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Uttarakhand Assembly election 2022: Harish Rawat expresses embarrassment over failure to guide Congress to victory
•The Congress, which fought under the leadership of Rawat, won just 19 seats against BJP's 47 out of a total of 70 Assembly seats
CWC meet: Sonia Gandhi to continue as Congress interim president; leaders voice Rahul's name for President
Fp Staff •Sonia Gandhi listened to all leaders at the CWC meet and said she is willing to make the required changes to strengthen the party, sources said
Assembly election results 2022: A look at how chief ministers, past and present, performed in the polls
Fp Explainers •On Thursday, Yogi Adityanath grabbed headlines with a historic win. But not all chief ministers had a reason to celebrate. Pushkar Singh Dhami in Uttarakhand and Charanjit Singh Channi in Punjab had to taste defeat; they even lost their seats
2022 Assembly poll results: Rewriting India’s political roadmap where performance overrides caste factors
Sudesh Verma •Political parties will now be forced to realise that caste factor notwithstanding, they have to devise ways of delivering performance.
Saffron UPsurge: No stopping the Modinaut as BJP notches up decisive victories in 4 states, AAP slays Goliaths in Punjab stunner
Fp Staff •Is there any way to stop the BJP juggernaut? The BJP put on a splendid performance in the four states ruled by it, sweeping away the Opposition with its governance model mounted on pillars of welfarism, Hindutva and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's unflagging popularity
Devbhoomi Dividend: Pushkar Dhami's loss only sore spot as BJP bucks Uttarakhand trend to comfortably beat Congress
Fp Staff •Some BJP MLAs including Kailash Gahtori and Suresh Gadiya have expressed their willingness to give up their respective seats for Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to contest as he suffered defeat in Khatima
Punjab polls: People will give clear mandate to Congress, says Harish Rawat
•Rawat said Punjab needs a party that can take all sections along and lead the state on the path of development, adding that his party is the only alternative
Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022: Key electoral battles to watch for in hill state
Fp Staff •The ruling BJP is seeking a consecutive second term in office in the state while the Congress is trying to make a comeback after being routed in the 2017 Assembly polls
Uttarakhand Assembly Elections: State known for political instability goes to polls tomorrow
•After Uttarakhand was formed by carving out from Uttar Pradesh, the hilly state has given mandates alternatively to the Congress and the BJP, while there also being instability of the governments due to frequent change of chief ministers
Uttarakhand Assembly Elections: Voters caught between egotistical Congress and BJP’s shenanigans in state
Bhavdeep Kang •The BJP is hoping to capitalise on schemes like Ayushman health insurance, all-weather roads, construction of a new AIIMS and ‘har ghar jal’