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Thakurwaad, poor ticket decision behind UP debacle
On a winning streak, ‘UP Ke Ladke’ left a severe dent on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the party’s strongholds by securing 16 of out 27 seats in Uttar Pradesh’s Purvanchal (East) region, bringing down BJP-led NDA’s tally from 20 seats (which it had secured in 2019 LS...
INDIA Bloc to sit in opposition as numbers in NDA’s favour
A meeting of INDIA bloc leaders took place at the residence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in the national capital. INDI bloc will sit in the opposition and make no attempts to form the government, it was decided in the meeting, sources said. In a joint statement, the INDIA...
Naidu, Nitish eye key posts in Cabinet, alliance
A day after the announcement of the Lok Sabha Election 2024, both TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar extended their support to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). With the support of its two alliance partners, the NDA crossed the majority mark of 272...
Poll results blow myth of BJP’s invincibility: Uddhav Thackeray
The Lok Sabha election results have shown that the Bharatiya Janata Party can be defeated, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Wednesday as he met his party candidates who won the polls. Shiv Sena (UBT) winners Rajabhau Prakash Waje (from Nashik seat) and Sanjay Dina Patil (Mumbai...
Nothing to be ashamed of, Naveen Patnaik tells his MLAs
Outgoing CM Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said that when he took charge of Odisha 70 per cent of the state’s population was living below the poverty line, and during his 24-year tenure, he brought it down to 10 per cent. Meeting the newly-elected MLAs of his party, he said...
Nitish may put forward common minimum programme
The common minimum programme could be one of the demands by Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) if it becomes part of the new government led by the National Democratic Alliance, sources told News18. The idea of a common minimum programme envisages policy, priorities and shared agenda of a coalition government or...
Nitish, Tejashwi board same flight to Delhi
With hectic parleys on to form the next government at the Centre, Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal United (JDU) leader Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders Tejashwi Yadav will be leaving for Delhi on the same flight on Wednesday. According to reports, the two Bihar leaders,...
Gandhi family loyalist turns giant killer in Amethi
“Stray cattle menace”, “unemployment”, and “local issues” turned out to be the major factors that made the people of Uttar Pradesh’s high-profile Lok Sabha constituency Amethi vote for a change. In an interview with News18, Congress’s “giant-slayer” Kishori Lal Sharma who snatched the seat from union minister and BJP’s...
Chirag Paswan carves his niche in Bihar Politics
Chirag Paswan, the chief of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), may have started his career as a Bollywood actor but quickly adapted to the world of politics around 10 years ago. His political journey started with the mentorship of his father and former Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan,...
Kharge outlines INDIA Bloc’s next action plan
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said he will discuss the road ahead at a meeting of INDIA bloc partners tomorrow (June 5) and see if they can get majority as the BJP fell short of magic figure of 272 Lok Sabha seats. Addressing his first press conference after...
Modi thanks people for NDA’s 3rd term
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked the people of the country for the NDA’s third term, calling it an “unprecedented moment” in the history of India. The Prime Minister assured the countrymen that he will move forward with new energy, new enthusiasm and new resolves to fulfil their...
Nitish Kumar sparks epic memes after BJP falls short
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s party Janata Dal (U) emerged as the kingmaker in the next government as the BJP fell short in Lok Sabha elections. Though Kumar is a part of the NDA at present, but he is infamously known as “paltu-ram” for switching sides frequently. The JDU...
What UP results could mean for Yogi in assembly poll
The big haul for the SP-Congress alliance with about 42 seats in Uttar Pradesh opens up the battle for the 2027 assembly elections with Yogi Adityanath now facing a tough challenge from a resurgent Akhilesh Yadav. Akhilesh had reduced the BJP’s seats in the last assembly election too but...
Kumaraswamy switches from ‘safe mode’ to ‘save mode’
The Janata Dal (Secular) is grappling with its future as the party faces a critical juncture. After a poor performance in the assembly polls, the JD(S) formed an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party for the Lok Sabha elections, a strategy that proved beneficial. Transitioning from “safe mode” to...
INDIA Bloc leaders reject exit poll results as ‘Modi poll’
After Exit Polls predicted a third term for the BJP-led NDA government on Saturday, a war of words erupted between the leaders of the saffron party and Congress. The Congress and other INDIA alliance parties rebuffed the exit polls calling them “far-fetched” and “difficult to believe”. Congress leader Rahul...
Both Cong, BJP approach EC ahead of vote counting
Just two days before the Election Commission is set to announce the results for the Lok Sabha Election 2024, both BJP and the INDIA bloc knocked on the doors of the poll body to ensure that all the guidelines are followed on June 4, when the votes polled in...
Kejriwal surrenders, sent to judicial custody till June 5
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal headed back to a cell in the Tihar Jail on Sunday as his interim relief period of 21 days was over. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo was sent to judicial custody till June 5. Kejriwal was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court...
EC asks Ramesh to share his ‘facts’ on Amit Shah’s intervention
A day after Congress leader Jairam Ramesh claimed that outgoing Home Minister Amit Shah had called up 150 District Magistrates (DMs) across the country after polling was completed for the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday asked the Rajya Sabha MP to share the...
