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Are Congress’s EVM allegations a legitimate concern or a strategic diversion?

After the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the echoes of alleged Electronic Voting Machine manipulation has once again reverberated through political spaces, particularly from the Congress party and its allies. The Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s strong demand to reintroduce ballot papers by replacing the EVM highlights a recurring scepticism about the established electoral process. Understanding how much people trust EVMs provides crucial …

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BJP poised to get third term; both BJP and Congress may register small gains in vote share

Most exit polls have predicted a third term for the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance. The BJP surged ahead of the Congress in terms of vote share among upper castes in the 1996 elections. In 1996, the BJP’s vote share among OBC, SC and ST groups was 54%, 40% and 60% of its support among non SC-ST-OBC voters. …

Political leaders are often seen switching allegiances, leaving their parent parties to join others, in pursuit of personal or strategic interests. On the other hand, supporters of the BJP and those of its allied parties tend to view the party as less nepotistic than the Congress. A little less than half of the voters believe that the BJP should refrain …

New Delhi: The exit poll results for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Mizoram and Rajasthan assembly elections will be released today. Axis My India and India Today predicted a neck and neck fight giving 111 seats to the BJP and 113 seats to the Congress. India News- NETA gave 106 seats to the BJP and 112 to the Congress. Axis My …

Lokniti CSDS Survey | Clear contrast in Congress and BJP’s social media strategies in Rajasthan

As Rajasthan State elections are just around the corner, social media platforms have become sources of information dissemination and political campaigning. In comparison, the Congress party’s State account, @INCRajasthan on X, was the source of 21% of total Congress posts recorded. Comparatively, only 21% of the BJP’s total recorded posts were from its party workers; 11% of the posts from …

Lokniti-CSDS study | Congress trumps CM, the BJP’S lynchpin is the PM in Chhattisgarh

The State of Chhattisgarh has 90 assembly constituencies which go for polling in two phases. The positive posts made by the Congress about Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, and his governance featured in 21% of all positive tweets made by the party. The negative posts made by the BJP leaders in Chhattisgarh are mostly directed towards the incumbent Chief Minister. The …

Lokniti-CSDS survey | How the Congress won an absolute majority in Karnataka

Since 1985, Karnataka has never voted back a ruling party. It is clear that the Congress received more or less uniform support across age groups, while the BJP drew greater support from younger voters. The Congress drew greater support as compared to the BJP from those with different educational achievements, except those who had a college degree — a section …

The 21 years of Uttarakhand’s existence have been marked by both national parties—Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party —taking turns to claim power. It was only in the 2017 elections that the voters turned clearly towards one side: the BJP got nearly 47% votes, largely riding on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Barring a slightly stronger presence for …

BJP failed to attract Congress, Left supporters, finds CSDS-Lokniti Survey - The Hindu

The success of the BJP in West Bengal during the 2019 Lok Sabha election was largely made possible due to a significant shift amongst traditional Left and Congress supporters towards it. Voters who described themselves as… AITC BJP Left-Congress Traditional Left supporters 18 33 46 Traditional Cong -29 25 50 Traditional AITC 85 7 2 Traditional BJP 4 94 1 …

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