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- COVER STORY
The 2024 election turned out to be a battle between vested interests and unorganised masses
The 2024 election campaign highlighted the ideological divide at the heart of Indian politics
The BJP has little scope to win allies from the INDIA bloc or those outside any alliance, making the party heavily dependent on the current NDA partners
Despite the many flip-flops, Nitish Kumar has been an influential leader. He, however, has not been able to build a second-tier leadership, something that may impact his party whenever he calls it quits
Naidu’s success mantra is that one must effectively use the given opportunity and convert every adversity into an advantage
Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’, ‘The son of Saharanpur’, is raring to bring a new brand of Dalit-Bahujan politics to Parliament
Mamata Banerjee attacked Narendra Modi with the same intensity as in the past elections, but this time she introduced ridicule as part of her strategy
He left the IAS to fight the BJP’s ideology and won by a record margin
Priyanka Jarkiholi is the first tribal woman to win from an unreserved constituency
The 2024 election turned out to be a battle between vested interests and unorganised masses
The 2024 election campaign highlighted the ideological divide at the heart of Indian politics
The BJP has little scope to win allies from the INDIA bloc or those outside any alliance, making the party heavily dependent on the current NDA partners
Despite the many flip-flops, Nitish Kumar has been an influential leader. He, however, has not been able to build a second-tier leadership, something that may impact his party whenever he calls it quits
Naidu’s success mantra is that one must effectively use the given opportunity and convert every adversity into an advantage
Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’, ‘The son of Saharanpur’, is raring to bring a new brand of Dalit-Bahujan politics to Parliament
Mamata Banerjee attacked Narendra Modi with the same intensity as in the past elections, but this time she introduced ridicule as part of her strategy
He left the IAS to fight the BJP’s ideology and won by a record margin
Priyanka Jarkiholi is the first tribal woman to win from an unreserved constituency
OTHER STORIES
On his way to the hallowed chamber of Parliament, OBC leader Sudama Prasad defeated a BJP stalwart in Arrah and ensured CPI-ML’s entry into Parliament after more than three decades
One of the youngest Dalit MPs Shambhavi Choudhary plans to focus on connectivity to schools, colleges and hospitals, women and jobs
The elevation of George Kurian, long serving Party functionary, to the Union cabinet is part of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ongoing “Christian project” in Kerala
There is a new churning in Punjab politics and the Bharatiya Janata Party is diving in with an eye on the 2027 assembly election
The election campaign of Geniben Thakor, the lone Congress MP from Gujarat, was as impressive as her victory
Ethnic questions and local dynamics make the Bharatiya Janata Party lose ground in the Northeast
Congress rebel candidate Vishal Patil fights as an independent, defeats the BJP candidate and sitting MP by over one lakh votes and rejoins the Congress
The recent attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi district spotlights Jammu’s increased vulnerability to militancy
The NEET exam is mired in multiple controversies. Will this medical entrance exam fiasco discourage future aspirants?
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