Lok Sabha Polls

Assembly poll results 2023: Congress has reasons to blame itself for electoral drubbings in the Hindi heartland

The Congress central leadership allowed a free hand to Kamal Nath, Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel without having any checks or accountability. The party’s in-house election management mechanism was nowhere in sight

Assembly elections 2023: Victory of progressive ideas over regressive guarantees

Congress’ regressive pursuit of scorched earth politics, even at the expense of the national interest, has only resulted in misguided ideas such as a Caste Census that will only take the country backwards to the instability of the 1990s

BJP juggernaut and national politics: Seven takeaways for 2024 elections

The 3-1 verdict between BJP and Congress set the stage for the road to the national polls in 2024. State and national contests often differ but several key indicators stand out from the results, which also have significant implications for Congress and opposition I.N.D.I.A. alliance

One Nation, One Election first committee meeting today: How feasible is the idea?

The committee for 'One Nation, One Election' is holding its inaugural meeting today under the leadership of former President Ram Nath Kovind. While supporters argue simultaneous Lok Sabha and state Assembly elections will save government expenditure, critics question the practicality of such a move

'Spokesperson cannot decide seat-sharing': AAP on Congress' Alka Lamba's 'contesting all seven Delhi seats' remark

"Congress has given a clarification on the remarks of their spokesperson...A spokesperson of any party cannot take a decision on seat-sharing in any state, this is an important issue and such issues are discussed in the presence of all the parties," said the AAP Minister

NDA meeting on Tuesday as BJP steps up its campaign for Lok Sabha polls

The NDA meeting in Delhi will see the presence of a host of existing and new BJP allies as the ruling party has worked overtime in recent weeks and months to seal fresh alliances and win back those who had quit the ruling combine

Mission 2024: BJP announces host of campaigns with an eye on Lok Sabha polls

BJP's organisational and outreach activities will be reviewed at the booth level on a weekly basis

Will defeat BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, vows Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Banerjee, while speaking on her government's vision in her third tenure, said her main aim is to bring industry and generate jobs in the state

'Eyes will be gouged out, hands chopped’: BJP MP Arvind Sharma issues warning to Congress

Sharma's remark came a day after former Haryana minister Manish Grover and some other BJP leaders were held up for hours inside a temple complex in Rohtak as several villagers and farmers staged a protest outside.

Travels through the Hindi belt: Hatred, unemployment spur UP youths in search of purpose to join cow vigilante groups

After Yogi Adityanath took over as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in March 2017, things have gotten worse, say critics, with cow vigilantes running amok.