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Assembly Election Results 2023: 'Modi-Magic' has spelled doom for opposition parties in India, says Smriti Irani
Smriti Irani said indecent remarks and taunts made by the Gandhi family against Prime Minister Narendra Modi proved costly for Congress in Assembly elections 2023
Madhya Pradesh Election Results: How the BJP decimated the Congress
The BJP is on course to sweep Madhya Pradesh, with trends suggesting a comfortable win for the party. But what’s the reason for the possible victory? Many attribute it to four-time Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and efforts made to woo women voters through schemes and welfare policies
Congress set to form govt in Telangana: Did anti-incumbency hurt KCR’s BRS?
Telangana appears to have rejected K Chandrasekhar Rao’s party for a third term. A resurgent Congress, along with several factors, such as anti-incumbency and unemployment, may have worked against the BRS
Election Results 2023: Know what BJP said on CM candidate in Rajasthan
BJP's poll in-charge for Rajasthan Pralhad Joshi said the reason for the party's comfortable victory is that the people wanted to get rid of Congress
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023: 'PM Modi is in the minds of people', says CM Shivraj Chouhan
In Madhya Pradesh, the Bhartiya Janata Party is leading in 160 out of the total 230 seats while Congress has 69 seats, as of 1 pm
BJP has won semifinal, Congress has been wiped out, says UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya
BJP leader and Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya said, 'People's faith in Congress has finished. Public has given a befitting reply to 'Chunavi Ram Bhakt' and 'Chunavi Hindu''
Assembly Elections 2023: 'Politics of country becoming Modi-fied,' Sudhanshu Trivedi as BJP leads in MP, Rajasthan
As of 12 pm, BJP is leading in 108 out of 199 seats in Rajasthan, 162 out of 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh and 57 out of 90 seats in Chattisgarh
Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023: Former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot leads from Tonk
In 2013, BJP candidate Ajit Singh Mehta won the Tonk seat by defeating Independent candidate Saud Saidi with a margin of 30,343 votes
Assembly Election Results 2023: Early trends have Congress chief Kharge worried, dials INDIA bloc partners for huddle
I.N.D.I.A bloc next meeting will take place at the residence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge
Assembly Election Results 2023: It is going to be 'balle balle' for BJP, says Jaiveer Shergill
In Telangana, 'if not this time, BJP will fly its flag high in the state the next time,' BJP leader Jaiveer Shergill said
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023: 'People's blessing will be with us,' says Jyotiraditya Scindia
As of 10 am, the Bhartiya Janata Party is leading with 151 out of the total 230 seats while the Indian National Congress currently has 77 seats
Telangana: Amit Shah promises backward class CM, says will end Muslim reservation
Assembly elections in Telangana will be held on 30 November. Counting of votes will take place on 3 December
CM's magic fading away with each turning page of red diary: PM Modi in Rajasthan ahead of polls
Modi's comments came during a rally in Rajasthan's Baran in the last leg of campaigning ahead of elections. The prime minister alleged that the 'red diary' contains details of how the state's land, forest and water have been sold in the last five years
WATCH: PM Modi vows to review petrol & diesel price in Rajasthan ahead of polls
Prime Minister Modi said Congress and the 'Ghamandia' alliance want to eradicate 'Sanatan' which thereby means that they want to 'eradicate the culture of Rajasthan'
Telangana: Amit Shah promises free visit to Ayodhya Ram Temple if voted to power
Shah urged the gathering to elect the BJP to power in Telangana and said the party-led government would arrange the darshan of Lord Ram in Ayodhya free of cost to all
‘Free flow of liquor, money to lure voters,’ alleges Kamal Nath as MP votes
Polling for 230 Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh began at 7 am on Friday. The voters can cast their ballots until 6 pm, except in the Baihar, Lanji, and Parswara assembly seats of Balaghat district and some booths in Mandla and Dindori districts, where voting will be held until 3 pm
Amid Congress vs BJP contest in Chhattisgarh, smaller parties may queer the pitch
The Janta Congress Chhattisgarh-Jogi (JCC), the Hamar Raj Party, headed by former Congress leader Arvind Netam, and AAP have fielded candidates from the Scheduled Castes and Tribes on general seats. If they corner even a fraction of the votes, it can play into the hands of the BJP
Key heartland states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh vote today
MP with 230 seats is generating interest given the twist in the backstory of this election. The collapse of the Kamal Nath-led Congress government in 2020 following Jyotiraditya Scindia and his 22 loyalists' walkout, placed the BJP back in power again. Now each party is out to win in the state
Personal or political? What’s the reason behind Sonia Gandhi’s temporary shift to Rajasthan?
The Congress says Sonia Gandhi has shifted to Jaipur for a few days to avoid the worsening air quality in Delhi. However, her visit is being viewed from a political lens, especially amid the party’s likely bleak prospects in the upcoming Assembly polls
BJP promises free visit to Ayodhya for women, senior citizens in Madhya Pradesh ahead of polls
Speaking at a rally in the Jaora constituency in Ratlam district ahead of Friday's assembly elections, Singh said that in 1980, the BJP had vowed to build the Ram Temple in Ayodhya after it got a majority in both houses of the Parliament
Congress woo voters in Chhattisgarh, CM Baghel promises Rs 15,000 financial help for women if retained to power
The Rs 15,000 financial assistance announced by Congress CM Bhupesh Baghel in Chhattisgarh is being seen as a counter to BJP's promise in its poll manifesto of giving Rs 12,000 per year to married women
Ethics panel recommends Mahua Moitra’s Lok Sabha expulsion: What happens next?
The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee in a 6-4 vote recommended Mahua Moitra’s expulsion from the House in the cash-for-query-scam. The report will now be presented to Speaker Om Birla who will table it during the next session and put it to a vote
Cash-for-query row: Will Mahua Moitra be disqualified from Lok Sabha?
The Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha has drafted a 500-page-long report on Mahua Moitra in the cash-for-query row. It reportedly states that the TMC MP’s conduct was ‘unethical’ and ‘heinous in nature’ and has called for her disqualification from the House
'Nitish Kumar is shameless:' PM Modi slams Bihar CM, questions I.N.D.I alliance's silence on birth control remarks
PM Modi slammed Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for speaking 'vulgar language in the presence of mothers and sisters in Bihar Assembly, which cannot be imagined'
In my third tenure, I will take India's economy to top position in world, says PM Modi in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh
Addressing a rally in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, PM Modi said when BJP formed a government at the Centre in 2014, he 'punctured all the tyres of Congress' corrupt machinery'
Naxalites and terrorists get emboldened whenever Congress comes to power Chhattisgarh : PM Modi
During an address in the Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh, Modi also attacked Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel over his alleged involvement in the Mahadev betting app scam with the slogan, '30 take kakka, khule aam satta'
Mizoram Assembly Elections 2023: CM Zoramthanga casts vote in second try after EVM malfunctions
Zoramthanga could not cast his vote earlier in the morning due to a technical glitch in the machine
Chhattisgarh’s worst Maoist-affected areas to vote today in 1st phase
Voting will be held between 7 am and 3 pm in 10 seats, namely Mohla-Manpur, Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Kanker, Keshkal, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur and Konta. The Congress has 71 seats in the 90-member house
Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023: Will anti-incumbency throw out Congress from power?
Rajasthan goes to polls in a month from now. The Congress is trying hard to overturn the desert state’s decades-old riwaz of ousting the incumbent from power. Where is CM Ashok Gehlot contesting from? What about BJP’s Vasundhara Raje?
PM Modi extends free-ration scheme for next 5 years: Who benefits from it?
PM Modi recently announced the extension of the free food grains scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY). The scheme, benefitting 80 crore poor people, may give BJP a political boost ahead of the five-state polls and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections