Election cycle starts with voting in Jharkhand today
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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 polls but regained momentum with its unexpected victory in the Haryana polls, when it beat the Congress, defying exit poll predictions. The Opposition will look to repeat its showing in the Lok Sabha elections, where it swept the tribal regions A total of 683 candidates are in the fray for the first leg of the two-phase poll contest in Jharkhand, which is poised as a bipolar battle between the state’s ruling INDIA bloc led by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, and the National Democratic Alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party. In the 2024 general elections, the BJP won eight of the 14 Lok Sabha seats, with the JMM winning three and the Congress two. Maharashtra, which sends the second-highest number of parliamentarians to the Lok Sabha will see a head-on battle between two mega alliances – the ruling Mahayuti, comprising the BJP, the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party, and the Maha Vikas Aghadi, comprising the Congress, the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party.

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Opinion: The fight for Ambedkar's legacy signifies a big churn in Dalit politics
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Opinion: The fight for Ambedkar's legacy signifies a big churn in Dalit politics

India Today  

The treasury benches and the Opposition have been engaged in a war of words over Dr BR Ambedkar’s legacy in Parliament and outside. Setback and recovery In the 2024 general elections, the BJP lost three per cent support of Dalits and its allies lost two per cent. On the other hand, the Congress lost one per cent support but its …

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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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 …

What the Defeat of New Entrant Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj, Says of Bihar’s Future
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What the Defeat of New Entrant Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj, Says of Bihar’s Future

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 21, 2024 16:45 IST - 5 MINS READ There are several lessons to be learnt from the rough and tumble of Bihar politics, and it is time for Prashant Kishor, the brand guru of political strategy, to learn a few. Kishor, a new entrant into Bihar politics, objects seriously to typifying the State for its caste politics …

Rajya Sabha adopts motion to nominate 12 MPs to joint panel on simultaneous polls
3 days, 10 hours ago

Rajya Sabha adopts motion to nominate 12 MPs to joint panel on simultaneous polls

The Hindu  

The Rajya Sabha on Friday adopted through voice vote a motion to nominate 12 of its members to the joint committee of Parliament that will scrutinise the two bills proposing simultaneous elections. Soon after the House met following an initial adjournment in the morning, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar asked Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal to move a motion to nominate …

One Nation One Election: Parliamentary panel on simultaneous polls to have 39 members
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3 days, 15 hours ago

One Nation One Election: Parliamentary panel on simultaneous polls to have 39 members

The Hindu  

The government has moved to increase the strength of the joint committee of Parliament that will scrutinise the two bills proposing simultaneous elections from 31 MPs to 39, giving representation to more parties. The list of Lok Sabha MPs proposed by the government now includes one member each from the Shiv Sena, CPI and the Lok Janshakti Party, besides two …

AAP steps up heat over Shah's remarks against Ambedkar
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AAP steps up heat over Shah's remarks against Ambedkar

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday demanded an apology and resignation from Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on B R Ambedkar in Parliament. With Delhi Assembly elections approaching, party sources revealed that AAP is positioning this issue to consolidate its Dalit voter base and retain dominance in the 12 reserved seats of the national capital. …

Parliamentary panel on ONOE bills to have 39 members
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Parliamentary panel on ONOE bills to have 39 members

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The government has moved to increase the strength of the joint committee of Parliament that will scrutinise the two bills proposing simultaneous elections from 31 MPs to 39, giving representation to more parties. The list of Lok Sabha MPs proposed by the government now includes one member each from the Shiv Sena, CPI and the Lok Janshakti Party, …

The Future of Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati’s Decline and Azad’s Emergence Lays A Shaky Ground
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The Future of Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati’s Decline and Azad’s Emergence Lays A Shaky Ground

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 19, 2024 16:28 IST - 5 MINS READ Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh is at crossroads. Though Azad has asserted that his party will contest all seats in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, the Dalit discourse in the State—where Punjab-born Dalit leader Kanshi Ram had succeeded in creating an environment where a Dalit woman, Mayawati, could …

Waqf Land: Can BJP Leverage the Issue to Win Over Christian Voters in Kerala?
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Waqf Land: Can BJP Leverage the Issue to Win Over Christian Voters in Kerala?

The Quint  

It is to be recalled that the lone electoral victory the BJP has won in Kerala in the recent past is one of actor Suresh Gopi in the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat, where Christian vote share was much higher than other minority communities. For its efforts, the BJP had its first dividend in the bye-election of Priyanka Gandhi in Wayanad …

Delhi Assembly elections 2025: BJP announces 17-member State Election Committee for upcoming polls
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Delhi Assembly elections 2025: BJP announces 17-member State Election Committee for upcoming polls

India TV News  

Delhi Assembly elections 2025: The Bharatiya Janata Party has today announced the State Election Committee for the upcoming polls. State election in-charge Baijayant Panda, and co-in-charges Atul Garg and Alka Gurjar are special invitees to the panel, which also includes Delhi BJP Mahila Morcha chief Richa Mishra as an ex-officio member, as per the list issued by the party. Earlier, …

Congress nominates Priyanka Gandhi to JPC on 'one nation, one election' bill
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Congress nominates Priyanka Gandhi to JPC on 'one nation, one election' bill

New Indian Express  

The Congress party will nominate Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the Joint Parliamentary Committee that will scrutinize the One Nation One Election bill, that was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Apart from Priyanka, Congress will nominate Manish Tewari, Rajya Sabha MPs Sukhdev Bhagat and Randeep Surjewala. The Constitution Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Law …

Shiv Sena MLAs scramble for berths ahead of Maharashtra cabinet expansion today | What we know so far
1 week, 1 day ago

Shiv Sena MLAs scramble for berths ahead of Maharashtra cabinet expansion today | What we know so far

Hindustan Times  

The swearing-in ceremony of the Maharashtra cabinet is expected to be held in Nagpur on Sunday evening, just a day before the winter session of the assembly begins. The announcement will come after weeks of intense discussions between Mahayuti alliance partners - BJP, Shiv Sena and the NCP - that registered a resounding victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections on …

BJP state executive meet in Shirdi on Jan. 12
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BJP state executive meet in Shirdi on Jan. 12

Deccan Chronicle  

Confirming the date of convention, which coincides with Swami Vivekanand’s birth anniversary, state BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule said, “There will be 10,000 delegates at the meet including party’s office-bearers and youth activists from all over Maharashtra. Mr. Bawankule said that the event will be important for BJP’s upcoming plans, in which a special campaign will be implemented to increase contact …

'Worked In Cahoots With British': Priyanka Gandhi Tears Into BJP-RSS In Maiden Lok Sabha Speech
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'Worked In Cahoots With British': Priyanka Gandhi Tears Into BJP-RSS In Maiden Lok Sabha Speech

ABP News  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi gave her maiden speech in Lok Sabha on Friday cornering the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre over a host of issues including crime against women, Dalits, and minorities. The Congress leader attacked the government over lateral entry and privatisation, adding had the BJP won a sweeping mandate, "they would have also started working on changing the Constitution." …

Result of Lok Sabha polls protected the Constitution: Priyanka Gandhi
1 week, 3 days ago

Result of Lok Sabha polls protected the Constitution: Priyanka Gandhi

India Today  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said had it not been for the Lok Sabha election results, in which the BJP scraped through to victory, the government would have started work on changing the Constitution. Had the Lok Sabha election results not come as they have, the government would have started the work on changing the Constitution," Gandhi said. …

Rajya Sabha bypoll: BJP nominee Rekha files paper, set to be elected unopposed
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Rajya Sabha bypoll: BJP nominee Rekha files paper, set to be elected unopposed

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party nominee and former National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma submitted her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana on Tuesday. Bharatiya Janata Party nominee and former National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma submitting her nomination paper for Rajya Sabha bypoll in presence of Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, state BJP chief Mohan Lal …

Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 Analysis: How Hemant Soren-led JMM Cemented INDIA Bloc’s Significant Win
1 week, 6 days ago

Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 Analysis: How Hemant Soren-led JMM Cemented INDIA Bloc’s Significant Win

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 10, 2024 17:44 IST - 10 MINS READ The 2024 Jharkhand Assembly election result marked a pivotal moment in the State’s political landscape. The one ST reserved seat won by the BJP was that of Champai Soren, who was the State’s Chief Minister and a JMM party member until a few months back. BJP’s missteps Despite securing …

Devendra Fadnavis-led Mahayuti govt sails through trust vote in Maharashtra assembly
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Devendra Fadnavis-led Mahayuti govt sails through trust vote in Maharashtra assembly

Hindustan Times  

The Devendra Fadnavis-led Mahayuti alliance government on Monday sailed through a confidence vote in the Maharashtra assembly. The trust motion tabled by Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena MLA Uday Samant, NCP's Dilip Walse Patil, BJP's Sanjay Kute and others and others, was passed by a voice vote. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis arrives during the Special session of Maharashtra Assembly, at …

AAP's 2nd list out, Manish Sisodia moved to Jangpura, Avadh Ojha gets Patparganj
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AAP's 2nd list out, Manish Sisodia moved to Jangpura, Avadh Ojha gets Patparganj

India Today  

The Aam Aadm Party on Monday announced its second list of candidates for the Delhi Assembly elections scheduled to take place early next year. Manish Sisodia, the incumbent MLA from Patparganj, has been moved to Jangpura, while new inductee Avadh Ojha will contest from the former Delhi Minister's constituency. Sisodia was first elected to the Patparganj seat, which is part …

Rahul Narvekar, BJP MLA, elected unopposed as Maharashtra Assembly Speaker for second term
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Rahul Narvekar, BJP MLA, elected unopposed as Maharashtra Assembly Speaker for second term

India TV News  

BJP MLA Rahul Narvekar was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday. During his tenure as Maharashtra assembly speaker, Narwekar had ruled that the party led by Eknath Shinde was the legitimate and “real Shiv Sena” after a split in the Bal Thackeray-founded party. Maharashtra Assembly election results Notably, in the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly …

JMM’s Victory in Jharkhand: Tribal Trust, Welfare Schemes, and BJP’s Failed Attempt of Polarisation
2 weeks, 1 day ago

JMM’s Victory in Jharkhand: Tribal Trust, Welfare Schemes, and BJP’s Failed Attempt of Polarisation

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 08, 2024 17:51 IST - 9 MINS READ When Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren took oath for the fourth time as Chief Minister of Jharkhand on November 28, the State re-elected an incumbent government for the first time in the 24 years since it was carved out of Bihar in 2000. This year, the factors that …

‘Accept defeat’: CM Fadnavis counters Sharad Pawar’s remark on vote-seat discrepancies
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‘Accept defeat’: CM Fadnavis counters Sharad Pawar’s remark on vote-seat discrepancies

New Indian Express  

The BJP hit back at Pawar with the state party president Chandrashekhar Bawankule asking the senior politician to accept the people's mandate gracefully instead of misleading them. He posted voting data from previous elections on X to reject Pawar's claim of fewer seats won by opposition MVA allies despite securing more votes in the assembly polls. The NCP chief said …

Raj Thackeray In Mahayuti Government? CM Fadnavis Says 'Views Match'
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Raj Thackeray In Mahayuti Government? CM Fadnavis Says 'Views Match'

ABP News  

In a twist to the Maharashtra government formation, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that he wanted to include MNS chief Raj Thackeray in his government. Fadnavis, during a TV interview, said that candidates from Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena got a good number of votes in the assembly elections, despite fighting against the Bharatiya Janata Party. Maharashtra CM Devendra …

Lok Sabha seating arrangements: Gadkari's seat changed, Rahul, Priyanka assigned THIS seat
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Lok Sabha seating arrangements: Gadkari's seat changed, Rahul, Priyanka assigned THIS seat

India TV News  

The seating arrangements for the 18th Lok Sabha have been finalised, with notable adjustments in the allocation of seats for key political figures. 1 in the front row, while Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been assigned a seat in the fourth row, Seat No. Several senior Cabinet ministers, including Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and …

‘Won’t disappoint’: Priyanka Gandhi thanks Wayanad after maiden electoral win, attacks BJP
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

‘Won’t disappoint’: Priyanka Gandhi thanks Wayanad after maiden electoral win, attacks BJP

Live Mint  

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday thanked the people of Wayanad for making her win the Lok Sabha bypoll and said that she will never "disappoint" the people of the constituency. As your representative in Parliament, I will amplify your voice, work tirelessly to resolve your problems and uphold your beliefs, values, hopes and aspirations every single day, …

‘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 …

Confirmed! BJP-led Mahayuti govt in Maharashtra to be sworn-in on Dec 5 at Azad Maidan, PM Modi to remain present
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Confirmed! BJP-led Mahayuti govt in Maharashtra to be sworn-in on Dec 5 at Azad Maidan, PM Modi to remain present

Live Mint  

Maharashtra goverment formation: Even as suspense continues over the post of Maharashtra Chief Minister, state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Saturday confirmed that the new government will be formed on December 5, in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A few days ago, caretaker CM and Shiv Sena Chief Eknath Shinde had said that he won't be an obstacle in …

Jharkhand's loud message to BJP: Symbolic overtures won't win tribal votes
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Jharkhand's loud message to BJP: Symbolic overtures won't win tribal votes

India Today  

Jharkhand’s Scheduled Tribe constituencies delivered a stunning verdict in the recent elections, handing the INDIA coalition an almost complete victory and marking one of the most decisive rejections of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in recent history. The BJP’s losses extended to the national level in the general elections this year, where it forfeited all three ST-reserved Lok Sabha seats …

Delhi elections: Congress reiterates will contest assembly polls alone
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Delhi elections: Congress reiterates will contest assembly polls alone

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the February 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, Congress' city unit chief Devender Yadav on Friday said that the grand old party will contest on all 70 seats and there would be no alliance, ANI reported. Yadav, who led the party's Delhi Nyay Yatra's fourth phase on Friday, said that the residents are "very unhappy" with Aam Aadmi Party and …

Priyanka Gandhi Joins Brother Rahul In Lok Sabha, Takes Oath As Wayanad MP
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Priyanka Gandhi Joins Brother Rahul In Lok Sabha, Takes Oath As Wayanad MP

ABP News  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was sworn in as a Member of Parliament for Wayanad in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, marking her official entry into parliamentary politics. Priyanka joined her brother, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, after securing a resounding victory in the recent Wayanad bypoll. Priyanka Gandhi clinched the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat …

Priyanka Joins Gandhis: Which Other Families Are In Parliament Together?
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Priyanka Joins Gandhis: Which Other Families Are In Parliament Together?

ABP News  

Priyanka Gandhi Oath: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will take oath as the MP from the Wayanad Lok Sabha Seat on Thursday, making her the third Gandhi family member in the current Parliament. Priyanka won the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll with a thumping margin of over four lakh votes, surpassing Rahul's victory margin in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, in …

Parliament Winter Session 2024: Both Houses adjourned for the day after Opposition uproar over several issues
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Parliament Winter Session 2024: Both Houses adjourned for the day after Opposition uproar over several issues

India TV News  

Parliament Winter Session 2024: The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day on Thursday amid opposition protests over the violence in Sambhal and the Adani issue. Meanwhile, Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Ravindra Vasantrao Chavan took oath as Members of Parliament in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Congress' Ravindra Vasantrao Chavan won the Nanded Lok Sabha …

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes oath as Lok Sabha MP today; joins brother Rahul, mother Sonia in Parliament
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes oath as Lok Sabha MP today; joins brother Rahul, mother Sonia in Parliament

Live Mint  

Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Ravindra Vasantrao Chavan took oath as Members of Parliament in the Lok Sabha on November 28. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra secured the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 4,10,931 votes, defeating Sathyan Mokeri of the Communist Party of India. Congress party's Ravindra Vasantrao Chavan won the Nanded Lok Sabha seat in a by-election …

BJP top brass to finalise Maha CM today; Fadnavis front-runner, Maratha and OBC faces also under consideration
3 weeks, 4 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 …

BJP to brainstorm Jharkhand Assembly poll loss, review meetings scheduled
3 weeks, 4 days ago

BJP to brainstorm Jharkhand Assembly poll loss, review meetings scheduled

India Today  

After a poor performance in the Jharkhand Assembly polls, the BJP has decided to call a series of meetings from November 30 to brainstorm the reasons that led to a poor poll show in the tribal-dominated state. In the recently concluded Assembly polls, Hemant Soren’s JMM-led alliance got a second consecutive term, winning 56 seats in the 81-member assembly, despite …

OPINION | “Right if we win, Wrong if we lose!”
3 weeks, 4 days ago

OPINION | “Right if we win, Wrong if we lose!”

India TV News  

Maha Vikas Aghadi parties are not ready to accept the recent electoral mandate in Maharashtra. NCP founder Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray met all defeated candidates on Wednesday and instructed them to file election petitions for matching EVM results with those of VVPATs. Probably Congress leaders forgot that in June, 2019, BJP had won all 7 Lok …

Priyanka Gandhi, holding copy of Constitution, takes oath as Lok Sabha MP after big win from Wayanad | VIDEO
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Priyanka Gandhi, holding copy of Constitution, takes oath as Lok Sabha MP after big win from Wayanad | VIDEO

India TV News  

Parliament Winter Session 2024: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took oath as a Lok Sabha Member of Parliament on Thursday following her thumping victory from Kerala's Wayanad in a bypoll. Know more about political journey of Priyanka Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi took the plunge into active politics in 2019 and was later appointed Congress general secretary. Often drawing comparisons with her …

Congress seeks four front-row seats in Lok Sabha for Rahul Gandhi, others
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Congress seeks four front-row seats in Lok Sabha for Rahul Gandhi, others

Hindustan Times  

The Congress has sought front-row seats in the Lok Sabha for its four members — leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Alappuzha MP KC Venugopal, Jorhat lawmaker Gaurav Gogoi and Mavelikkara MP Kodikunnil Suresh, two senior Lok Sabha officials said. Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and Congress leader interacts with MP KC Venugopal at Parliament complex on Wednesday The party, …

6 vacant Rajya Sabha seats to go to polls on Dec 20: EC
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6 vacant Rajya Sabha seats to go to polls on Dec 20: EC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Election Commission of India on Tuesday announced that bypolls to six vacancies in Rajya Sabha across four states will be held on December 20, and the votes will be counted on the same day. Three vacancies were created in Andhra Pradesh when YSRCP members Venkataramana Rao Mopidevi, Beedha Masthan Rao Yadav and Ryaga Krishnaiah had quit their …

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 …

Six Rajya Sabha seats to be filled in December 20 bypoll, says Election Commission. Key details inside
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Six Rajya Sabha seats to be filled in December 20 bypoll, says Election Commission. Key details inside

Live Mint  

The bypoll for filling six vacant Rajya Sabha seats in four states will be held on December 20, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. The vacancies in Rajya Sabha include the seat vacated by Venkatramana Rao who resigned in August this year, Beedha Masthan Rao who also resigned in August and Rayaga Krishnaiah who resigned in September. Jawhar Sircar, the …

Delhi elections: Big claim by Atishi, says 'Centre is manipulating electoral rolls, to remove 20,000 voters'
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Delhi elections: Big claim by Atishi, says 'Centre is manipulating electoral rolls, to remove 20,000 voters'

India TV News  

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Tuesday alleged that LG Vinai Saxena is attempting to manipulate the electoral process by getting AAP supporters removed from the electoral rolls. She claimed that poll officers are being pressurised to remove around 20,000 voters from the voter list, adding the BJP fears defeat in the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls. Kejriwal alleges BJP demolished several …

Soren invites PM Modi to attend oath-taking ceremony after landslide victory in Jharkhand assembly polls
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Soren invites PM Modi to attend oath-taking ceremony after landslide victory in Jharkhand assembly polls

New Indian Express  

Earlier, the couple had also invited several prominent political figures, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Dipankar Bhattacharya, Arvind Kejriwal, MK Stalin, Mamata Banerjee, and Kanimozhi, among others. The swearing-in ceremony at Morhabadi Ground is expected to be a show of strength for the INDIA bloc, much like the event held at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan ahead of the Lok …

Jharkhand Assembly elections | Culture, land and identity: How JMM secured Jharkhand’s tribal vote
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Jharkhand Assembly elections | Culture, land and identity: How JMM secured Jharkhand’s tribal vote

The Hindu  

Many factors contributed to the decent performance of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and its INDIA bloc allies in Jharkhand. Buoyed by a campaign that championed Jharkhandi identity and Adivasi culture, the JMM reaffirmed its long-standing role as a guardian of Adivasi justice, culture, and land rights. Jharkhand Assembly elections 2024: Full coverage In stark contrast, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s campaign …

Maharashtra polls: How the BJP hit an 89% strike rate to reverse Lok Sabha losses
4 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: How the BJP hit an 89% strike rate to reverse Lok Sabha losses

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Mahayuti alliance’s spectacular victory in the assembly election caught the opposition Maha Vikas Agahdi completely off guard and has left many pondering the secret behind the coalition’s success. The BJP won 132 of the 149 seats it contested in the assembly elections, taking its strike up to an incredible 89%, after the embarrassing 32% it managed in the …

How Jairam Mahto's JKLM emerged as game-changer in Jharkhand Assembly polls
4 weeks ago

How Jairam Mahto's JKLM emerged as game-changer in Jharkhand Assembly polls

India Today  

In a stunning comeback, Hemant Soren's JMM-led alliance on Saturday stormed to power in Jharkhand for a second consecutive term, winning 56 seats in the 81-member assembly, despite an all-out blitz by the BJP-led NDA which managed only 24 seats. A post-poll analysis of the Assembly polls highlighted that the Jairam Mahto-led Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha played a key role …

There is adequate room for all in Indian democracy
4 weeks ago

There is adequate room for all in Indian democracy

Live Mint  

Some days back, at a “power dinner" in New Delhi, two gentlemen who have been in Union cabinets, but with opposing coalitions, asked me: What would be the outcome of the Maharashtra polls? I don’t know what ‘secret sauce’ the Bharatiya Janata Party uses to cast a spell on the electorate in the last few days of the campaign and …

Maha victory: On the Mahayuti and the Maharashtra election result
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Maha victory: On the Mahayuti and the Maharashtra election result

The Hindu  

The alliance of the BJP, the NCP Ajit Pawar faction and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena faction — the Mahayuti — has scored a comprehensive victory in the Maharashtra Assembly election. While the Mahayuti increased its vote share across all regions, the Maha Vikas Aghadi — an alliance of the Congress, the Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray faction and Sharad …

With Maharashtra Elections Defeat, MVA Loses Big In Rajya Sabha Too
4 weeks, 1 day ago

With Maharashtra Elections Defeat, MVA Loses Big In Rajya Sabha Too

ABP News  

The Maharashtra Election results have come as a big shock for Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray. With the Maha Vikas Aghadi falling flat on its face in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the constituent parties' influence in the Rajya Sabha has also weaned. Every Rajya Sabha MP is elected for a tenure of six years and elections to one-third of the …

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