Why delimitation has intensified the debate on North-South divide
1 year, 2 months ago

Why delimitation has intensified the debate on North-South divide

India Today  

The apprehensions of political parties in southern India that the region may lose out both on Lok Sabha and legislative assembly seats in the next delimitation exercise, due only after the delayed decadal census now expected to be completed by 2026, are not entirely misplaced. So, whenever the delimitation exercise is initiated after the next census, tweaks are imperative based on additional factors beyond population to ensure that the southern states do not lose out on the number of seats. Nevertheless, worry lurks among southern states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala—both known for good implementation of family planning programmes—of losing many parliamentary constituencies in the delimitation exercise. Before the Lok Sabha polls in 2019, the BJP had distributed a paper that claimed that the delimitation exercise scheduled after 2026 may see North India gain more than 32 seats at the expense of the southern states, which may end up with 24 fewer seats.

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Decadal Census: A Crucial Exercise in Redefining Lok Sabha Constituency Boundaries
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Decadal Census: A Crucial Exercise in Redefining Lok Sabha Constituency Boundaries

Hindustan Times  

The article discusses the upcoming delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies in India, which will take place in 2028. The exercise will be based on the census data and may lead to disputes between northern and southern states regarding political representation. The commission will also decide whether the number of Lok Sabha constituencies should be increased.

Delimitation hurdle for women quota
6 months, 1 week ago

Delimitation hurdle for women quota

New Indian Express  

Speaking to this newspaper, senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Manickam Tagore said the linkage with delimitation could delay the implementation of women’s reservation, adding the BJP is planning it for 2034. Echoing the view, noted economist and former chief statistician Pronab Sen told this paper that the women’s quota will get stuck because delimitation and census have been …

Election results 2024: 41 parties to have MPs in 18th Lok Sabha; 339 members from BJP, Congress alone
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: 41 parties to have MPs in 18th Lok Sabha; 339 members from BJP, Congress alone

Hindustan Times  

As many as 41 political parties will have representation in the upcoming 18th Lok Sabha, with this number rising from 36 in the 17th Lok Sabha that was dissolved on Wednesday, post-poll data shows. Congress and BJP flags The two largest outfits – the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress – will have 339 MPs in the 543-member …

Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections: BJP slips to just 9 seats in crucial state
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections: BJP slips to just 9 seats in crucial state

Hindustan Times  

Just when it seemed that the central pole of Maharashtra politics had shifted to the BJP—the party had won 23 seats in 2014 and 2019-- the results of 2024 have come to prove the pundits wrong. Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis during a roadshow, for Lok Sabha polls, in …

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: NDA Lags Behind With 22 Seats In Maharashtra In Early Trends | ABP News
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: NDA Lags Behind With 22 Seats In Maharashtra In Early Trends | ABP News

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is eyeing a hat-trick in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 with its "400 paar" slogan while the Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc remains firm on its claim of bagging more than 295 seats. The Lok Sabha election results 2024 will also hold a mirror to the newly formed I.N.D.I.A wherein over 40 opposition parties including Samajwadi Party, Trinamool …

BJP ahead in 11 seats in Karnataka as postal ballots taken up for counting
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP ahead in 11 seats in Karnataka as postal ballots taken up for counting

Hindustan Times  

The BJP was ahead in 11 seats, Congress in four and JD in two as the counting of postal ballots was taken up first in 28 Lok Sabha segments in Karnataka. JD leader and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi were ahead in the Mandya and Dharwad Lok Sabha segments, respectively, official sources said. BJP …

BJP's seat tally set to improve in southern states, most exit polls predict
6 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP's seat tally set to improve in southern states, most exit polls predict

Hindustan Times  

The Lok Sabha election exit polls on June 1 predicted that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is all set to improve its tally in the southern states, the results of which will be announced on June 4. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP managed to secure only 29 out of 129 seats across the five southern states of …

Karnataka Lok Sabha Election 2024 Exit Poll Highlights: BJP likely to win 18-22, Congress 4-8, JDS 1-3
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka Lok Sabha Election 2024 Exit Poll Highlights: BJP likely to win 18-22, Congress 4-8, JDS 1-3

India TV News  

Karnataka Exit Poll Results Highlights: India TV- CNX's exit poll redicted that Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to continue its dominance in the state on Saturday. The exit poll said that the BJP is likely to win 18 to 22 seats, while Congress 4-8 seats. The third player JD-S is likely to win 1- seats in the Lok Sabha elections. …

Final Lok Sabha Polls Phase: BJP Faces Tough Electoral Battle
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Final Lok Sabha Polls Phase: BJP Faces Tough Electoral Battle

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi : As the final act of a long, rancorous and incendiary campaign for the Lok Sabha polls concluded, the saffron slogan “ Ab ki bar 400 paar ” could possibly be eluding the BJP-led NDA. While a section of BJP leaders fear that the party could lose at least 10-15 Lok Sabha seats in UP, others maintained it …

BJP will win 15 Lok Sabha, 75 assembly seats in Odisha: Amit Shah
7 months, 1 week ago

BJP will win 15 Lok Sabha, 75 assembly seats in Odisha: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Bhubaneshwar: Union Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that this time there will be a double change in Odisha, and the Bharatiya Janata Party will win over 15 Lok Sabha and 75 Assembly seats in the state. Union home minister and BJP leader Amit Shah Addressing an election rally in Rourkela city, Shah said the 2024 election is an election …

Andhra Pradesh, Odisha assembly elections 2024: Polling underway for 203 seats | Latest updates
7 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh, Odisha assembly elections 2024: Polling underway for 203 seats | Latest updates

Hindustan Times  

Four of 21 Lok Sabha seats and 28 of the 147 assembly segments in Odisha are simultaneously voting on Monday, May 13, the first of the four-phase elections in the state. Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik and YSRCP president and chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Andhra Pradesh is witnessing a triangular contest involving the ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress …

‘We Are The Only Party Which Has Presence In Every State’: Piyush Goyal On ‘400 Paar’ And South Outlook
7 months, 1 week ago

‘We Are The Only Party Which Has Presence In Every State’: Piyush Goyal On ‘400 Paar’ And South Outlook

News 18  

With the three phases of Lok Sabha Election over and the fourth one to take place in less than 24 hours, Union minister Piyush Goyal, who has handled several portfolios such as commerce and industry, railways, finance, consumer affairs, food and public distribution, and is set to contest the polls from Mumbai North seat, in an exclusive interview to Network18 …

Fourteen Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka set to go for polls today. Key fights and contenders list
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Fourteen Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka set to go for polls today. Key fights and contenders list

Hindustan Times  

Fourteen Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka are set to go for polls during the third phase of Lok Sabha Elections scheduled today. Fourteen Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka set to go for polls tomorrow What are the constituencies in Karnataka that are going to the polls tomorrow? BJP’s tall leader BS Yediyurappa’s son BY Raghavendra who is already a sitting …

With votes in EVMs for 14 out of 28 constituencies, focus now shifts to North Karnataka for May 7 polls
7 months, 4 weeks ago

With votes in EVMs for 14 out of 28 constituencies, focus now shifts to North Karnataka for May 7 polls

The Hindu  

With the high-pitched battles in the South Karnataka’s Vokkaliga-dominated Old Mysore constituencies and the coastal constituencies coming to an end on Friday, the battleground will now shift to North and Central Karnataka regions that will go into polling on May 7 as part of the third phase. What parties claim Of the 14 constituencies in South Karnataka that went into …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase II: 247 candidates in fray as 14 seats of Karnataka go to polls today
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase II: 247 candidates in fray as 14 seats of Karnataka go to polls today

India TV News  

Karnataka Lok Sabha elections 2024: The stage is set for the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha election on Friday as voters in 88 constituencies in 13 states and Union Territories will participate in the largest festival of democracy. The seats of Udupi Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore …

Karnataka Lok Sabha Election Phase 2 : Key seats, candidates to watch
8 months ago

Karnataka Lok Sabha Election Phase 2 : Key seats, candidates to watch

India Today  

Following the conclusion of the first phase of polling, attention has now turned to Phase 2, which encompasses 89 Lok Sabha seats across 13 states and Union Territories. Among these, Karnataka's 14 constituencies will cast their votes on April 26. Notable constituencies participating in this phase include Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Mandya, and Mysore. Tejasvi Surya …

First step: on the general election, the BJP’s southern push
8 months ago

First step: on the general election, the BJP’s southern push

The Hindu  

Around 62.3% of 16.63 crore voters turned up at polling booths across 21 States and Union Territories on Friday in the first phase of the election to form the 18th Lok Sabha. All 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu went to the polls in the first phase of the general election, preceded by the most ambitious push by the …

Delimitation of LS seats a threat to TN, says Stalin
8 months, 1 week ago

Delimitation of LS seats a threat to TN, says Stalin

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Terming the BJP government’s proposed delimitation of parliamentary constituencies as ‘a knife hanging over the state’s head’, CM MK Stalin said the exercise is a threat to the state’s political representation. In a social media post on X, Stalin urged the people to wake up to the ‘impending threat’, stating, “If we do not act now, there will be …

Will Modi win 400 seats in India’s election? The south holds the answer
8 months, 1 week ago

Will Modi win 400 seats in India’s election? The south holds the answer

Al Jazeera  

As the first phase of voting kicks off on April 19, Modi’s dreams of a record win hinge on a part of the country that has traditionally been immune to the BJP’s charms. Yet, with India poised to hold the first phase of its 44-day, seven-stage election on April 19, analysts say the success of Modi’s calculations could hinge on …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP-led NDA may win 393 seats, predicts India TV-CNX Opinion Poll
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP-led NDA may win 393 seats, predicts India TV-CNX Opinion Poll

India TV News  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance may win 393 out of a total of 543 Lok Sabha seats if elections are held now, with the Bharatiya Janata Party alone projected to win 343 seats, says India TV-CNX Opinion Poll. The most spectacular win is going to be in Uttar Pradesh, where BJP may win 72 seats, its …

BJP May Bag Around 270 Seats: Mohan Guruswamy
8 months, 1 week ago

BJP May Bag Around 270 Seats: Mohan Guruswamy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Noted economist and political analyst Mohan Guruswamy opined that the BJP has to perform well in Telangana to get to at least 260 or 270 seats in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. “The BJP’s strength comes from the northern states where they had a 95 per cent strike rate. To compensate for even a ten per cent fall there …

Lok Sabha polls 2024 in Tamil Nadu | Constituency watch
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024 in Tamil Nadu | Constituency watch

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu is among the 22 States and Union Territories that will elect members to the 19th Lok Sabha in a single phase of polling on April 19, 2024. A total of 21 incumbents belonging to the INDIA bloc have been renominated across Tamil Nadu. It is a direct face-off among the DMK, AIADMK and BJP candidates in 10 constituencies …

‘BJP in very bad shape in Karnataka, Cong will win nearly 20 out of 28 LS seats in state’: DK Shivakumar
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘BJP in very bad shape in Karnataka, Cong will win nearly 20 out of 28 LS seats in state’: DK Shivakumar

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who scripted a thumping win for the Congress in last year's Assembly elections, is optimistic that his party will win at least 20 out of 28 Lok Sabha seats in the State in the upcoming general elections. Karnataka DCM DK Shivakumar The Congress leader, who is referred to as DKS has also claimed that …

Opinion: How BJD-BJP talks failing will affect Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Odisha
9 months ago

Opinion: How BJD-BJP talks failing will affect Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Odisha

India Today  

Alliance talks between the Biju Janata Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party have failed, with both parties deciding to contest the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections alone. Lok Sabha analysis Had the BJP-BJD allied The BJP and the BJP recorded hypothetically 82 per cent vote share in 2019 and won 20 seats contesting separately. On the other hand, if …

Lok Sabha elections: How women voters emerged as a decisive factor in polls | EXPLAINED
9 months ago

Lok Sabha elections: How women voters emerged as a decisive factor in polls | EXPLAINED

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: It is often said that Indian politics is highly patriarchal, but over the last few decades women voters have changed the scenario by playing a decisive role in forming the government. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the AAP government's Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana to give Rs 1,000 to all women above 18 years of age …

The Hindu Morning Digest, March 14, 2024
9 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Morning Digest, March 14, 2024

The Hindu  

Ram Nath Kovind-led panel may submit report on simultaneous polls on March 14 The high-level committee on ‘’one nation one election”, headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, may submit its report on simultaneous polls on March 14. Lok Sabha election 2024 | Gadkari, Piyush, Anurag in fray in BJP second list The BJP released its second list of candidates …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 BJD Leaders Not Sure About Retaining Seats Impasse Seat Sharing BJP Naveen Patnaik Odisha
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 BJD Leaders Not Sure About Retaining Seats Impasse Seat Sharing BJP Naveen Patnaik Odisha

ABP News  

Leaders and legislators of the Biju Janata Dal have said that they were unsure whether they could contest the next elections as the BJD and BJP held separate meetings to discuss the possibility of forging an alliance before the upcoming elections for the Lok Sabha and state assembly. According to a PTI report, Odisha Chief Minister BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik …

BJP set to surprise many with 5 seats in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, DMK to win 20: India TV-CNX Poll
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP set to surprise many with 5 seats in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, DMK to win 20: India TV-CNX Poll

India TV News  

According to the latest India TV-CNX Opinion Poll, the Bharatiya Janata Party is anticipated to secure victory in five parliamentary seats independently in Tamil Nadu during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to win four Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu and a lone seat in the Union Territory of Puducherry on its own, the …

BJP forgot about delimitation in Assam, shared list with old seats
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP forgot about delimitation in Assam, shared list with old seats

India Today  

A day after announcing the first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the BJP on Sunday released a revised list of candidates for the state of Assam after making some corrections. In the first list, where BJP announced to contest 11 of 14 Lok Sabha seats in Assam, the party got some of the names wrong. …

Tamil Nadu: House adopts anti-ONOP, delimitation motions
10 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu: House adopts anti-ONOP, delimitation motions

New Indian Express  

The second resolution moved by the CM said, “This August House urges the union government not to implement the One Nation, One Election policy as this is against the basis of democracy; impractical; not enshrined in the Constitution of India. Elections to local bodies, State Assemblies and Parliament are being held at different times based on people-centric issues in a …

T.N. House passes resolutions against delimitation and ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal
10 months, 1 week ago

T.N. House passes resolutions against delimitation and ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, ‘unanimously’ adopted two resolutions against the Union government’s ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal and the proposed delimitation after 2026. Due to unavoidable reasons, if the number of seats on the basis of population were to increase, it shall be maintained at the present ratio of the constituencies between the States in …

BJP will form double-engine Sarkar in Odisha: Vijaypal Singh Tomar
10 months, 1 week ago

BJP will form double-engine Sarkar in Odisha: Vijaypal Singh Tomar

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday claimed that it was confident of forming the next government in Odisha by removing the ruling Biju Janata Dal from power. Speaking to reporters after his arrival here at the Biju Patnaik International Airport, the saffron party’s Odisha election in-charge Vijaypal Singh Tomar said the party’s popularity graph in the state was rising …

Understanding the delimitation exercise | Explained
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Understanding the delimitation exercise | Explained

The Hindu  

February 06, 2024 10:21 pm | Updated February 07, 2024 10:57 am IST The story so far: The delimitation of constituencies for the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies is to be carried out on the basis of the first Census after 2026. Article 82 and 170 of the Constitution provide that the number of seats in the Lok Sabha …

How will regional parties of southern states set the narrative for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

How will regional parties of southern states set the narrative for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls?

Hindustan Times  

With the Bharatiya Janata Party appropriating the development narrative and the Congress devoting itself to the guarantees or the welfare narrative, regional parties in southern India are facing a conundrum. The Janata Dal aligning with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance for the 2024 Lok Sabha election and the Telugu Desam Party’s overtures to the BJP are cases in point. So, …

5-state elections in numbers: Check imp dates, demographics, EC announcements
1 year, 2 months ago

5-state elections in numbers: Check imp dates, demographics, EC announcements

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India has announced the complete schedule for the assembly elections in five states -- Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana. Election schedule Mizoram Date of Issue of Gazette Notification -- 13th October, 2023 Last Date of Making Nominations -- 20th October, 2023 Date for Scrutiny of nominations 21st October, 2023 Last Date for Withdrawal of …

Opinion: Women Reservation Bill Brings Back Spotlight On Delimitation. How The New Lok Sabha Will Look
1 year, 3 months ago

Opinion: Women Reservation Bill Brings Back Spotlight On Delimitation. How The New Lok Sabha Will Look

ABP News  

The Women’s Reservation Bill was passed in both Houses of Parliament this week with an overwhelming majority with Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs cutting across party lines extending support to the legislation pending for more than two decades. Regional Representation A region-wise analysis of the new Lok Sabha after delimitation shows that the South and Northeast could witness a …

DC Edit | Delimitation riddle stumps all; South India in fear grip
1 year, 3 months ago

DC Edit | Delimitation riddle stumps all; South India in fear grip

Deccan Chronicle  

The Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana has over 31.5 lakh voters, which is, of course, more than the population of Qatar, the World Cup-hosting nation and nearly three-fifths the population of Scandinavian countries like Norway or Denmark. In 2002, the Centre led by the Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee-led NDA coalition delayed a review of parliamentary seats for another …

Delimitation debate: gender vs regional, caste identities
1 year, 3 months ago

Delimitation debate: gender vs regional, caste identities

The Hindu  

An accelerating shift of political power from the southern States to the region above the Vindhyas was to be the central debate around the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies which is to follow the first census after 2026, but the proposed reservation of one-third of the seats in Parliament and Assemblies for women has added another power shift to the …

Opposition slams Election Commission over Assam delimitation, says draft prepared under BJP's influence
1 year, 6 months ago

Opposition slams Election Commission over Assam delimitation, says draft prepared under BJP's influence

India Today  

Slamming the Election Commission of India, the Opposition parties have alleged that the newly published draft proposal for delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies for the state has been prepared under the influence of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President, Bhupen Bora said, “It is very unfortunate that the …

New Assembly, Parl Seats for Assam: What Major Changes will Delimitation Proposal Bring
1 year, 6 months ago

New Assembly, Parl Seats for Assam: What Major Changes will Delimitation Proposal Bring

News 18  

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday issued a draft proposal for delimitation of the assembly and Lok Sabha seats in Assam with the total number of constituencies retained at 126 and 14 respectively. Articles 170 and 82 laid down that the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of each state and the allocation of seats in the House …

Delimitation dynamics: Assam electoral landscape shifts as BJP's poll bugle puts Opposition parties in a fix
1 year, 6 months ago

Delimitation dynamics: Assam electoral landscape shifts as BJP's poll bugle puts Opposition parties in a fix

Firstpost  

Challenges faced by opposition parties in Assam regarding the delimitation exercise in the state can be comprehended by analysing their dilemma between prioritising their vote bank or considering the overall welfare of voters. On 7 May of this year, a collective memorandum was submitted by 11 opposition parties in Assam to the Chief Electoral Officer of the state, expressing their …

Is there a clear north-south divide in Indian politics? | The Hindu Parley Podcast
1 year, 6 months ago

Is there a clear north-south divide in Indian politics? | The Hindu Parley Podcast

The Hindu  

After its loss in the recent Assembly elections in Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata Party is left with no State government in south India. The governments of the five States of the south are led by different parties — the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu, the Communist Party of India in Kerala, the YSR Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh, the …

Is there a clear north-south divide in Indian politics?
1 year, 6 months ago

Is there a clear north-south divide in Indian politics?

The Hindu  

After its loss in the recent Assembly elections in Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata Party is left with no State government in south India. The governments of the five States of the south are led by different parties — the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu, the Communist Party of India in Kerala, the YSR Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh, the …

Delimitation is discriminatory against South states, says KTR and calls for opposing it collectively
1 year, 6 months ago

Delimitation is discriminatory against South states, says KTR and calls for opposing it collectively

The Hindu  

Appealing to the Southern States to question the delimitation of Lok Sabha seats, the Bharat Rashtra Samiti working president and IT Minister, K.T. Mr. Rama Rao said progressive policies of the Southern States were harming them while those unable to control their population to ensure proper distribution of resources were benefitting from the delimitation. “How can the South States Kerala, …

Southern states will suffer gross injustice when delimitation of LS takes place: KTR
1 year, 6 months ago

Southern states will suffer gross injustice when delimitation of LS takes place: KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Delimitation of Lok Sabha seats after 2026 will be a "gross injustice" to southern states if it is taken up on the basis of population, BRS leader and Telangana Minister K T Rama Rao said on Tuesday. Rama Rao, in a press release, said the southern states that adhered to the policies of the Centre and controlled the population …

Karnataka Assembly election results | With the defeat, BJP back to square one in south India
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka Assembly election results | With the defeat, BJP back to square one in south India

The Hindu  

As soon as definitive trends from the Karnataka Assembly polls came out, Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai conceded defeat to the Congress and promised that the party would learn from its mistakes and plan for the Lok Sabha polls of 2024. The State unit of the BJP in Karnataka may well say that they will learn from the …

Data | Karnataka 2023 elections: Congress leading decisively in three regions of the State
1 year, 7 months ago

Data | Karnataka 2023 elections: Congress leading decisively in three regions of the State

The Hindu  

A regional break-up of the 2023 Karnataka election results shows that the Congress party has increased its vote shares across all five regions but has decisively captured three of them. In the Mumbai/Kittur Karnataka and Central Karnataka region especially, the Congress won in 44 of the 62 seats with a 44.9% vote share, up by a whopping 6.2% points and …

Karnataka’s electoral contest is closer than seat shares suggest
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka’s electoral contest is closer than seat shares suggest

Live Mint  

As Karnataka goes to vote, it may be worth engaging with its complex electoral data. For instance, in the 2004 Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party got about 64% of the state’s seats, but in the Vidhan Sabha elections held the same year, merely 35% seats. At one level, this indicates that the BJP is the preferred party in …

Karnataka Assembly Election | BJP stands for promotion of all languages, says Amit Shah
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka Assembly Election | BJP stands for promotion of all languages, says Amit Shah

The Hindu  

The BJP stands for the promotion of all Indian languages and the accusation that it promotes Hindi at the cost of regional languages is “politically motivated”, Home Minister Amit Shah has said. In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, Mr. Shah said the party would win an absolute majority in Karnataka, where issues of regional identity have featured in a …

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