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One Nation, One Election bill tabled in Lok Sabha: Who is in favour? Who is opposing it?
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6 days, 3 hours ago

One Nation, One Election bill tabled in Lok Sabha: Who is in favour? Who is opposing it?

Firstpost  

The Centre has introduced the Constitution Bill, 2024, better known as the One Nation, One Election Bill, in the Lok Sabha. VIDEO | Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal moves 'one nation, one election' bills for introduction in Lok Sabha.#OneNationOneElectionBill pic.twitter.com/vgPvelEwLu — Press Trust of India December 17, 2024 Let’s take a closer look. JD chief spokesperson Neeraj Kumar had …

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DK Shivakumar opposes One Nation One Election: Attempt to finish regional parties
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1 week, 2 days ago

DK Shivakumar opposes One Nation One Election: Attempt to finish regional parties

India Today  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has rejected the idea of 'One Nation One Election’, calling it an attempt by the BJP to finish off smaller regional parties, which adds strength to the INDIA bloc. Speaking to the media about the reports that a bill linked to the 'One Nation One Election' will be introduced in the ongoing Winter Session …

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Hemant Soren's JMM slams One Nation, One Election bill: Undemocratic, detrimental
1 week, 2 days ago

Hemant Soren's JMM slams One Nation, One Election bill: Undemocratic, detrimental

India Today  

Chief Minister Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha on Saturday strongly opposed the 'One Nation One Election' Bill, which was listed by the BJP for introduction in the Lok Sabha next week. JMM National General Secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya, while addressing a press conference, termed the 'One Nation, One Election' proposal as a threat to democracy and an attempt to marginalise regional …

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What BJP gained—and regained—with the latest state results
4 weeks, 1 day ago

What BJP gained—and regained—with the latest state results

Live Mint  

Following the conclusion of the second big cycle of state elections in 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party has reclaimed some of the political ground it had ceded in the general election held earlier this year. Be it in states or at the Centre, be it by itself or with allies, the BJP has strengthened its hand and increased its leverage …

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Results show regional parties are needed: KTR
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Results show regional parties are needed: KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BRS on Saturday sought to capitalise on the election results from Maharashtra and Jharkhand,with its working president K.T. Rama Rao said the rejection of the Congress in Maharashtra and that of the BJP in Jharkhand by voters had yet again demonstrated that it was only the regional parties that work for the people in their states. “The BJP …

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Assembly Election Results 2024 Live: NDA sees record win in Maharashtra, INDIA victorious in Jharkhand
1 month ago

Assembly Election Results 2024 Live: NDA sees record win in Maharashtra, INDIA victorious in Jharkhand

Firstpost  

Maharashtra, Jharkhand Election Results 2024 Live Updates: BJP-led Mahayuti alliance has won in Maharashtra, with the saffron party alone winning 132 of the 288 seats. pic.twitter.com/deIn8IBRQC Ahead of the counting of votes in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, Shiv Sena candidate from Wadala, Shraddha Jadhav said that the party’s victory is certain. So I think the entire blueprint needs to be …

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Census Sparks Debate: Need for Precise Data on Other Backward Classes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Census Sparks Debate: Need for Precise Data on Other Backward Classes

New Indian Express  

The 2025 Census in India is facing controversy due to the demand for a caste census. The opposition has launched a campaign for counting the numbers of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), while parties such as Janata Dal and Lok Janshakti Party support the central government's efforts to rectify an alleged imbalance in caste and sub-caste data. The 2025 census gives …

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BSP fails to score in Hry, Maya pulls out of pact
2 months, 1 week ago

BSP fails to score in Hry, Maya pulls out of pact

Hindustan Times  

After the dismal performance of the Bahujan Samaj Party - Indian National Lok Dal alliance in the Haryana assembly election, BSP chief Mayawati has announced that her party will not form alliances with regional parties in the assembly or Lok Sabha election. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} BSP contested the 2023 assembly election in Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh in alliance with …

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Haryana and J&K: States of surprise for BJP and Congress
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana and J&K: States of surprise for BJP and Congress

Live Mint  

For the second straight time in India, election results have upended poll predictions, turning political parties introspective and adding intrigue to the next round of state elections scheduled for later this year. In the Lok Sabha election in April-June, the Congress set the narrative in a state where an anti-incumbency sentiment prevailed against the BJP and regional parties were in …

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Omar Abdullah says BJP has ‘struck a deal’ with regional parties, independents to form Jammu and Kashmir government
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Omar Abdullah says BJP has ‘struck a deal’ with regional parties, independents to form Jammu and Kashmir government

The Hindu  

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday alleged that the BJP has “struck a deal” with some regional parties and independent candidates to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir. Referring to remarks by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Jammu, Mr. Abdullah said he was “silent” about Apni Party and People’s Conference during his speech at the BJP’s manifesto …

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Telangana: BRS to Study Regional Parties Practices to Revamp Strategy
4 months ago

Telangana: BRS to Study Regional Parties Practices to Revamp Strategy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BRS will embark on an exercise to study the structure and functioning of regional parties in other states as well as best practices that it can adopt. We are going to look at the best practices we can adopt, learn what we need to and unlearn what we should, and make a fresh beginning.” Ever since its loss …

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Regionalisation of politics and its effect on governance
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Regionalisation of politics and its effect on governance

Hindustan Times  

A significant feature of the recent election is that regional political parties are back on the main political stage after a decade of one-party Bharatiya Janata Party ’s dominance at the centre. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Indian politics, with the rise of Narendra Modi at the national level commanding tremendous mass support across regions, had provided little scope for regional …

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Regionalisation of politics and its effect on governance
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Regionalisation of politics and its effect on governance

Hindustan Times  

A significant feature of the recent election is that regional political parties are back on the main political stage after a decade of one-party Bharatiya Janata Party ’s dominance at the centre. Indian politics, with the rise of Narendra Modi at the national level commanding tremendous mass support across regions, had provided little scope for regional parties. The significant gains …

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BRS tops income, AITC leads in expenditure among regional parties in FY 22-23: ADR report
5 months ago

BRS tops income, AITC leads in expenditure among regional parties in FY 22-23: ADR report

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has topped the income chart among regional parties for the financial year 2022-23 with Rs 737.67 crore, 42.38 per cent of the total, according to poll rights body ADR. The top five parties with the highest expenditure are All India Trinamool Congress which spent Rs 181.18 crore or 37.66 per cent, followed by YSR-Congress …

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Lok Sabha elections make many regional parties kingmakers, but some draw blank: A deep dive
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections make many regional parties kingmakers, but some draw blank: A deep dive

Live Mint  

Lok Sabha Election 2024: The regional parties played a big role in the recently concluded national elections. However, a few regional parties which didn't join the BJP-led NDA or the Opposition's India bloc were wiped out in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Parties which were wiped out in Lok Sabha 2024 There were six major regional parties …

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Sitaram Yechury Interview: Who is Modi’s alternative is not as important as what are alternative policies
7 months ago

Sitaram Yechury Interview: Who is Modi’s alternative is not as important as what are alternative policies

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India general secretary Sitaram Yechury has been at the forefront of coalition efforts since the mid-1990s. The biggest party in the INDIA bloc, the Congress, has had a rather disappointing track record in direct contests with the BJP. Have you ever seen under a secular democratic republic, the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Government of …

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Regional parties very strong now, could form govt after Lok Sabha polls: KCR
7 months, 1 week ago

Regional parties very strong now, could form govt after Lok Sabha polls: KCR

Hindustan Times  

While the ongoing Lok Sabha elections have been pitched as a direct battle between the BJP-led ruling National Democratic Alliance and the Congress-led opposition INDIA bloc, ex-Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has claimed that depending on the results, it could even be a group of regional parties that form government at the Centre with support from NDA or INDIA. …

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Regional parties face battle for relevance in election arena
9 months ago

Regional parties face battle for relevance in election arena

Hindustan Times  

October 2022 was a different time for India’s traditionally powerful regional satraps, one of cautious, relative optimism. In Bihar, the Janata Dal and the Rashtriya Janata Dal ran a government together, the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal were part of an opposition alliance that could have proved troublesome for the Bharatiya Janata Party, and so emboldened was Telangana …

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The illusion of change in Pakistan
10 months, 1 week ago

The illusion of change in Pakistan

The Hindu  

The story so far:Pakistan’s recent election was considered a crucial one that would lead to a stable government with a clear mandate, end political instability, and start a process of political healing at the national level, especially in Punjab. The Establishment would have wanted the PML-N to win, especially in Punjab, and expected its pre-election political engineering to dent the …

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Only Regional Parties Can Stop BJP, says KTR
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Only Regional Parties Can Stop BJP, says KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BRS on Saturday pitched itself as on par with other regional parties such as the Trinamul Congress, DMK, and the AAP, with party's working president K.T. Rama Rao claiming that only regional parties can prevent the BJP from returning to power in the Centre during the next Lok Sabha elections. boc was coming apart due to Congress' attitude …

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Mamata rebuffs Congress’s seat-sharing optimism, pledges to unite regional parties after polls
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mamata rebuffs Congress’s seat-sharing optimism, pledges to unite regional parties after polls

The Hindu  

The Congress's optimism of clinching a seat-sharing deal with the TMC to resolve the stalemate in the Opposition bloc INDIA in West Bengal was spurned as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her intention of uniting regional parties after elections to strategise government formation at the Centre. Despite efforts by the Congress to reconcile with the TMC after a seat-sharing deadlock …

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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, …

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'Congress grabbing important posts in I.N.D.I.A bloc, weakening regional parties': JDU tells reason for snub
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'Congress grabbing important posts in I.N.D.I.A bloc, weakening regional parties': JDU tells reason for snub

India TV News  

JDU's reason for exit: Launching an all out attack on Congress, former ally Janata Dal leader KC Tyagi on Monday alleged that the grand old party is busy “grabbing important posts” in the Opposition’s I.N.D.I.A bloc and also attempting to “weaken” the regional parties, prompting the JDU to walk out of the grouping. JDU responds to “pre-planned” charge Responding to …

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Cracks in Indian opposition alliance against PM Modi ahead of elections
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Cracks in Indian opposition alliance against PM Modi ahead of elections

Al Jazeera  

Two key opposition leaders have walked out of the Congress-led alliance, dealing it a big blow. Also last week, Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of the neighbouring state of West Bengal and leader of the Trinamool Congress party, pulled out of the alliance, which is led by India’s principal opposition party, the Congress. Congress vs regional parties The INDIA bloc …

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