There is no stopping the BJP’s agenda
3 weeks, 1 day ago

There is no stopping the BJP’s agenda

The Hindu  

Days after the results of the bypolls to three Assembly seats in Karnataka were announced on November 23, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the youth president of Janata Dal and son of Union Minister H.D. The statement, which he retracted later, reflects a larger sentiment being peddled by the Bharatiya Janata Party that the Congress’s victory and its own humiliating loss is due to “Muslim appeasement” and “Muslim vote consolidation”. The BJP, which had been mounting corruption allegations against the government, and particularly against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the allotment of 14 Mysore Urban Development Authority sites to his wife, picked up the Waqf issue in October with the intent of giving it a communal edge before the bypolls. Housing and Minority Welfare Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan made some racist remarks on Mr. Kumaraswamy’s skin colour, which many people in the Congress believe would affect the chances of the party candidate, C.P. In fact, the Congress had faced flak for “unwisely” choosing a Muslim candidate in Shiggaon to face former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s son, Bharath Bommai.

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Keeping up with UP: How BJP won Muslim majority seats in bypolls
1 week, 1 day ago

Keeping up with UP: How BJP won Muslim majority seats in bypolls

Hindustan Times  

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Bypoll results clear indication of BJP’s decline, say Congress leaders celebrating victory
5 months, 1 week ago

Bypoll results clear indication of BJP’s decline, say Congress leaders celebrating victory

The Hindu  

The Congress, on the heels of the INDIA bloc winning 10 of 13 seats that faced bye-election, on Saturday said that the results once again indicated that the ruling party was on a severe decline and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s credibility was eroding. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, said that the results of the bye-elections in seven …

BJP meet: Party eyes big boost in vote share to secure 'overwhelming' win in 2024
1 year ago

BJP meet: Party eyes big boost in vote share to secure 'overwhelming' win in 2024

Firstpost  

Since coming to power at the Centre in 2014, the BJP has continuously striven to raise its vote share to 50 per cent in state assembly polls and succeeded in this feat in many elections. The BJP has set its target to ensure an ‘overwhelming’ win in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking key organisational …

BJP\'s Union Ministers, MLAs From Other States to Blitz Madhya Pradesh
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP\'s Union Ministers, MLAs From Other States to Blitz Madhya Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: BJP is all set to carpet bomb the poll-bound Madhya Pradesh with Union ministers and ministers and MLAs of the party from other states ahead of the year-end assembly elections. Madhya Pradesh may see the biggest ever deployment of BJP leaders from other states including Union ministers and senior ministers and MLAs to ensure effective campaigning by mobilising local …

In Karnataka, alliance with BJP hints at shift in JD(S) strategy towards Muslim voters
1 year, 2 months ago

In Karnataka, alliance with BJP hints at shift in JD(S) strategy towards Muslim voters

Hindustan Times  

As Janata Dal forms an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party for 2024 Lok Sabha polls, several Muslim leaders have resigned from the JD signalling a shift in the party’s approach towards its Muslim vote bank in the state, political experts said. So, the JD’ hope that the alliance will vote in their favour can still be a question mark.” …

INDIA wins four seats, BJP three in Assembly bypolls
1 year, 3 months ago

INDIA wins four seats, BJP three in Assembly bypolls

The Hindu  

In the first set of bypolls to be held after the formation of the INDIA bloc of Opposition parties, held in seven seats in six States, the BJP won three seats, with the Opposition constituents of the INDIA bloc bagging four seats, including the crucial Ghosi Assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh which was won by the Samajwadi Party. BJP president …

Congress trumps BJP and JD(S) across all regions, except coast
1 year, 7 months ago

Congress trumps BJP and JD(S) across all regions, except coast

The Hindu  

In what is perceived as a wave election, Congress has trumped its opponents Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal across all regions, except in Coastal Karnataka where BJP has been successful in holding on to its fort. Though Congress had won 21 seats in 2018, post Operation Kamala and byelections, it was down to 18 seats and BJP’s tally stood …

Advantage BJP: Assembly Bypoll Results Hint at Which Way the Political Wind is Blowing
2 years, 1 month ago

Advantage BJP: Assembly Bypoll Results Hint at Which Way the Political Wind is Blowing

News 18  

Assembly bypolls conducted in the closing months of 2022 are meant to show which way the electoral winds are blowing. Here at home, even as the Prime Minister has been busy campaigning in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, the BJP has won four out of the seven multi-state Assembly by-elections in November 2022. In Gujarat, the BJP has been in power …

Bochahan bypoll: What BJP did to me, voters did to them: Sahni
2 years, 8 months ago

Bochahan bypoll: What BJP did to me, voters did to them: Sahni

Hindustan Times  

The Bochahan assembly bypoll result in Bihar has become a talking point, not just because it was a direct fight between the ruling BJP and the opposition RJD, but also because it was yet another test of the political waters in a state that has continued to witness churning since the close race in the 2020 assembly elections. All three …

Uttar Pradesh elections 2022: How BJP's fortunes changed in the phase-IV seats over the years
2 years, 10 months ago

Uttar Pradesh elections 2022: How BJP's fortunes changed in the phase-IV seats over the years

India Today  

The region in the vicinity of Lucknow used to be one of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s weakest links not so long ago. In the 2012 assembly elections, for instance, the BJP’s performance in the 59 seats now voting in phase-IV of the assembly polls was worse than the party’s average in the state. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the …

Can BJP lose its vote share, but still win in UP? Wait for results
2 years, 10 months ago

Can BJP lose its vote share, but still win in UP? Wait for results

Deccan Chronicle  

I have not been to Uttar Pradesh in some time, and what I am saying is not based on material that is recent or on any groundwork that I have done recently. In 2012, the Samajwadi Party won an absolute majority in Uttar Pradesh with a vote share of 29 per cent. Remarkably it was not the BJP but the …

'We Lost, But We Did Better than SP': Post Bypolls, Congress Claims to be the 'Only Opposition' in UP
4 years, 1 month ago

'We Lost, But We Did Better than SP': Post Bypolls, Congress Claims to be the 'Only Opposition' in UP

News 18  

The bypolls on seven assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh are over and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has retained its six out of seven seats while Samajwadi Party was able to retain their one seat. Now after these results of the assembly by-elections, the Congress has accepted its defeat with ‘respect for the people’s mandate’ and has said it will …

BJP's Victory in Gujarat and Himachal: A Turning Point for Indian Politics
7 years ago

BJP's Victory in Gujarat and Himachal: A Turning Point for Indian Politics

Op India  

The BJP has emerged victorious in both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, securing a majority in both states. The results have sent shockwaves through the political landscape, with some analysts suggesting that the BJP's dominance may be waning. However, the party remains optimistic about its chances of securing a majority in the upcoming 2019 elections.

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