BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde is at the centre of a political storm in Maharashtra, just a day before the state votes. The regional outfit Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) has accused him of distributing money to influence voters in Palghar. Here’s what is going on
Nov, 19th - 09:42 AM 2024 EST
BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde is at the centre of a political storm in Maharashtra, just a day before the state votes. The regional outfit Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (B...
Nov, 19th - 09:42 AM 2024 EST
The big fight is among two of the largest alliances in the state -- Mahayuti and Maha Vikas Aghadi. The journey through which regional politics in Maharashtra has reached its current state where the contest is among two alliances has a precedence worth mentioning
Nov, 16th - 04:55 AM 2024 ESTThe big fight is among two of the largest alliances in the state -- Mahayuti and Maha Vikas Aghadi. The journey through which regional politics in Maharashtra has reached its ...
Nov, 16th - 04:55 AM 2024 EST
Voting for the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections is slated for Wednesday. Forty-three of 81 seats will go to polls as electors decide the fate of 683 candidates. From Champai Soren of the BJP to JMM’s Mahua Maji, here are the key candidates in the fray
Nov, 12th - 09:44 AM 2024 ESTVoting for the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections is slated for Wednesday. Forty-three of 81 seats will go to polls as electors decide the fate of 683 candidates. Fro...
Nov, 12th - 09:44 AM 2024 EST
Peasants and Workers Party of India's leader late Ganpatrao Deshmukh tops this list as he has won from the seat of Sangola 11 times straight, making him the longest-serving MLA in Maharashtra's history
Nov, 12th - 03:53 AM 2024 ESTPeasants and Workers Party of India's leader late Ganpatrao Deshmukh tops this list as he has won from the seat of Sangola 11 times straight, making him the longest-serving ML...
Nov, 12th - 03:53 AM 2024 EST
Maharashtra Assembly elections are just around the corner. Several members of political families are in the poll race this time. Some are fighting against each other, others are contesting for the same party. Here’s a look at such battles
Nov, 11th - 10:33 PM 2024 ESTMaharashtra Assembly elections are just around the corner. Several members of political families are in the poll race this time. Some are fighting against each other, others a...
Nov, 11th - 10:33 PM 2024 EST
Nayab Singh Saini will be sworn in as Haryana’s chief minister on Thursday (October 17), a day after he was elected the leader of the BJP Legislature Party in the state. Valmiki Jayanti is being celebrated today. Here’s why the saffron party chose this date
Oct, 16th - 10:34 PM 2024 EDTNayab Singh Saini will be sworn in as Haryana’s chief minister on Thursday (October 17), a day after he was elected the leader of the BJP Legislature Party in the state. Val...
Oct, 16th - 10:34 PM 2024 EDT
The Congress’ unexpected poll defeat in Haryana will resonate beyond the Hindi belt state. Buoyed by the Lok Sabha results, the Grand Old Party was projecting itself as the ‘leader’ of the INDI alliance. Now, its allies are calling for ‘introspection’
Oct, 9th - 06:08 AM 2024 EDTThe Congress’ unexpected poll defeat in Haryana will resonate beyond the Hindi belt state. Buoyed by the Lok Sabha results, the Grand Old Party was projecting itself as the ...
Oct, 9th - 06:08 AM 2024 EDT
The Congress’ hope to wrest Haryana from the BJP is lost. The Grand Old Party’s surprise setback has left a lot for the party to introspect. Despite its good performance in the Lok Sabha polls, why could it not make a splash in the Assembly polls?
Oct, 8th - 08:09 AM 2024 EDTThe Congress’ hope to wrest Haryana from the BJP is lost. The Grand Old Party’s surprise setback has left a lot for the party to introspect. Despite its good performance i...
Oct, 8th - 08:09 AM 2024 EDT
The duo of Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined the Congress on Friday with a vow of "not being scared or backing off".
Sep, 7th - 01:32 AM 2024 EDTThe duo of Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined the Congress on Friday with a vow of "not being scared or backing off"....
Sep, 7th - 01:32 AM 2024 EDT
Vinesh Phogat resigned from her job with the Indian Railways citing personal reasons and joined the Congress party alongside Bajrang Punia
Sep, 6th - 09:10 AM 2024 EDTVinesh Phogat resigned from her job with the Indian Railways citing personal reasons and joined the Congress party alongside Bajrang Punia...
Sep, 6th - 09:10 AM 2024 EDT
The saffron party secured 36 seats in Uttar Pradesh as compared to the INDIA bloc's 43. A reshuffle within the state party lines has been in buzz for quite some time with senior leaders from Uttar Pradesh holding key meetings with the party's top brass
Jul, 17th - 01:26 PM 2024 EDTThe saffron party secured 36 seats in Uttar Pradesh as compared to the INDIA bloc's 43. A reshuffle within the state party lines has been in buzz for quite some time with seni...
Jul, 17th - 01:26 PM 2024 EDT
Rahul Gandhi's remarks caused a furore in the House with PM Modi likely to give a response in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday as he will present his motion of thanks to the President's address
Jul, 2nd - 01:25 AM 2024 EDTRahul Gandhi's remarks caused a furore in the House with PM Modi likely to give a response in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday as he will present his motion of thanks to the President...
Jul, 2nd - 01:25 AM 2024 EDT
Tensions are growing within the ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Eknath Shinde’s Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP. The blame game that emerged following the bloc’s debacle in the Lok Sabha elections has led to a rise in bickering among the leaders
Jun, 27th - 04:50 AM 2024 EDTTensions are growing within the ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Eknath Shinde’s Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP. The blame game that emerged following the bloc’s...
Jun, 27th - 04:50 AM 2024 EDT
The Delhi High Court has halted the release order of Arvind Kejriwal in a money-laundering probe related to the city’s excise policy case. This came after the Enforcement Directorate challenged the bail order today. Here’s why the Delhi CM’s bail order was significant for him and his party
Jun, 21st - 02:21 AM 2024 EDTThe Delhi High Court has halted the release order of Arvind Kejriwal in a money-laundering probe related to the city’s excise policy case. This came after the Enforcement Di...
Jun, 21st - 02:21 AM 2024 EDT
Rahul Gandhi will relinquish his Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency to retain Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli seat, paving the way for his sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, to contest her maiden elections. But why has the Congress taken this decision?
Jun, 18th - 12:59 AM 2024 EDTRahul Gandhi will relinquish his Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency to retain Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli seat, paving the way for his sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, to contest h...
Jun, 18th - 12:59 AM 2024 EDT
Nara Lokesh, son of Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu, has been inducted into the state Cabinet. The 41-year-old, who lost a key constituency in the 2019 Assembly polls, has won the same seat this time. He is also being credited with the TDP’s turnaround in these elections
Jun, 12th - 05:45 AM 2024 EDTNara Lokesh, son of Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu, has been inducted into the state Cabinet. The 41-year-old, who lost a key constituency in the 2019 Assembly polls, h...
Jun, 12th - 05:45 AM 2024 EDT
Leaders of Ajit Pawar’s NCP and Shinde Sena have expressed their disgruntlement over the allocation of portfolios in Modi 3.0, as both parties were denied Cabinet berths. The Mahayuti alliance’s poor showing in Maharashtra Lok Sabha election results has also sparked a blame game
Jun, 11th - 04:55 AM 2024 EDTLeaders of Ajit Pawar’s NCP and Shinde Sena have expressed their disgruntlement over the allocation of portfolios in Modi 3.0, as both parties were denied Cabinet berths. Th...
Jun, 11th - 04:55 AM 2024 EDT
After the Modi Cabinet 3.0 swearing-in, all eyes have turned to the Lok Sabha Speaker’s post. The TDP and JD(U), the main allies of the BJP, are vying for this position. However, the saffron party, seeing the importance of it, seems in no mood to relent
Jun, 10th - 07:33 AM 2024 EDTAfter the Modi Cabinet 3.0 swearing-in, all eyes have turned to the Lok Sabha Speaker’s post. The TDP and JD(U), the main allies of the BJP, are vying for this position. How...
Jun, 10th - 07:33 AM 2024 EDT
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan has proved his electoral mettle. Not only did he clinch the Hajipur Lok Sabha seat in Bihar, which was represented by his father, the late Ram Vilas Paswan, eight times, but his party also won all five seats it contested in alliance with the BJP-led NDA in the state. Now, he has been rewarded with a Cabinet berth
Jun, 10th - 04:31 AM 2024 EDTLok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan has proved his electoral mettle. Not only did he clinch the Hajipur Lok Sabha seat in Bihar, which was represented by his f...
Jun, 10th - 04:31 AM 2024 EDT
Years ago, Jayant Chaudhary of the Rashtriya Lok Dal, which was an ally of the Samajwadi Party, had famously said that he is ‘not a coin who will flip’. Come February 2024, his stance will change and he will join the BJP-led NDA bloc. Now, the grandson of former Indian PM Charan Singh has become a Union minister
Jun, 9th - 11:13 AM 2024 EDTYears ago, Jayant Chaudhary of the Rashtriya Lok Dal, which was an ally of the Samajwadi Party, had famously said that he is ‘not a coin who will flip’. Come February 2024...
Jun, 9th - 11:13 AM 2024 EDT
Despite Congress’ best performance in general elections since 2014, the party failed to touch the century, winning 99 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats. Narendra Modi, who is geared up for a third term as Prime Minister, even took a potshot at the Grand Old Party over this. But the situation could change soon. Here’s how
Jun, 7th - 06:57 AM 2024 EDTDespite Congress’ best performance in general elections since 2014, the party failed to touch the century, winning 99 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats. Narendra Modi, who is geare...
Jun, 7th - 06:57 AM 2024 EDT
Rahul Gandhi, who led the Congress’ election campaigning from the front, is the party’s first choice for the position of Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha. The post that comes with its own privileges has been vacant since 2014. But will the Gandhi scion agree?
Jun, 6th - 12:55 PM 2024 EDTRahul Gandhi, who led the Congress’ election campaigning from the front, is the party’s first choice for the position of Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha. The p...
Jun, 6th - 12:55 PM 2024 EDT
Film stars are useful in commercial advertising and research has shown them to be particularly attractive candidates to first-time voters
Jun, 6th - 10:23 AM 2024 EDTFilm stars are useful in commercial advertising and research has shown them to be particularly attractive candidates to first-time voters ...
Jun, 6th - 10:23 AM 2024 EDT
Narendra Modi is set for a third consecutive term as India’s prime minister after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) unanimously elected him as the bloc’s leader on 5 June. The BJP’s top allies, including JD(U) and TDP, are key for him to return to power and now they are expected to make a hard bargain to make that happen
Jun, 5th - 10:43 AM 2024 EDTNarendra Modi is set for a third consecutive term as India’s prime minister after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) unanimously elected him as the bloc’s leader on 5 ...
Jun, 5th - 10:43 AM 2024 EDT
The BJP was expected to storm to power for a third consecutive term at the Centre. However, this time, the saffron party has not secured a majority on its own, making it rely on its NDA partners to form the government. It is not all bad though as it has made significant gains in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Jun, 5th - 05:00 AM 2024 EDTThe BJP was expected to storm to power for a third consecutive term at the Centre. However, this time, the saffron party has not secured a majority on its own, making it rely ...
Jun, 5th - 05:00 AM 2024 EDT
The Bharatiya Janata Party has failed to secure a majority on its own in these Lok Sabha elections. It needs its NDA allies more than ever now to form the government for a third consecutive term. JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar could play a big role in making that happen
Jun, 4th - 12:00 PM 2024 EDTThe Bharatiya Janata Party has failed to secure a majority on its own in these Lok Sabha elections. It needs its NDA allies more than ever now to form the government for a thi...
Jun, 4th - 12:00 PM 2024 EDT
The BJP-led NDA has won the Lok Sabha elections. But what about your favourite candidates? How are they faring? Among the heavyweights, here’s who is winning and who's losing
Jun, 4th - 10:54 AM 2024 EDTThe BJP-led NDA has won the Lok Sabha elections. But what about your favourite candidates? How are they faring? Among the heavyweights, here’s who is winning and who's losin...
Jun, 4th - 10:54 AM 2024 EDT
The 2024 Lok Sabha results are pouring in. The ruling BJP-led NDA was in for a big shock this time, including in two Hindi belt states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Here are the important constituencies wherein the saffron party failed to clinch a victory
Jun, 4th - 09:27 AM 2024 EDTThe 2024 Lok Sabha results are pouring in. The ruling BJP-led NDA was in for a big shock this time, including in two Hindi belt states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Here are...
Jun, 4th - 09:27 AM 2024 EDT