Assam Assembly Election 2021: Strong regionalism, and not polls, is key to survival of Assamese sub-nationalism
3 years, 8 months ago

Assam Assembly Election 2021: Strong regionalism, and not polls, is key to survival of Assamese sub-nationalism

Firstpost  

In the emotion of Assamese sub-nationalism thrives regionalism for Assam, and it is for the community — and neither AJP nor Raijor Dal or anyone else — to decide what future course it seeks for itself Editor’s note: Regionalism or more effectively Assamese sub-nationalism has always been part and parcel of politics in Assam whether this idea is in vogue or in retreat. The newly formed regional political party Assam Jatiya Parishad indeed needs a divine push to pull itself out of the impending disaster that many politically inclined individuals predict for the party in the upcoming Assam Assembly Election 2021. “We are a regionalist political party formed in the interest of the people of Assam to defeat the racist, fascist and communal BJP and give priority to the security of Assam. What is clear though is: in the emotion of Assamese sub-nationalism thrives regionalism for Assam, and it is for the community — and neither AJP nor Raijor Dal or anyone else — to decide what future course it seeks for itself.

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Assam by-polls outcome a test for three political bigwigs
1 month, 1 week ago

Assam by-polls outcome a test for three political bigwigs

Hindustan Times  

The results of the by-elections to five assembly seats in Assam, held on Wednesday, will be a test for three political leaders active in the northeastern state. The Congress’ Gaurav Gogoi and Rakibul Hussain and Asom Gana Parishad’s Phani Bhushan Choudhury were not among the 34 candidates who fought in the polls but when the counting’s over on November 23, …

Jharkhand Election 2024: BJP's 'National Register' Plan Sparks Debate
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jharkhand Election 2024: BJP's 'National Register' Plan Sparks Debate

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Jharkhand if they win the upcoming assembly elections. The party's manifesto for the state will be released soon, and it is expected to focus on the issue of illegal immigrants and the changing demographics of Jharkhand.

State Braces For Poll Fest Amid Shravan, Ganpati Buzz: Of Alliances & Yatras
4 months, 1 week ago

State Braces For Poll Fest Amid Shravan, Ganpati Buzz: Of Alliances & Yatras

News 18  

As Maharashtra gears up for its upcoming Assembly elections, likely to happen in mid-October, the political temperature in the state has risen significantly. The state is witnessing a surge in political yatras, with Ajit Pawar’s ‘Jan Sanman Yatra’, Sharad Pawar and Jayant Patil’s ‘Shiv Swarajya Yatra’, Raj Thackeray’s ‘Navnirman Yatra’, Prakash Ambedkar’s ‘Arakshan Bachao Yatra’, and Congress’s ‘Mumbai Nyay Yatra’ …

Assam: Focus shifts to bye-elections after Lok Sabha polls
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam: Focus shifts to bye-elections after Lok Sabha polls

Hindustan Times  

With the Lok Sabha polls getting over, Assam will now shift focus to upcoming bye-elections to five assembly and two Rajya Sabha seats that will be held in the next six months. Two sitting Rajya Sabha MPs, Union minister and former CM Sarbananda Sonowal and Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, and five MLAs, including a cabinet minister, are among the 14 Lok …

Congress, three regional parties discuss front for 2026 Assam Assembly election
7 months ago

Congress, three regional parties discuss front for 2026 Assam Assembly election

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Top leaders of the Assam unit of Congress and three anti-BJP regional parties met Tuesday night for a potential front to contest the 2026 State Assembly election together. They also discussed the possibility of forming an umbrella organisation of anti-BJP regional parties “to safeguard the regional interests of Assam and its indigenous peoples” and encourage small political parties representing …

After Modi's Odisha victory target, BJP lines up CMs, Union ministers to campaign in state
7 months, 2 weeks ago

After Modi's Odisha victory target, BJP lines up CMs, Union ministers to campaign in state

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Having set a target to form its own government in Odisha on June 4, the Bharatiya Janata Party has planned a campaign blitzkrieg in Odisha, involving top central leaders of the party and some of its chief ministers. According to BJP state vice president Golak Mohapatra, Gadkari will address a public gathering in Puri for party’s Lok Sabha candidate …

Delimitation, indigenous identity, and minority votes may influence Assam’s last phase of voting
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delimitation, indigenous identity, and minority votes may influence Assam’s last phase of voting

The Hindu  

The BJP’s regional allies have more at stake in the third and final phase of the Lok Sabha election in Assam with the focus on reclaiming the ‘parliamentary space’ for representatives of indigenous or majority communities, believed to have been made easier by the 2023 delimitation. Covering four constituencies – Barpeta, Dhubri, Guwahati, and Kokrajhar – in central and western …

What direction will politics in Uttar Pradesh take after 2024 general elections?
8 months ago

What direction will politics in Uttar Pradesh take after 2024 general elections?

Hindustan Times  

The first two phases of Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh will not only indicate which way the wind will blow, but also send some significant political messages across the country, primarily because of the region’s social demography, dominated by three castes and communities – Muslims, Dalits and Jats; the region is also called UP’s ‘Jat land’. The party’s ally, …

INTERVIEW| CAA won't impact Assam's indigenous people; IMDT was discriminatory: Union Minister Sonowal
8 months, 2 weeks ago

INTERVIEW| CAA won't impact Assam's indigenous people; IMDT was discriminatory: Union Minister Sonowal

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Union Minister and BJP candidate in Dibrugarh, Sarbananda Sonowal, expressed confidence on Sunday in the party securing a third term and reaching the 400-seat target set for the National Democratic Alliance. Speaking about the Citizenship Amendment Act, the former Assam CM said that it won't impact the identity of indigenous people in the state and accused the Congress of …

No Hindu will be left in Assam Congress by 2026, predicts Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
8 months, 3 weeks ago

No Hindu will be left in Assam Congress by 2026, predicts Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: In the run up to the Lok Sabha elections, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched a scathing attack on the Congress party and predicted that there would be no Hindu in the Congress party in Assam by 2026. We will open a branch at Rajiv Bhawan as Mahanagar BJP.” Assam chief minister said, “A meeting of the …

Assam BJP aims for Muslim votes, highlights development in Muslim areas
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam BJP aims for Muslim votes, highlights development in Muslim areas

New Indian Express  

UDALGURI: The BJP in Assam is pinning hopes on getting Muslim votes by riding on the prevailing peace and “equal treatment” of communities by the government. Talking to journalists after attending an event of NDA constituents here on Saturday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told journalists he does not find any reason why the Muslims would not vote for the …

Assam Congress Will Soon Become Empty, Says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam Congress Will Soon Become Empty, Says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

News 18  

Assam Chief Minister Himata Biswa Sarma said that he guarantees that the Congress unit in his state will be empty verty soon. While addressing the media at Numaligarh in Assam’s Golaghat district, Sarma said, “As Modi guarantee, you believe my guarantee, within a short time Assam Congress will be empty.” He further said, “As every Indian believes PM Narendra Modi’s …

Himanta Sarma says 'Won't be any Hindus in Congress after 2026'
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Himanta Sarma says 'Won't be any Hindus in Congress after 2026'

India Today  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that "there will be no one from the Hindu community in the Congress after 2026 and no Muslims by 2032". He made the remarks at a press conference on Tuesday after Union Minister and former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal filed his nomination papers for the upcoming Lok Sabha election from the Dibrugarh …

BJP announces support to candidates of three regional parties in Northeast
9 months ago

BJP announces support to candidates of three regional parties in Northeast

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has announced support to candidates of three regional parties in the Northeast for the ensuing Parliamentary polls slated to start from April 19. BJP national spokesperson and coordinator of Northeast, Sambit Patra, in a press statement, issued on Friday, said that the party would support the Naga People’s Front candidate in the Outer Manipur constituency, National …

BJP to back regional partners in three northeastern States
9 months ago

BJP to back regional partners in three northeastern States

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday announced that it will support its regional allies in four Lok Sabha constituencies across three States in the northeast. “The BJP will extend support to the Lok Sabha candidates of the National People’s Party in Meghalaya, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party in Nagaland, and the Naga People’s Front in Manipur,” Sambit Patra, the BJP’s …

Odisha: BJP has Finalised Candidates’ List of Parliamentary, Assembly Seats, Says Ex-Union minister
9 months, 1 week ago

Odisha: BJP has Finalised Candidates’ List of Parliamentary, Assembly Seats, Says Ex-Union minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Pratap Sarangi on Sunday said his party had made full preparation of the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Odisha and the short-listing process of the probable candidates had been completed. Sources in the Odisha unit of the BJP said it had already chalked out its strategy for all the 21 Lok …

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 …

ABP Cvoter Opinion Poll Lok Sabha Elections BJP Set To Reign Supreme In Northeast I.N.D.I.A Faces Washout
9 months, 1 week ago

ABP Cvoter Opinion Poll Lok Sabha Elections BJP Set To Reign Supreme In Northeast I.N.D.I.A Faces Washout

ABP News  

Once a fringe player in the Northeast, the BJP is now a preeminent political player in the region, as it is in power in six of the seven states that are known as the ‘Seven Sisters’. According to an opinion poll survey by ABP-CVoter, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance could win as many as 9 of the 11 Lok Sabha …

ABP Cvoter Opinion Poll Lok Sabha Elections BJP Likely Sweep Assam INDIA Bloc Projected To Suffer Setback
9 months, 1 week ago

ABP Cvoter Opinion Poll Lok Sabha Elections BJP Likely Sweep Assam INDIA Bloc Projected To Suffer Setback

ABP News  

The northeastern state of Assam holds the key for all political parties in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections. According to the survey, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA alliance is likely to dominate the state, winning 12 out of 14 Lok Sabha seats, and the I.N.D.I.A. A glance at the vote share in the state as per the survey …

'CAA will spell doom for local Assamese': Groups, Opposition call for united fight
9 months, 1 week ago

'CAA will spell doom for local Assamese': Groups, Opposition call for united fight

New Indian Express  

The AASU said the “dictatorial” BJP government at the Centre imposed CAA by taking advantage of its strength in Parliament. “CAA will spell doom for the indigenous people of Assam as well as the Northeast,” AASU president Utpal Sarma warned. He said if Assam were to take the burden of the illegal migrants, who entered the state on December 31, …

Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections 2024 | Row over ‘local’ Balija candidate for Tirupati in TDP-Jana Sena camp
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections 2024 | Row over ‘local’ Balija candidate for Tirupati in TDP-Jana Sena camp

The Hindu  

The dilemma over choosing the Telugu Desam Party-Jana Sena Party alliance candidate for the Tirupati Assembly constituency is expected to prolong for a few more days than expected, keeping the aspirants in wait with a bated breath. Amid expectations of Jana Sena Party leader Pawan Kalyan himself jumping into the fray from Tirupati, which was neither confirmed, nor denied, the …

Northeastern View | Why the recent Karbi-Hindi tensions in Assam is a tricky situation for the BJP
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Northeastern View | Why the recent Karbi-Hindi tensions in Assam is a tricky situation for the BJP

Hindustan Times  

In late February, the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council ordered the eviction of more than 2,000 families belonging to the Hindi-speaking Nonia community living in various parts of the hill districts between northern and southern Assam. Karbi groups, such as the Karbi Students’ Association, allege that the Hindi-speaking Nonia, an Other Backward Caste agrarian community with origins in Bihar and Uttar …

Opposition parties in Assam seek meeting with PM Modi over CAA
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Opposition parties in Assam seek meeting with PM Modi over CAA

The Hindu  

Opposition parties in Assam have sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the State later this week to apprise him of the "volatile situation likely to arise" if the Citizenship Act or CAA is implemented. A letter seeking an appointment with PM Modi was dispatched by state Congress chief Bhupen Borah, who is also the …

Assam's Opposition parties seek meeting with PM Modi on CAA, warn of 'volatile situation' upon rollout
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam's Opposition parties seek meeting with PM Modi on CAA, warn of 'volatile situation' upon rollout

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: The 16-party United Opposition Forum of Assam has sought an appointment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to appraise him of the ground situation arising out of Union home minister Amit Shah’s recent statement that the Citizenship Act would be implemented before the Lok Sabha elections. A letter, signed by Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah and Assam Jatiya Parishad …

Assam Lok Sabha polls | BJP to contest 11 seats, leaves three for allies AGP, UPPL
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam Lok Sabha polls | BJP to contest 11 seats, leaves three for allies AGP, UPPL

The Hindu  

The BJP will contest 11 seats in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls in Assam, leaving three for its allies Asom Gana Parishad and the United People's Party Liberal, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on February 29. "Yesterday, BJP state chief Bhabesh Kalita and I had a meeting with our national president J. P. Nadda, Union Home minister Amit Shah …

Odisha: BJP Leaders, Workers Look to PM Modi’s March 5 Visit for Clarity on Party’s 2024 Mission
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha: BJP Leaders, Workers Look to PM Modi’s March 5 Visit for Clarity on Party’s 2024 Mission

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: All eyes are Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Odisha visit in the first week of March when he will address a public rally at Chandikhol in Jajpur district, apart from participating in some government programmes. The BJP state leaders and workers believe that the PM would clear the air about the party’s Odisha mission with regard to the forthcoming Lok …

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, …

Assam Govt to conduct socio-economic study of indigenous Assamese Muslims
1 year ago

Assam Govt to conduct socio-economic study of indigenous Assamese Muslims

India TV News  

The Assam government, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has announced plans to conduct a comprehensive socio-economic assessment of the indigenous Assamese Muslims residing in the state. The Directorate of Minority Affairs and Char Areas will spearhead the socio-economic assessment of the indigenous Assamese Muslims, reflecting the government's commitment to understanding and addressing the specific needs and challenges faced …

Assembly Elections 2023: BJP to rule 12 states on its own with victories in Raj, MP and Chhattisgar , Congress down to 3
1 year ago

Assembly Elections 2023: BJP to rule 12 states on its own with victories in Raj, MP and Chhattisgar , Congress down to 3

Firstpost  

The BJP, which rules the centre and is in power in Uttarakhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Assam, Tripura, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh, is all set to get Madhya Pradesh back and snatch Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh from the Congress after today’s vote count With BJP inching closer to a landslide victory in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the saffron party’s …

Karnataka Elections 2023: NCP releases first list of candidates; Ajit Pawar's name excluded
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Elections 2023: NCP releases first list of candidates; Ajit Pawar's name excluded

India TV News  

Karnataka Elections 2023 : The Nationalist Congress Party announced its first list of candidates on Friday for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Elections scheduled to be held next month. Recently, the Sharad Pawar-led party lost its status as a national party while the Election Commission granted national party status to Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party. Karnataka Assembly elections 2023 It should …

DC Edit | BJP gets cracking on 2024 strategy as Opp. flounders
1 year, 9 months ago

DC Edit | BJP gets cracking on 2024 strategy as Opp. flounders

Deccan Chronicle  

Fresh from its victories in the three state elections in the Northeast, one would think the ruling BJP would rest, however briefly, on its laurels. By most accounts, the saffron party already has an inertial and incumbent’s edge for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, with the towering influencing factor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi backed by an exceptional election-winning machinery …

Rajasthan: Winds of Change for State BJP After Leader of Opposition Kataria Appointed Assam Governor
1 year, 10 months ago

Rajasthan: Winds of Change for State BJP After Leader of Opposition Kataria Appointed Assam Governor

News 18  

Rajasthan’s BJP leaders are highly anticipating an organisational reshuffle and changes in the state unit with the appointment of Gulab Chand Kataraia, who was the leader of opposition in the Rajasthan legislative assembly, as the Assam governor. Sources in the party said there were many who had started putting caste equations together while some had expressed a desire to be …

Meghalaya Assembly Election 2023: PM Modi to campaign for BJP in poll-bound state
1 year, 10 months ago

Meghalaya Assembly Election 2023: PM Modi to campaign for BJP in poll-bound state

India TV News  

Meghalaya Assembly Election 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will campaign for BJP in Meghalaya in the second week of February for the coming assembly election in the northeastern state, party state unit president Ernest Mawrie said on Friday. But just after February 10, maybe February 11-12, the prime minister will address several election rallies in all Khasi, Jaintia and Garo …

ECI wades into fault lines of Assam to redraw electoral map
1 year, 10 months ago

ECI wades into fault lines of Assam to redraw electoral map

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 26, 2023 10:35 IST The New Year has arrived with a fresh challenge for the Election Commission of India, which has begun the process of delimitation of the Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies in Assam. The Committee on Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, constituted by the Central government during the anti-Citizenship Act movement in Assam recommended that …

Election bugle: The Hindu Editorial on Assembly polls in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura
1 year, 11 months ago

Election bugle: The Hindu Editorial on Assembly polls in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura

The Hindu  

Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura in the northeastern region of India will elect new Assemblies in February. The BJP is in alliance with Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma’s National People’s Party in Meghalaya and Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio’s Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party in Nagaland. However, being in power has not been easy; its first Chief Minister, Biplab Kumar Deb, was replaced …

Assembly Polls 2023: Where Parties In Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland Stand Now
1 year, 11 months ago

Assembly Polls 2023: Where Parties In Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland Stand Now

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India announced the schedule of the assembly election in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said Tripura will vote on February 16, while Meghalaya and Nagaland will vote on February 27. In 2018, out of 60 seats, the BJP got 36 seats, CPM got 16 …

Indian Presidential Election 2022 | Droupadi Murmu in Assam, to meet NDA MPs and MLAs
2 years, 5 months ago

Indian Presidential Election 2022 | Droupadi Murmu in Assam, to meet NDA MPs and MLAs

The Hindu  

NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to meet MPs and legislators of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies -- the Asom Gana Parishad and the United Peoples' Party Liberal -- on Wednesday to seek support for the July 18 polls. Accompanied by Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Ms. Murmu, who arrived in Guwahati late on Tuesday night, …

Uttar Pradesh's Muslims make secular choice in Assembly election
2 years, 8 months ago

Uttar Pradesh's Muslims make secular choice in Assembly election

The Hindu  

A t the height of the Babri Masjid-Ram Janambhoomi stir, Azam Khan, soon to be popular as a firebrand Muslim leader, became the darling of the Muslim masses with his fiery speeches. Even the sundry clerics from small madrasas in western Uttar Pradesh, which went to the polls during the second phase of the election, realised that a vote for …

Assembly election results: A tale of saffron spread and regional resistance
2 years, 9 months ago

Assembly election results: A tale of saffron spread and regional resistance

The Hindu  

THREE BROAD TRENDS HAVE BEEN manifest in the electoral processes in India since the Lok Sabha election of 2014—the period political analysts and observers call the “Narendra Modi era”. S.P.’s spirited fight However, the Samajwadi Party, the principal opposition party in Uttar Pradesh, put up a spirited fight along with its allies—smaller parties such as the Rashtriya Lok Dal, the …

Assembly election results 2022: Time for new politics, not just new leaders
2 years, 9 months ago

Assembly election results 2022: Time for new politics, not just new leaders

Firstpost  

Narendra Modi has changed the paradigm of Indian politics and initiated a new politics based on economic well-being and last-mile targeted delivery that has dismantled old politics of feudalism, favouritism, casteism and rhetorics Every election since 2014, whether the seemingly invincible BJP has lost or won, has shown that old politics of caste politics and negative campaigns has been marginalised. …

Assembly Elections 2022: Yogi gives Narendra Modi the key to 2024 poll vault
2 years, 9 months ago

Assembly Elections 2022: Yogi gives Narendra Modi the key to 2024 poll vault

Firstpost  

The results show that the BJP is the recent past, present, and future. In Punjab, the Congress seems to have committed suicide in a landscape where the BJP wasn’t even a major player and went a weak solo. Yogi’s defence is remarkable, for not only does he look like managing a victory as emphatic as the big saffron surprise of …

Uttar Pradesh Elections Phase 2: SP Hopes for Big Gains; These 4 Factors Are Key
2 years, 10 months ago

Uttar Pradesh Elections Phase 2: SP Hopes for Big Gains; These 4 Factors Are Key

The Quint  

Some of the districts voting in phase 2 have a sizable Muslim population: Rampur 50%, Moradabad 50%, Bijnor 43%, Saharanpur 42%, Amroha 41%, Bareilly 34%, Sambhal 33%, and Badaun 23%. Last time, the BJP managed to win some of the seats that in these districts due to a split of Muslim votes between the SP and the BSP. But when …

UP election 2022 first phase: Voting in 58 constituencies across 11 districts today, 623 candidates in fray
2 years, 10 months ago

UP election 2022 first phase: Voting in 58 constituencies across 11 districts today, 623 candidates in fray

India TV News  

Highlights Voting for first phase in 58 of 403 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh to be held today As many as 623 candidates are in fray in the first phase Uttar Pradesh assembly election are being held in 7 phases, results on March 10 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 First Phase: Voting in 58 assembly constituencies in the first of …

Uttar Pradesh Assembly election: A sticky wicket in the west
2 years, 10 months ago

Uttar Pradesh Assembly election: A sticky wicket in the west

The Hindu  

All eyes are fixed on the first two phases of elections in Uttar Pradesh as it is widely believed that the polling trends in them will have a ripple effect on the other five phases of the State. The results of the first two phases will answer the million-dollar question: will the farmers’ anger and their historic movement translate into …

Lucknow: Smaller parties go in for alliances to shed ‘vote katwa’ tag
2 years, 10 months ago

Lucknow: Smaller parties go in for alliances to shed ‘vote katwa’ tag

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: A majority of smaller political parties with influence over certain castes and areas of Uttar Pradesh are trying to get rid of the “vote katwa” tag in the 2022 assembly election. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen led by Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi that was attacked by its rivals as a “vote katwa” party, too, sprang a surprise by launching …

BJP Chief Nadda Reviews Strategy with Party Functionaries from 40 Constituencies in UP
2 years, 11 months ago

BJP Chief Nadda Reviews Strategy with Party Functionaries from 40 Constituencies in UP

News 18  

BJP national president JP Nadda on Friday held a review meeting with office-bearers of the 40 constituencies in Agra’s Braj region and discussed key issues in the run-up to the upcoming Assembly elections in the state. The BJP also held a press conference to announce the first list of 34 candidates for the upcoming Punjab assembly elections, scheduled to be …

News Analysis | Six reasons why five State elections will influence Indian politics
2 years, 11 months ago

News Analysis | Six reasons why five State elections will influence Indian politics

The Hindu  

Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Punjab and Goa will litigate some key political questions that will have resonance across the country. Congress, BJP defending the turf: Two national parties are defending one of their key turfs each this time — the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and the Congress in Punjab. A minority problem: The BJP is practically non-existent …

Assembly Election 2022: Parties that ruled UP in past didn't care for health of Dalits, minorities: Adityanath
2 years, 11 months ago

Assembly Election 2022: Parties that ruled UP in past didn't care for health of Dalits, minorities: Adityanath

India TV News  

The stage is set for Assembly elections in five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab. Uttar Pradesh, the country's most populous and one of the most politically crucial states, is already witnessing marathon rallies by top politicians from both the ruling and opposition parties. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently visited Varanasi, also his parliamentary seat, to inaugurate …

Explained | Why is the anti-CAA movement gathering steam in Assam?
3 years ago

Explained | Why is the anti-CAA movement gathering steam in Assam?

The Hindu  

The repeal of the three controversial farm laws has stimulated the anti-Citizenship Act groups in Assam. They have announced a slew of protest programmes from December 10, coinciding with the death anniversary of Khargeswar Talukdar, revered in the State as the first ‘martyr’ of the six-year Assam Agitation against ‘illegal immigrants.’ Organisations in other northeastern States, specifically Meghalaya, have echoed …

After assembly win, BJP to face first litmus test in Assam as 5 seats face bypolls
3 years, 2 months ago

After assembly win, BJP to face first litmus test in Assam as 5 seats face bypolls

India Today  

After its triumph in the recent Assam assembly elections, the ruling BJP will face its first litmus test in the state on October 30 when it faces bye-elections for five assembly constituencies. In the last Assam assembly elections, Congress stitched a pre-poll alliance with AIUDF and BPF and Congress won Thowra and Mariani seats while AIUDF won Bhabanipur and BPF …

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