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As a landslide victory for Congress, a blow to the arm for CM Bhupesh Baghel
Months after collapsing in a power struggle with Health Minister TS Singh Deo over the alleged 2.5-year power-sharing formula, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has received ... -
BJP plays temple card again to overcome anti-office in Uttar Pradesh – The Diplomat
Advertising Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the temple city of Varanasi last week to inaugurate the hallway of the Kashi Vishwanath temple with great fanfare, ... -
Chandigarh MC polls: curtains on the countryside, setting for a three-cornered contest
The thrilling campaign for the Chandigarh 2021 municipal elections ended on Tuesday, giving way to the 72-hour “period of silence”, which will end at 5:00 p.m. ... -
These are the musical chairs in Goa as nearly a fifth of MPs change political ties in three months
Former Independent Member of Parliament Rohan Khaunte joins BJP on December 17th in the presence of Goa CM Pramod Sawant and former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis ... -
Computer raids on Akhilesh’s assistants, Prime Minister Modi on who can train UPYogi sarkar, AAP clone rises from farmer agitation
With elections in Uttar Pradesh closer than spring, Saturday saw many developments. The day started with the now familiar exercise of income tax raids on opposition ... -
Can we expect better candidates?
Dec 17 2021 | 5:34 AM HIST Can we expect better candidates? José Maria Miranda The drama, played by politicians in Goa almost on the eve ... -
Shocking defeat, think about the breach of trust in the coalition: Sena
The defeat in the local authorities of Akola-Washim-Buldhana’s constituency shocked the Shiv Sena, the cross-voting triggering introspection demands from the Sena leaders on the “breach of ... -
Investigation report: TDP resumes but YCP wins again
It is common to see victories and defeats in politics. There will be many reasons for gaining power and losing it. After the state branch, the ... -
AAP in the lead in Punjab, BJP could keep Uttarakhand despite anti-office
ABP CVoter opinion poll: With just a few months left for the long-awaited Assembly elections in five states across the country, ABP News and CVoter have ... -
Raising the bar against BJP, Priyanka Gandhi will take to the streets of Goan on December 10
Congress raises stakes in poll-linked Goa with its secretary general Priyanka Gandhi on the streets of Goan on Friday as the party contemplates close competition with ... -
Muslim BJP candidate withdraws Kolkata society poll after threats
A Muslim woman who, according to people in her community in the Kolkata port area, is mentally deficient, has withdrawn her candidacy in the Kolkata corporation ... -
In Goa, Trinamool marks a local ally who helped the BJP take matters into their own hands in 2017
Mahua Moitra said residents of Goa who were looking for an alternative to BJP “should look no further”. The search for a local ally by the ... -
Columbus Redistribution Commission votes on proposed map
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – A final district line redesign public hearing for Columbus City Council on Saturday. The committee has come to a vote on the ... -
Jagan recommended his name to KCR?
A few days ago, YSR Telangana President Sharmila announced that Prashant Kishor had promised to work with her and that they would start working soon. But ... -
After Sirsa’s release, the Punjab Congress is wary of keeping the herd together
On the day Shiromani Akali Dal’s leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa joined the BJP, the Punjab Congress called the development a “setback for the CAS” but said ... -
Useless risk now, Jagan rethinks!
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, at the start of his term, announced that he would completely overhaul his cabinet after two and a half years and give ... -
Poll lines become clear in battle for Uttar Pradesh
The electoral battle in Uttar Pradesh is now taking shape. After the alliance between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal, it became clear that ... -
Delhi City Polls: Veteran Congressman Mukesh Goel to Join AAP Today
In a major setback to Congress ahead of Delhi’s municipal elections, the party’s senior adviser at the Delhi Municipal Corporation Mukesh Goel will join the Aam ... -
Why recent Trinamool members are unlikely to bring any joy to the party
The defection of former Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma, along with eleven other state congressional lawmakers, from Congress to Trinamool on Wednesday night, is being touted ... -
BJP to drop 30% of inept MPs in UP elections
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to undertake a major overhaul by denying tickets to over 30% of its sitting lawmakers for their non-performance and ... -
Uttarakhand Assembly election: BJP works hard against adversity
Many factors are playing against the BJP in Uttarakhand ahead of the assembly elections, which are scheduled for early next year. The ubiquitous anti-president remains at ... -
By risking a strong image as a leader, Modi ensures that the BJP is not overloaded with “anti-farmer” stain
Prime Minister Narendra Modi rarely backs down, so his pragmatic decision to drop 2020 farm laws came as a surprise. Seen through the prism of political ... -
Nadda Election Blitz from Yogi’s Backyard | Lucknow News
Lucknow: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Secretary Amit Shah setting the tone for the BJP election campaign ahead of the upcoming state elections in ... -
Nandhyal 2017, Kuppam 2021
The YSR Congress won with empathy the Municipality of Kuppam. Despite the best efforts of the TDP, the party could not keep up with the financial ... -
Battleground UP: Why political parties and not candidates matter in India’s most populous state
About two weeks ago, five BSP MPs and a BJP lawmaker in Uttar Pradesh joined the Samajwadi party, which gave Akhilesh Yadav a boost. While it’s ... -
Big business is not a bad business
For over 100 years, federal antitrust laws have been guided by the standard of consumer welfare. This doctrine, which was first established under the Sherman Antitrust ... -
Why Punjab’s CM ‘Masterstroke’ Charanjit Singh Channi is racing against time to prove himself
Charanjit Singh Channi, the “masterstroke” of Congress as Dalit Chief Prime Minister of the Punjab in place of Captain Amarinder Singh, will he prove to be ... -
Chaudhary says Capt’s impeachment as Punjab CM is a well-considered decision
Chandigarh / Patiala All-India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary in charge of Punjab affairs Harish Chaudhary said the change of guard in Punjab linked to the ballot ... -
Five TRS deputies ready to join the BJP?
Elections in Telangana are only two years away. It seems that the ruling opposition is growing against the KCR government. The BJP is rapidly gaining ground. ... -
After poll debacle in Himachal Pradesh, BJP could opt for course correction: The Tribune India
Pratibha Chauhan Tribune press service Shimla, November 3 The loss suffered by the BJP in the Himachal by-elections could force it to make drastic changes to ... -
Should KCR resign for KTR?
If the Huzurabad by-election is any indication, a strong wind of opposition to power is blowing against KCR Circar in Telangana. There are signs of this ... -
Bypolls to test BJP’s ‘new’ leadership in MP
The BJP is witnessing a gradual change in state leadership as the old guard is replaced by a new generation of leaders. The bypolls in Madhya ... -
Chandrababu Naidu Demystifies YSRCP Propaganda In Hours!
The YSR Congress won the local elections in the Kuppam constituency of Chandrababu Naidu with its force. There has been propaganda that Naidu is facing severe ... -
Justice in sacrilege case must counterbalance anti-functioning: Navjot Singh Sidhu: The Tribune India
Tribune press service New Delhi, October 26 Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu said on Tuesday that justice in the case involving the sacrilege of Guru ... -
On the back foot on Kanhaiya, Congress may ignore Sidhu as star activist for Himachal Bypolls
Finding itself in the background after campaigning in Kanhaiya Kumar as the party’s star poll activist in Himachal Pradesh, Congress could ignore plans to host Punjab ... -
AAP and TMC will be “marginal players” in Goa Assembly polls: P. Chidambaram
The congressional leader said any alliance with smaller parties for Goa’s assembly polls is only possible if one party agrees that Congress is the backbone of ... -
The BJP focuses on the UP IT cell and defines a strategy to strengthen the presence on social networks for surveys
A BJP rally in Noida ahead of the 2017 Uttar Pradesh legislative elections (representative image) | Suraj Singh Bisht, ThePrint Text size: A- A + New ... -
Congress takes stock: The Tribune India
Rajmeet singh Tribune press service Chandigarh, October 21 While Punjab affairs official Harish Rawat maintains that Capt Amarinder Singh’s announcement on the formation of a new ... -
MCD polls in Delhi: BJP tries to counter anti-trustee through central programs
The BJP is building on the central government’s plans to fight the ruling power ahead of next year’s municipal elections in Delhi. Delhi BJP members distribute ... -
Wind blowing against Ys JaganMohan Reddy
Recently, we saw a survey that paints a grim picture for the YSR Congress. The survey said the YSR Congress has lost 3% of the vote ... -
A difficult task for the candidate of BJP Kanda: The Tribune India
Deswal from the Deep Tribune press service Hisar, October 16 BJP candidate Gobind Kanda faces an uphill battle in Elenabad’s by-election amid resentment among farmers over ... -
Remap places anti-Trump GOP representative Adam Kinzinger in Democratic-leaning district
With his home district radically reshaped into the congressional map that Democratic state lawmakers drew for Illinois, the political future of veteran US Republican Adam Kinzinger ... -
Column-The global economy faces the biggest headwinds of inflation
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) – Global inflation is spreading to a wider range of goods and services, as the rapid recovery in spending outstrips the ... -
Antitrust action is not anti-business. Done well, it stimulates innovation and helps markets
Before a few weeks ago, I wasn’t obsessed with a particular bias regarding antitrust law and how it affected American businesses. If anything, mine was a ... -
Is the Democratic coalition unraveling?
US President Joe Biden seemed unassailable at the start of his term. But his presidency has since been plunged into a series of crises – from ... -
ZP-PS bypolls show BJP losing ground | Nagpur News
Nagpur: After an unexpected debacle of the BJP in zilla parishad (ZP) and the panchayat samiti (PS) in the district of Nagpur, considered the stronghold of ... -
Mamata tries to turn Congress into Congress (M)… a corner of the opposition
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, leader of the Congress Party in Lok Sabha, MP for Berhampore and President of the Bengal State Congress, spoke to The Indian Express. ... -
Bihar assembly polls a litmus test for Kanhaiya Kumar
New Delhi, October 7 (IANS): The two side polls to be held on October 30 will have far-reaching consequences not only for Bihar politics, but even ... -
No matter the playing field, BJP wins and Congress loses
Whether the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took power in the Gandhinagar municipal corporation or won 136 of the 184 seats in local bodies, largely in cities ... -
Why Gehlot says he will be CM again
Raging speculation about a possible change of leadership in Jaipur has forced Ashok Gehlot to issue a rare public statement. “I will complete this term, lead ... -
Punjab elections: will Captain Amarinder Singh prove to be the Waterloo of Congress?
After saying that Congress succeeded in pouring oil on the troubled waters of Punjab with the appointment of Charanjit Singh Channi as chief minister, should Captain’s ... -
In Punjab’s Fractured Political Space, Shiromani Akali Dal Hosts Outreach Events To Seize Edge
As Congress grapples with infighting and the Aam Admi Party (AAP) struggles to find a face of chief minister, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has already announced ... -
Mohammadpur Village in Delhi Debates Name and Past | Latest Delhi News
These days, the chaupal in Mohammadpur village, south of Delhi, is a place of heated discussion about the origin of the village – and how it ... -
INTERVIEW | Bommai working under three high commandments: Siddaramaiah
Express news service BENGALURU: Opposition leader Siddaramaiah expressed confidence that Congress would win over the Sindagi Assembly and Hanagal Assembly segments, saying there was “a huge ... -
‘The Congress, a better platform … in line with the idea of India’: Jignesh Mevani | Latest India News
An independent Gujarat lawmaker and Dalit leader, Jignesh Mevani, are expected to join Congress soon. Mevani explained to Sunetra Choudhury why this was the right platform ... -
“No anti-incumbent against the BJP” – The Statesman
Delhi BJP President Adesh Gupta began his political journey in 1986 as a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). He moved to Bharatiya Janata ... -
interlocutors find captain impatient to fight politically | Latest India News
Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh may have discussed the farmers issue with Union Home Secretary Amit Shah and Pakistan’s shenanigans with National Security Advisor Ajit ... -
Farmer protests are election-proof
In 2011, Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement captured the public imagination, forcing political parties not only to support the cause, but also to align with its policies. ... -
In his ancestral village, people say Navjot Sidhu should start a new party
In the ancestral village of Navjot Singh Sidhu, Kakarwal (Sangrur district), most residents refuse to officially talk about the power struggle in Congress, while a few ... -
PM Modi will likely visit Uttarakhand in October
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (file photo / ANI) New Delhi [India], Sep 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Uttarakhand, a polling location, ... -
Exclusive: Opposition Faces Credibility Crisis, BJP Will Gain 325-350 Seats, Says Yogi Adityanath | Latest India News
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed confidence that the ruling Bharatiya Janata (BJP) party will easily win next year’s parliamentary elections in the state. ... -
Deciphering the confusion of the Punjab Congress: why did Sidhu leave in anger?
Sidhu’s resignation as Punjab unit leader threatens to push Congress deeper into the abyss of internal strife, just four months away from state assembly elections Sidhu ... -
Unlike BJP in Gujarat, Cong fails to wipe out a clean slate in Punjab | Chandigarh News
Jalandhar: The congressional high command succeeded in removing one of its most powerful regional satraps from the post of chief minister, but he could not start ... -
Why Batala matters in Punjab’s political battlefield
As the Punjab heads for the Assembly elections, the state’s border town, Batala, has made the headlines. Immediately after being elevated to the first place, the ... -
Ahead of polls, UP adds 7 new cabinet ministers | Latest India News
The second and much anticipated expansion of the government led by Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh came on Sunday evening, with Governor Anandiben Patel swearing in ... -
The Punjab is in the mood for change as an unhappy voter seeks a “lesser evil”. Who will benefit from the disappointment?
Traveling in the Punjab for four days, nearly 1,200 kilometers through the three regions of Malwa, Majha and Doaba state and talking to at least 150 ... -
Opposition parties prepare to face KCR
Both the BJP and Congress are trying to strengthen their organizational base in the state and corner the chief minister. Opposition Telangana parties are preparing to ... -
India’s firm response to Pak at UN and Delhi fearing after Rohini shooting and other headlines
“J&K, Ladakh will always be our part”: India’s firm response to Imran at UN, Pak slams on terrorism Exercising its right of reply to Imran Khan’s ... -
Sachin Pilot meets Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi in Delhi; Rajasthan cabinet reshuffle likely, sources say
Rajashthan Congress Leader Sachin Pilot met Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi at 12 Tughlaq Lane, Rahul Gandhi’s residence in Delhi Congress leaders Sachin Pilot and Rahul ... -
Gujarat: Dropped ministers worried about tickets | Ahmedabad News
GANDHINAGAR: Although there is considerable jubilation among the grassroots BJP workers as a large number of first-time MPs have been appointed ministers, panic has set in ... -
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Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election: Yogi Adityanath Tries To Court Non-BJP Seats With His Development Plan | Lucknow News
LUCKNOW: With the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections months away, Yogi Adityanath, the state’s longest-serving BJP chief minister, has embarked on a politically meaningful tour of constituencies ... -
Analysis | Playing the SC card is unlikely to be a game-changer for Congress
As the state’s SCs are not a homogeneous block, the party can only keep its traditional SC vote bank. Ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections, the ... -
After Punjab, change of guard unlikely in Rajasthan
The changing of the guard in Punjab has stirred Congress over Rahul Gandhi’s intervention to patch cracks in states in trouble for the party, and Rajasthan ... -
Blue Media is desperately trying to elevate the YSR Congress!
The MPTC and ZPTC elections have ended in Andhra Pradesh. As expected, the YSR Congress won the majority of seats because the TDP decided to boycott ... -
View: India’s large churn rate offers mobility, opportunity and representation
The political landscape is witnessing a generational change, creating in its wake a whole new range of political actors. While many of these inter-party changes seem ... -
How far can the Prime Minister continue with an act of Indira Gandhi
Babul Supriyo’s defection from BJP to TMC contrasts sharply with events in Gujarat. While Supriyo was annoyed that he was sacked as Union minister during the ... -
The BJP expels 3 advisers for “corruption”; one says action was taken as they joined the AAP today
As Delhi’s municipal elections approached, the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party expelled three incumbent party advisers for six years on complaints of “excessive financial ... -
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Wholesale Stamp: The Tribune India
Aditi Tandon Tribune press service New Delhi, September 18 The sudden and unceremonious exit of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh signals the preeminence of the Gandhi ... -
Punjab “humiliated” CM Amarinder Singh resigns; known as “open future options”
Ending a months-long suspense over the power struggle in Punjab, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh resigned as head of state on Saturday, saying he felt “humiliated” ... -
Punjab: ACEC calls congressional legislative party meeting at 5 p.m. today
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has called a meeting of the State Legislative Party of Congress today at 5 p.m. on September 18 at the ... -
We focused on change on the ground: Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur – UP Front News
The Covid pandemic has not spared Himachal Pradesh. Tourism in the state has been hit hard, but the apple economy has mitigated some of the damage. ... -
Is the BJP high command giving the green light to the United States?
There seems to be anti-functioning in the states as well as a concentration of power in New Delhi The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) changed five chief ... -
Complete overhaul in the Gujarat cabinet; none of the 24 new ministers served in Rupani’s government: The Tribune India
Vibha sharma Tribune press service New Delhi, September 16 Marking an unprecedented move, the ruling BJP completely overhauled Gujarat’s cabinet on Thursday, selecting all the new ... -
BJP appoints 2022 Assembly poll leaders: Dharmendra Pradhan for UP, Pralhad Joshi for Uttarakhand
As it prepares for parliamentary elections slated for early next year, the ruling BJP announced on Wednesday that Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has been appointed party ... -
AAP becomes biggest party in Punjab elections: opinion poll
The Punjab is likely to experience a stalled assembly, with the AAP becoming the state’s largest party in the 2022 state polls, according to the ABP-CVoter-IANS ... -
BJP’s Arun Singh – The New Indian Express
Express news service BENGALURU: With less than two years of the elections to the Assembly, the BJP seems confident to form the next government on its ... -
Delhi’s Humayunpur village in Hanumanpur, BJP adviser wants to rename the place
| saturday | August 28, 2021 The renaming frenzy comes against the backdrop of civic organ polls next year, where the BJP faces 15 years of ... -
OBC factor evolves in BJP’s Chhattisgarh game
Of the three states the BJP lost in the 2018 Assembly polls, the loss of Chhattisgarh was the most shocking, as the defeat there, unlike Madhya ... -
In UML split, Maoist Center sees chance to regain relevance
Once registered with the Election Commission, the CPN (Unified Socialist) party of Madhav Nepal is most likely to extend its support for the government of Sher ...