West Bengal Phase 2 polls: Will anti-incumbency, scam charges and SIR row end TMC's 15-year run?West Bengal Elections Phase 2 key issues: West Bengal heads into Phase 2 of its assembly elections on April 29. This phase is crucial for d...
29 Apr, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
Will 2026 Tamil Nadu elections be a survival test for key present & former AIADMK leaders like EPS, OPS, Sasikala and DhinakaranTamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026 are shaping up as a crucial test of legacy, leadership and survival within the AIADMK camp, still deeply...
23 Apr, 2026, 08.07 AM IST
Caste calculus at play: How Tamil Nadu’s key communities could shape the electoral battleTamil Nadu elections are shaped by dominant caste blocs, including Vanniyars in the north, Gounders in the west, and Thevars in the south. ...
17 Apr, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
Women's reservation & delimitation bills tabled: India braces for 850-seat Lok Sabha futureParliament is set to introduce three key bills, including women's reservation from 2029 and delimitation of constituencies. While the oppos...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
Tamil Nadu polls 2026: Avinashi contest tightens as TVK disrupts AIADMK-BJP strongholdThe Bharatiya Janata Party faces a tough contest in Avinashi. The constituency has been an AIADMK stronghold for decades. New entrants like...
14 Apr, 2026, 09.07 AM IST
Karnataka: With bypolls over, MLAs gearing up to meet AICC leadership to lobby for Cabinet berthsKarnataka legislators are preparing to meet the AICC leadership in Delhi soon. They will request Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to undertake a...
12 Apr, 2026, 07.12 PM IST
Whose rituals, whose rights? Sabarimala U-turn exposes the tension between tradition, politics, and equalityKerala's ruling LDF has reversed its stance on the Sabarimala Temple issue. The party now supports religious fundamentalism and traditional...
07 Apr, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
Congress set to lose Karnataka bypolls as per govt intelligence report: BJPThe BJP claims a Congress intelligence report indicates the ruling party will lose Karnataka by-elections. BJP leaders expressed confidence...
06 Apr, 2026, 03.59 PM IST
Rahul urges PM Modi to confer Bharat Ratna on Kanshi RamCongress leader Rahul Gandhi has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to award the Bharat Ratna to BSP founder Kanshi Ram. Gandhi made this d...
16 Mar, 2026, 12.17 AM IST
Delhi Assembly Elections: Dalit votes may split between AAP, BJP Congress, say expertsAhead of Delhi Assembly polls, the AAP faces challenges from Congress and BJP for the crucial Dalit votes. Though AAP previously secured st...
24 Jan, 2025, 04.21 PM IST
JDU aims to attract Dalit voters ahead of Bihar Assembly elections with 'Bhim Sansad' eventsAhead of the Bihar assembly elections, the Nitish Kumar-led JDU is intensifying efforts to attract Dalit voters. The party plans to organiz...
10 Oct, 2024, 11.11 PM IST
Whether Dalit polarisation will reap benefits in Punjab has to be seenOf the 117 seats, 34 (one-third) seats are reserved for the scheduled castes. Among the reserved seats, eight of the 34 reserved seats have...
14 Feb, 2022, 11.58 PM IST
Vijay Sampla appointed Punjab BJP chiefBJP has banked on 55-year-old Sampla, who comes from a humble background and risen in the party over the years, to consolidate Dalit voters...
08 Apr, 2016, 03.00 PM IST
BSP to file candidates from all 70 assembly constituencies in Delhi: MayawatiIn the last assembly elections, the Dalit vote in slums and unauthorized colonies, which was split between Congress and BSP till 2008, went...
17 Jan, 2015, 01.09 PM IST
A section of dalits may be deserting MayawatiMayawati's worst fear is apparently coming true. The breaking away of non-jatav dalits from the party and their perceptible gravitation tow...
10 May, 2014, 12.55 PM IST
Congress develops database to help it win Dalit voters and 84 reserved seatsCongress is employing a multipronged approach to woo Dalit voters ahead of 2014 general elections.
14 Nov, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
UP elections 2012: The changing scenarioQuota is hardly a talking point among the voters. The issue is yet to move out of TV studios and news rooms.
22 Feb, 2012, 10.16 AM IST