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Assam Assembly Election 2016: JD(U) to contest poll with Nitish Kumar as campaigner

JD(U) has decided to contest the upcoming Assam Assembly elections and its leader and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar would campaign for the party in the state

Badal Inc: Punjab CM's family wealth knows no limit

In just five years, the extended family of Punjab CM Prakash Singh Badal has grown its wealth enormously. Did the family use its poiltical clout to further its business prospects?

Delhi Election 2015: NOTA constituted 0.4% of total votes cast

The None of the Above (NOTA) option constituted 0.4 per cent of the total votes cast in the Delhi elections that saw a resurgent AAP party today sweeping 67 seats.

Amit Shah quells anti-Bedi murmurs in Delhi BJP; banks on Modi-Obama boost

There is a lot of loose talk going around about how Shah and other central leaders tamed the Delhi BJP's state unit leaders.

AAP targets BJP's rural votes in Delhi, opposes Land Act ordinance

AAP is targeting the NDA's Land Acquisition Ordinance in order toe garner the rural vote in some constituencies of Outer Delhi. The BJP may find some of the land-owning Jats willing to listen to AAP's pitch. It has a fight on its hands

J&K, Jharkhand Elections 2014: Fight alone strategy helps the BJP - and some others too

The BJP and many other parties are increasingly trying to fight it alone in elections in order to rediscover their standalone strengths, or to win on your own. How long with this trend last?

J&K results 2014: BJP's Mission 44 failed, but Mission Kashmir won

The BJP will fall far short on its Mission 44 bid in Jammu & Kashmir, But it has established itself as the largest party in terms of vote share and will play a big role in government - unless the rest gang up against it

Rupee plunges to 66.24, posts biggest fall in 18 years

Traders said the currency market was working in a climate of fear as repeated efforts by authorities to turn the markets around failed to have a holding impact.

LPG cash subsidy: How oil cos will pay for UPA re-election

The PMO is planning to pay the LPG cash subsidy for only one cylinder upfront: this means the oil companies will bear a part of the UPA's re-election costs

India's e-commerce boom lures Wharton MBAs back home

With Asian economies becoming stronger, MNCs expanding operations here and Indians turning to entrepreneurship, many are returning after getting the much-sought-after MBA certificates abroad.

Sugar producers see sweet sops in SP's poll lead

With the Samajwadi Party (SP) emerging as the single-largest party in the UP elections, the sugar industry has reason to celebrate.

The Modi-Amit Shah duo has completely changed the game in J&K

In a well-thought-out gameplan, the Modi-Amit Shah duo has changed the game itself in J&K. It has raised it Mission 44 to Mission 50, and even if it does not achieve this goal, the BJP will be the key player post-election

As BJP weighs its options in Delhi, polls seem most likely in Feb 2015

Even as the Supreme Court is breathing down its neck, the BJP is in two minds on whether to stake a claim to form a government or accept the inevitability of polls in Delhi. the chances are polls will be held in February

BJP gets Sena where it wants: Maharashtra to have a stable coalition

BJP and Shiv Sena look set to bury the hatchet and join in a coalition to form next government where BJP will be a senior partner. They will have 200 MLAs.

Ms Nota beats 9 parties in Maharashtra; would have got 1-3 seats as a party

Nearly one percent of the voters pressed the "none of the above" - or Nota - button in the Maharashtra assembly elections. Nota had enough votes to elect 1-3 MLAs in this election.

Watch out MNS, Shiv Sena: PM Modi may send regional parties packing

It is been held that state elections and national elections are completely different. Thanks to Narendra Modi, the Maharashtra assembly elections may prove just the opposite.

What exit polls show: Modi finishing what Vajpayee began in 1998

A post-poll survey gives the BJP the highest vote share ever - which means the party will form the next government as head of the NDA. But most interesting, BJP has now become the central pivot of Indian politics, displacing the Congress

Don't count those chickens, 16 May could surprise us

The exit polls all clearly predict an NDA government. But they differ so strongly on how parties will perform in various states, that 16 May is really the only thing that will get it right.

Why the Modi wave may be weaker south of Vindhyas

Despite a mild Modi breeze, the south will remain tough territory for the BJP. It may not gain much in terms of seats, but it will gain votes that may not translate to seats

The rich will rock the 2014 vote - as they always did

The general belief is that the rich do not count in an election. But they do - directly and indirectly. They do not have to vote to be heard

LS Polls: Shutdown hits life in poll-bound Mizoram

Six NGOs and student groups called for a three-day shutdown and boycott of the April 9 election to the lone Lok Sabha seat from the state to protest postal ballot facility to its refugees living in Tripura.

Modi is the manifesto: Why BJP doesn't need a hefty document

The delayed BJP manifesto means the party cannot tomtom it before the elections begin. But does it matter?

LS polls: Surveys to 16 May, many a slip between cup and lip

The opinion polls have more or less given their verdict: Modi-led BJP/NDA is on its way to power after 16 May. But there are many slips between the cup and the lip

Hate speech: Why we can't wish it away in Elections 2014

Elections 2014 have become intensely personal for everybody - political parties, ordinary people, and the media. We have too much invested in it to be truly neutral any more.

Battle of the wives: Rohini Nilekani takes on Ananth Kumar's wife

Rohini Nilekani is busy taking morning walks in parks around Bangalore's South constituency as well as doing padyatras in the afternoons in order to campaign for her husband Nandan Nilekani, founder of Infosys and now a political candidate.

LIVE Cong manifesto: BJP says document an insult to nation

Live updates on the release of the Congress party's manifetso for the Lok Sabha elections 2014.

Modi rally in Jammu today: A BJP wave, but Cong-NC has slight edge

The Cong-NC have forged an alliance, but the PDP cannot sign up for an alliance with BJP until after the Assembly polls, for fear of upsetting Muslim voters.

Pawan Kalyan, Nagarjuna meet Modi: What they can learn from NTR

Why did NTR alone remain a giant, while other film stars could not make it that big? Multiple reasons helped magnify NTR’s personality, dwarfing others.

Jaswant Singh's comments on BJP an overreaction, says Arun Jaitley

The senior BJP strategist has cautioned party workers to ensure that the front-runners add to their lead in the final leg of the campaign.