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In Dharwad roiled by a murder, Pralhad Joshi eyes fifth term amid Lingayat rumblings, ‘anti-incumbency'

May 03, 2024 1:11 am

Union minister is pitted in his stronghold against a Congress lightweight, even as BJP campaign has been raking up Neha Hiremath murder as a case of ‘love jihad’ to raise heat

History Headline: In unopposed Lok Sabha poll wins, a familiar script

May 02, 2024 9:28 am

In 1989, amid rising insurgency in the Kashmir Valley, the Lok Sabha elections for its three seats saw one MP getting elected unopposed.

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3 of its Lok Sabha poll names out, BSP candidates set to cut into SP, Congress votes

March 12, 2024 8:36 pm

All the candidates that the BSP has indicated it will field are Muslim. They will contest from Amroha, Moradabad and Saharanpur seats

In 2014, Heena Gavit, a medical graduate, was a fresher in politics when she joined the BJP just two weeks before Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: Facebook)

Lok Sabha 2024 elections: BJP in a spot in Nandurbar as Shiv Sena, local BJP leaders seek replacement for Heena Gavit

March 02, 2024 1:08 pm

The state BJP has deputed Balasaheb Bhegde and Ashok Uike as observers to hold discussions with local BJP office-bearers and leaders to ascertain the ground reality in Nandurbar.

Daily Briefing: NDA will cross 400-mark in upcoming Lok Sabha polls, says PM; SC terms Chandigarh mayoral polls as 'mockery of democracy'; and more

February 06, 2024 8:45 am

In today’s edition: The impact of exam leaks; PM slams Congress’ ‘cancel’ culture; game of thrones in Pakistan; and more

SP blindsides Congress with second surprise within days, names 16 Lok Sabha candidates

January 31, 2024 7:19 am

"You should ask the SP leadership why they have cheated us like this,” says a Congress leader; SP responds: “No one has been kept in the dark”

But if he was bent on wandering off again just before a general election, then he should have had the political sense to begin the yatra in Ayodhya so that he could have stolen some of Narendra Modi’s thunder.

Tavleen Singh writes: Is the Congress party suicidal?

January 15, 2024 7:33 am

Why has the Congress Party been reduced to such a state that in the past two general elections it has not been able to win enough seats to claim the position of leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha?

Today in Politics: Nadda in J&K to firm up LS poll plan; Congress, AAP may kick off seat-sharing talks

January 07, 2024 6:03 pm

EC is embarking on its countrywide tour to start assessing states' preparedness for LS polls, starting with Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

Yathindra Siddaramaiah (left) and BJP MP Pratap Simha.

Siddaramaiah's son vs Simha duel to Sumalatha's uncertain bid: Karnataka abuzz ahead of LS polls

January 04, 2024 7:42 am

There are even speculations that Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge may shift from his Gulbarga turf to contest from a 'safer' Chamarajanagar

BJP LS campaign in full throttle: South to Maharashtra, 'Thank you Modi Bhaijan' to 'Luv-Kush Yatra'

January 02, 2024 10:50 am

Shah to chair high-level meet on J&K situation; sale of 30th tranche of electoral bonds to begin today

Cracks in BJP-AIADMK alliance again as Delhi ‘hand’ seen in bids to rock EPS

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The AIADMK-BJP alliance is under pressure as the AIADMK accuses BJP of meddling in EPS's leadership. Calls for leaving NDA are increasing and OPS may form a new party. BJP's efforts to gain control in Tamil Nadu are being resisted by AIADMK leaders. Despite challenges, EPS maintains a strong grip on the party. BJP's attempts to unite AIADMK have failed, potentially bolstering EPS's leadership.

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