Assembly Election 2017
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Exit poll results 2017: If BJP wins Gujarat, it'll be due to keen focus on grassroots structure and due diligence
During the entire length of the campaign, we have seen the gradual solidification of a narrative that Gujarat will be Modi's toughest test.
Narendra Modi in Gujarat updates: Have no attachment to position, want to bring happiness to Indians, says PM
Campaigning for the phase two of the Gujarat election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing rallies in Palanpur, Sanand, Kalol and Vadodara on Sunday
Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat updates: Narendra Modi's new motto is 'na bolunga, na bolne dunga', says Congress VP
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will be arriving for the sixth time on a two-day visit to the poll-bound Gujarat on Wednesday.
Gujarat Assembly Election: Narendra Modi addresses 4 rallies in poll-bound state, continues attack on Congress, avoids GST
Modi, who started his two-day visit to his home state with a rally in Kutch district's Bhuj town on Monday, held four rallies in different towns of the poll-bound state.
Narendra Modi in Gujarat updates: Grateful to Congress for mud-slinging, will help lotus bloom, says PM
Narendra Modi will address eight rallies in different parts of Saurashtra and south Gujarat, where polling for the first phase of assembly polls will be held on 9 December
Samajwadi Party feud: Ramgopal defends Akhilesh, lashes out at Shivpal
Etawah: Defending party president Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party leader Ramgopal Yadav Sunday said that Shivpal Yadav did not have any knowledge of the party constitution and advised him to work for the party and not "talk nonsense".
In Rajya Sabha, Manohar Parrikar says thank you Digvijay Singh for giving us Goa
Parrikar came to the Rajya Sabha during the Zero Hour and thanked the chairman, Deputy Chairman and other members.
Congress presses for early debate on role of governors in Goa, Manipur
Opposition Congress on Monday pressed for expeditiously taking up of its substantive motion on the conduct of the governors of Goa and Manipur in not calling the single largest party to form the government after the assembly elections.
Manohar Parrikar wins Goa Assembly floor test with 22 in favour; trashes allegations of horse-trading
The BJP-led coalition of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar won the crucial floor test in Goa Assembly on Thursday.
Arvind Kejriwal's EVM tampering excuse won't wash with voters: Delhi CM's charge is a hollow justification
Kejriwal wants the Election Commission to go back to good old paper ballots for the MCD elections in the National Capital.
Congress is 'a little down': A look at Rahul Gandhi's vague remarks after party debacles in polls
If there is one man who has constantly been criticised every time the Congress has lost an election, it is the party vice-president Rahul Gandhi.
Uttar Pradesh Election Result 2017: How Amit Shah's tactical manoeuvering won the state for BJP
The astounding victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh makes one thing amply clear: as far as the ruling party is concerned this is the age of tactical politics rather than mere ideology.
After thumping UP win, BJP all set to take over Congress' southern citadel of Karnataka: SM Krishna to join party soon
After sweeping Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the BJP juggernaut looks to take over the southern citadel of Karnataka.
Assembly Election 2017: The BJP stands tall in UP, so why stoop to conquer in Goa and Manipur?
All the political tiddlers in the fray in these five states know on which side their bread is buttered. So, what is so upsetting about them offering the BJP support in Manipur and Goa and hanging onto the BJP coattails? There's no problem if you go purely by the rulebook and not the spirit in which it is done.
Assembly Election 2017: Not Congress-mukt India, but a Rahul-mukt Congress, could stop party from extinction
The Congress could have been that alternative, but it isn’t, not the least because it’s a family enterprise which its vice-president Rahul Gandhi runs like an Event Management Company with a bunch of jeans-clad iPad-flaunting chums.
Uttar Pradesh Election Results 2017: Muslim voters may have backed BJP but they can't embrace the party yet
Corruption, dynastic politics, nepotism are some of the keywords that have come to define secular parties like SP, BSP, Congress and TMC but they don't lie about who they are. They are what they are. Can you say the same thing about the BJP?
Assembly Election 2017: After Punjab and Goa debacle, Arvind Kejriwal must rein in his national ambitions
Is it the end of the pan-Indian ambition of the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party? If it isn't, it should be.
Amit Shah celebrates BJP victory in UP, Uttarakhand with party workers in Delhi
Amit Shah hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the country's "tallest leader" since Independence.
Assembly Election 2017: No mobile phones, cameras allowed inside counting centres, says EC
The Election Commission on Friday issued the guidelines on security arrangements for strong rooms and counting centres, and prohibited entry of mobile phones inside the counting halls.
Assembly Election 2017: Geographic proximity influences voting behaviour reveal poll data of last three elections
Firstpost and Sharath Tadepalli did some number crunching of our own, analysing the poll data in the five states of Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Uttar Pradesh starting from the 2002 state Assembly elections.