash its Palakkad bypoll win hopes?
1 month, 1 week ago

Could BJP infighting in Kerala dash its Palakkad bypoll win hopes?

India Today  

With campaigning for by-elections to the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat and Chelakkara Assembly seat coming to an end, the focus has now shifted to the Palakkad Assembly seat in Kerala. BJP'S LITMUS TEST IN PALAKKAD Palakkad will witness a three-way contest between BJP candidate C Krishnakumar, Congress's Rahul Mamkootathil and Left Democratic Front’s P Sarin. Krishnakumar is no electoral novice; …

​Restoring a verdict: The Hindu Editorial on the Assembly by-poll results
5 months, 1 week ago

​Restoring a verdict: The Hindu Editorial on the Assembly by-poll results

The Hindu  

INDIA bloc parties won 10 of the 13 Assembly seats across seven States where by-polls were held on July 10 and the results were announced on July 13. Of particular note is Himachal Pradesh where the Congress won two of the three Assembly seats which fell vacant after three independent legislators joined the BJP after resigning their seats. The government …

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 …

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 …

Will Priyanka Gandhi in Wayanad Help Congress' Prospects in 2026 Kerala Polls?
6 months ago

Will Priyanka Gandhi in Wayanad Help Congress' Prospects in 2026 Kerala Polls?

The Quint  

Wayanad, the hilly constituency in Kerala that sent Rahul Gandhi to the Lok Sabha in 2019 and 2024 with huge margins, is gearing up for a by-election, with the senior Congress leader choosing to retain the Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh. The national leadership has ensured that Rahul's exit from Wayanad does not cause any disappointment to the Congress …

Priyanka Gandhi’s Wayanad candidature sparks mixed reactions among voters
6 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi’s Wayanad candidature sparks mixed reactions among voters

Hindustan Times  

The estimated 1.46 million voters of Wayanad constituency in north Kerala are set to make their way to the polling booth for a by-election with the Congress announcing that incumbent MP Rahul Gandhi will vacate the seat. While Rahul has chosen to retain the family pocket borough of Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, which he won alongside Wayanad in the …

‘Didn't Take No For Answer...’: Robert Vadra On His Role In Pushing Priyanka Into Active Politics
6 months ago

‘Didn't Take No For Answer...’: Robert Vadra On His Role In Pushing Priyanka Into Active Politics

News 18  

A day after Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was chosen to contest from the Wayanad seat in Kerala, which her brother Rahul opted to vacate in favour of retaining the Raebareli seat in Uttar Pradesh, her husband, Rober Vadra expressed support for his wife. Robert Vadra said that he encouraged his wife Priyanka to take on a more active role in the …

Congress eyes big victory for Priyanka in Wayanad; mixed feeling among voters
6 months ago

Congress eyes big victory for Priyanka in Wayanad; mixed feeling among voters

Hindustan Times  

The estimated 14.6 lakh voters of the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in north Kerala are set to make their way to the polling booth for a bye-election with the Congress announcing that incumbent MP Rahul Gandhi will vacate the seat. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with Rahul Gandhi during the latter’s roadshow ahead of filing his nomination for the Lok Sabha polls …

‘Congress proved it doesn’t trust Hindus’: Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Priyanka Gandhi contesting from Wayanad
6 months ago

‘Congress proved it doesn’t trust Hindus’: Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Priyanka Gandhi contesting from Wayanad

Op India  

Hitting out at the Congress party, former party leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam said that by fielding Priyanka Gandhi from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala, Congress has proved it “does not trust Hindus.” “By fielding Priyanka Gandhi from Wayanad, the Congress proves that it does not have trust in Hindus. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge announced Priyanka Gandhi’s candidature from Wayanad …

Rahul Gandhi to retain UP's Raebareli, Priyanka Gandhi to contest from vacated Wayanad seat
6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi to retain UP's Raebareli, Priyanka Gandhi to contest from vacated Wayanad seat

Firstpost  

As Congress leader Rahul Gandhi won both the seats of Raebareli and Wayanad, he has to vacate one of them as he can only be an MP from one seat Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has decided to retain Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli Lok Sabha seat and vacate Wayanad in Kerala, said Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. While Raebareli is the bastion of …

Congress considers state as political ATM: Kerela BJP chief on Rahul Gandhi's decision to vacate Wayanad seat
6 months, 1 week ago

Congress considers state as political ATM: Kerela BJP chief on Rahul Gandhi's decision to vacate Wayanad seat

India TV News  

Kerala BJP Chief K Surendran took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's decision to vacate his Wayanad seat, accusing the Congress party of treating the state like a "political ATM". Rahul Gandhi retains Rae Bareli, Priyanka to contest Wayanad bypoll Addressing a press conference on Monday evening, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the decision was taken during a party …

Rahul Gandhi can pressure Centre to make MSP a legal right: Punjab Leader of the Opposition
6 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi can pressure Centre to make MSP a legal right: Punjab Leader of the Opposition

The Hindu  

Battling factionalism and desertions, the Congress in Punjab put up an impressive electoral performance in the Lok Sabha election. Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, shares his assessment of the recently concluded General Election. Before the 2022 Assembly election, the Punjab Congress had almost imploded, and the party lost badly. In the 2024 Lok Sabha …

How Kejriwal's AAP failed on home turf Delhi
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How Kejriwal's AAP failed on home turf Delhi

India Today  

Despite kicking up a storm in the general election campaign over his alleged victimisation by the BJP-led Union government and the significant pro-Opposition sentiment among voters around India, Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party once again failed to open their Lok Sabha account in Delhi, supposed to be the party’s bastion. Senior party leaders, such as Sanjay Singh, Aatishi, …

Shiv Sena's 'liberal' turn under Uddhav Thackeray yields good results for MVA in Maharashtra
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Shiv Sena's 'liberal' turn under Uddhav Thackeray yields good results for MVA in Maharashtra

Firstpost  

Till five years ago, Uddhav Thackeray appeared to be a reluctant and diffident politician carrying the burden of his father Bal Thackeray’s legacy, but he reinvented himself and his party after severing ties with old ally BJP and throwing his lot with the Congress and NCP. The Shiv Sena head soon emerged as the face of the opposition’s Maha Vikas …

Punjab: Congress bounces back with resounding win on 7 seats, 3 for AAP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab: Congress bounces back with resounding win on 7 seats, 3 for AAP

Hindustan Times  

A resurgent Congress bounced back in Punjab on Tuesday by winning seven of the 13 seats in the Lok Sabha elections, ahead of the state’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party, after a dismal showing in the 2022 assembly elections. The Congress tally, though one less than the eight seats it won in the 2019 parliamentary polls, marked its return as a …

Aam Aadmi Party bags 3 seats in Punjab, loses Delhi seats to BJP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Aam Aadmi Party bags 3 seats in Punjab, loses Delhi seats to BJP

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party, having contested in 22 seats across Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and Assam in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, managed to win three seats in Punjab, increasing its representation in Parliament from the sole seat it won in 2014 and 2019 elections. AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister had been confident that things would go differently …

Karnataka Election Results 2024 Highlights: NDA retains Karnataka even as Congress makes a comeback; Prajwal Revanna defeated in Hassan
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka Election Results 2024 Highlights: NDA retains Karnataka even as Congress makes a comeback; Prajwal Revanna defeated in Hassan

The Hindu  

This live is now closed. Kumaraswamy, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s son-in-law Radhakrishna Doddamani are among those the winners. Suspended JD leader and MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of sexually abusing several women, and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s brother and MP D K Suresh lost the polls. While the Congress’ prospects seem …

Punjab Election Results 2024 highlights: Congress wins from Jalandhar, Amritsar, Fatehgarh Sahib and Patiala
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab Election Results 2024 highlights: Congress wins from Jalandhar, Amritsar, Fatehgarh Sahib and Patiala

The Hindu  

The Congress won seven parliamentary seats in Punjab and the Aam Aadmi Party won three seats. The Shiromani Akali Dal bagged one seat while Independents won two seats. The mood was captured in The Hindu’s earlier report stating, AAP faces critical test, Akali Dal fights to regain relevance and Congress hopes to improve tally. In 2019, Congress had secured eight …

'I can say with confidence that Rahul Baba is losing from Rae Bareli,' asserts Amit Shah
7 months ago

'I can say with confidence that Rahul Baba is losing from Rae Bareli,' asserts Amit Shah

New Indian Express  

By holding the massive roadshow in Amethi where Congress has fielded KL Sharma against BJP’s Smiriti Irani, Shah sought to firm up party’s prospects in Raebareli and other adjoining seats including Sultanpur. While addressing a poll rally in Jhansi, land of Rani Lakshmi Bai, Amit Shah reached out to people asking them to fight the “desi Angrez” just like they …

Rahul Gandhi’s political chess, juggling between Wayanad and Rae Bareli, leaves Congress in a quandary in Kerala
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi’s political chess, juggling between Wayanad and Rae Bareli, leaves Congress in a quandary in Kerala

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, fighting the second seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from another perceived stronghold of the party in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, may have brought himself to challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Hindi heartland. If Mr. Gandhi relinquishes the Wayanad seat, many Congress leaders believe that it will impact the Congress party’s prospects in …

Congress track-record will swing verdict my way: Suresh Shetkar
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress track-record will swing verdict my way: Suresh Shetkar

Deccan Chronicle  

Zaheerabad: Suresh Kumar Shetkar, Congress candidate from Zaheerabad, said he was confident that the party’s track-record would ensure his smooth win. Being assured of integrated development, the people will definitely support the Congress, he said. Former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, who belongs to the undivided Medak district, completely ignored the Zaheerabad parliamentary segment, he said in an interview Deccan …

OPINION | WAIT FOR THE FINAL VERDICT FROM PEOPLE OF MAHARASHTRA
11 months, 1 week ago

OPINION | WAIT FOR THE FINAL VERDICT FROM PEOPLE OF MAHARASHTRA

India TV News  

The Maharashtra Assembly Speaker’s ruling in the Shiv Sena MLAs’ disqualification case was more or less anticipated. The Speaker did not disqualify any MLA from both factions of Shiv Sena, but he held that the faction of Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was “the real Shiv Sena”. Reacting to the verdict, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said, …

Why Congress failed to win in the Hindi heartland
1 year ago

Why Congress failed to win in the Hindi heartland

Hindustan Times  

The election results on Sunday came as a rude shock to the Congress. It won Telangana for the first time since the UPA government created the state in 2014, but was outperformed by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan. The Congress won Karnataka because: One, the BJP government in the state …

In poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, Shah seeks to blunt anti-incumbency, infighting
1 year, 4 months ago

In poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, Shah seeks to blunt anti-incumbency, infighting

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah visited Madhya Pradesh thrice within 20 days in July as part of attempts to blunt anti-incumbency and infighting within the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party months before the state is due to go to the polls. Union home minister Amit Shah Polls in five states, including Madhya Pradesh, accounting for roughly 15% of India’s population are …

Karnataka win a big boost for Congress' morale. But what went wrong in BJP's camp?
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka win a big boost for Congress' morale. But what went wrong in BJP's camp?

India TV News  

Karnataka results: The Congress finally bounced back and is on the verge of registering a thumping victory in Karnataka and managed to stop the winning juggernaut of BJP which yet again failed to make inroads in South. The Congress was winning or leading in 136 of the 224 assembly seats in the state, comfortably over the magic number of 113, …

Lessons from Karnataka: for the Congress, the BJP and the rest
1 year, 7 months ago

Lessons from Karnataka: for the Congress, the BJP and the rest

The Hindu  

The outcome in Karnataka has set the tone for national politics in the run-up to the 2024 General Elections when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek a third straight term in power. In Karnataka, the Congress effectively tackled the BJP framework of politics which is a combination of welfarism, caste representation and Hindutva. Between D. K. Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah, the …

Jalandhar bypoll result will be verdict on our govt’s performance: Harpal Cheema
1 year, 8 months ago

Jalandhar bypoll result will be verdict on our govt’s performance: Harpal Cheema

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh : The Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll is a must-win for the ruling AAP in Punjab. AAP’s Jalandhar election in-charge and Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema says they are 100% confident that they will emerge victorious. The Doaba region, in which the Jalandhar seat falls, is a tricky territory where the AAP had faced a tough fight from the …

Tight Fight: With Only 0.9% More Votes than BJP, Did Congress Just Have A 'Narrow' Escape in Himachal?
2 years ago

Tight Fight: With Only 0.9% More Votes than BJP, Did Congress Just Have A 'Narrow' Escape in Himachal?

News 18  

The Bharatiya Janata Party got only 37,974 fewer votes than the Congress in Himachal Pradesh, which translated to a mere 0.9% vote difference. Eight seats were won by the Congress over the BJP by very narrow margins of less than 2,500 votes. The Bhoranj seat was won by Suresh Kumar of the Congress by just 60 votes while party candidate …

What Himachal verdict, Congress’s 1st win after 18 losses, means for the party
2 years ago

What Himachal verdict, Congress’s 1st win after 18 losses, means for the party

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: After almost four years and 18 losses in state elections, the Congress has finally won one, in Himachal Pradesh, defeating the BJP in a close contest, providing some succour from the battering it received in Gujarat. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed “heartfelt thanks” to Himachal Pradesh and added “I assure again, every promise made to the public will …

Why AAP lost Bhagwant Mann’s Sangrur seat?
2 years, 5 months ago

Why AAP lost Bhagwant Mann’s Sangrur seat?

India TV News  

Highlights SAD president Simranjit Singh Mann defeated AAP candidate Gurmail Singh The AAP's drubbing in Sangrur surprised many of its senior leaders in Delhi AAP's Punjab unit conceded defeat, promised to work harder for progress and prosperity of state The AAP's shock defeat on the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat in Punjab threw a spanner in the party's celebrations over its …

AAP Not A Threat in Himachal, Direct Contest between BJP and Congress, Says State Cong President Pratibha Singh
2 years, 7 months ago

AAP Not A Threat in Himachal, Direct Contest between BJP and Congress, Says State Cong President Pratibha Singh

News 18  

Ruling out any major threat from the Aam Aadmi Party, the newly elected Himachal Pradesh Congress president Pratibha Singh on Wednesday said the year-end elections will be a direct contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress. The wife of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, 63-year-old Pratibha Singh was picked as the new state unit chief by Congress president Sonia …

Mood for change: The Hindu Editorial on AAP’s Punjab win
2 years, 9 months ago

Mood for change: The Hindu Editorial on AAP’s Punjab win

The Hindu  

When an electorate is tired of the ruling parties both at the Centre and at the State level during an Assembly election — even if these parties are opponents — the chances that people will vote for a fresh alternative are high. The Aam Aadmi Party’s spectacular triumph in Punjab — winning 92 of the 117 constituencies — needs to …

An election for a change, says Navjot Sidhu as AAP defeats Congress in Punjab polls
2 years, 9 months ago

An election for a change, says Navjot Sidhu as AAP defeats Congress in Punjab polls

India Today  

This election was for a change," Congress Punjab chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said a day after the Aam Aadmi Party defeated the Congress to win state assembly polls. When asked about Charanjit Singh Channi's defeat in the Punjab Assembly Elections 2022, Navjot Singh Sidhu was quoted by news agency ANI as saying, "I'm not going into deep thought about whether …

Punjab polls | AAP clinches 13 out of 14 seats in Ludhiana
2 years, 9 months ago

Punjab polls | AAP clinches 13 out of 14 seats in Ludhiana

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party scripted history in Ludhiana, clinching 13 of the total 14 assembly seats in the district with the sole exception of Dakha which was reclaimed by Manpreet Singh Ayali of the Shiromani Akali Dal. From Congress turncoats, including Gurpreet Singh Gogi, Kulwant Singh Sidhu, Ashok Prashar Pappi, Daljit Singh Bhola Grewal and SAD turncoat Madan Lal Bagga …

Poll Results Not Unexpected, Party Fought with Defeated Mindset: Congress Leader Prithviraj Chavan
2 years, 9 months ago

Poll Results Not Unexpected, Party Fought with Defeated Mindset: Congress Leader Prithviraj Chavan

News 18  

Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan, who was part of the `Group of 23' which had demanded reforms in the Congress organization, on Thursday said the election results in five states were "frustrating but not unexpected". The party went to the polls with a "defeated mindset", the former Maharashtra chief minister said, adding that the leaders who had written about the …

AAP sweeps Punjab with 92 seats; Congress, Akali Dal decimated
2 years, 9 months ago

AAP sweeps Punjab with 92 seats; Congress, Akali Dal decimated

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party registered a landslide victory in the Punjab Assembly polls by wining 92 seats while the ruling Congress party faced a humiliating defeat, restricted to just 18 seats in the 117-member House. View detailed map of election results here AAP’s Chief Ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann won from Dhuri securing 82,023 votes, defeating his nearest rival Dalvir Singh …

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