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
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
Delhi polls: BJP alleges irregularities in electoral rollDelhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva expressed concerns about alleged voter list irregularities before the upcoming Assembly polls, questi...
14 Jan, 2025, 07.07 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
Making sense of Congress' choice of Charanjit Singh Channi as Punjab CMPunjab's dalits saw an assertive, new leadership in the form of Bhim Army's Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan. This fuelled the 'leaderless' third ...
23 Sep, 2021, 11.18 AM IST
BSP may gain as cow vigilantes unite Muslims & Dalits in UPCombined with the fact that last week four prominent Muslims leaders joined BSP seems to make it clear which party is the Muslim voter’s fi...
23 Aug, 2016, 06.22 AM 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
Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM may tie-up with BSP in UPOwaisi said AIMIM was yet to enter into a formal alliance with the BSP or any other party. He called Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party ...
05 Feb, 2016, 12.52 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
Support from Dalits in Maharashtra divided, no more with CongressDalits in Maharashtra, who constitute a large section of the voters, may be moving away from the UPA and looking at other parties.
17 Mar, 2014, 09.41 AM IST
Stark inequality: Why political mobilisation on the basis of caste & class is likely to persistRoughly 3.4% of the Muslims across the country are graduates, broadly the same as that for Dalits. The national average is 7.3%.
24 Nov, 2013, 02.23 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