Christians to blame for setback?
New Delhi: While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been making efforts to reach out to the Christian community, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief minister’s remarks seemingly aimed at Christians …
2024 Lok Sabha Elections
BJP gambit pays off, but Naidu holds trump card. Focus shifts to TDP chief’s demands & dependability
However, all eyes are now on TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu, who, commanding 16 MPs, has emerged as the principal mover and shaker in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Though he …
IUML trounces NDA-backed OPS — why Hindutva poll plank failed in seat housing Rameswaram temple
Chennai: For many political observers, the contest in Ramanathapuram was one to watch out for given that this Lok Sabha constituency is home to Rameswaram and the Ramanathaswamy temple — one …
Smarting from Lok Sabha debacle, Ajit Pawar’s NCP keen to prove its mettle in Maharashtra polls
Mumbai: Smarting from the setback in the Baramati prestige fight, the Ajit Pawar’s NCP is now focussing on the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra. The mood among his followers is …
BJP lost 49 of 224 seats it won with over 50% vote share in 2019, dent in Maharashtra, UP & Rajasthan
New Delhi: Of the 224 parliamentary seats the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won with over 50 percent vote share five years ago, it has lost as many as 46 of those …
Congress tripled strike rate in direct LS contests with BJP, up 21 percentage points from 2019
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party’s strike rate in direct contests against Congress fell from 92 percent in 2019 Lok Sabha elections to 71 percent in the 2024 polls. This drastic …
Did BJP strike rate improve after Modi’s ‘anti-Muslim’ rhetoric?
New Delhi: BJP’s strike rate in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls held in seven phases over 44 days ranged from 35 to 70 percent, declining between the third and seventh …
Just 3 seats won, 4 of 5 ministers & 3 MLAs defeated, what Punjab verdict means for Bhagwant Mann
Chandigarh: The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann failed its “mid-term test” Tuesday, winning only three of the state’s 13 Lok Sabha seats. …
Despite big gains & losses in seats, changes in BJP & Congress’s vote share since 2019 remain marginal
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha elections have thrown up a paradoxical result wherein there has been only a marginal difference in the vote shares of parties, including that of the BJP …
‘Gameplan changed’—why sidelining Nitish is no longer an option for BJP
As soon as results started trickling in, state BJP president Samrat Choudhary rushed to CM Nitish Kumar’s residence. “It was a courtesy call, and we discussed political issues,” a tight-lipped …