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Elections over, Nandigram back to its own selfAt Nandigram bazar, those who had walked in rival rallies and voted for opposite sides rubbed shoulders on Saturday. While the campaign had...
I am contesting in Kishanganj because Muslims need a voice: Asaduddin OwaisiThe entry of Asaduddin Owaisi into the eastern most tip of Seemanchal has added to the complexity of the region's politics.
FIR brands Ahmedabad Muslim area PakistanThe reference is to a housing enclave where 2,500 Muslim families have been rehabilitated from slums on the Sabarmati riverbed for developm...
BJP gains in polls after every riot, says Yale studyThe paper maintains that while the Hindu-Muslim riots are electorally costly for the Congress, these riots in effect strengthen the “ethno-...
Congress must attack Muslim zealots too: Digvijaya Singh"We do not speak against Muslim fundamentalism as strongly as we should. We have to attack Hindu and Muslim fundamentalism in the same mann...
No consolidated reason for hindu polarisation in Uttar PradeshThe BJP won in all the seven Lok Sabha constituencies in UP where Muslims represent more than 40% of the electorate.
Election results 2014: Reverse polarization is why Muslim votes did not count in UP & BiharDespite a concerted effort by "secular" parties to get Muslims to vote against BJP, it prevailed because of "reverse polarization".
Varanasi: turnout jumps from 43% to 55%The voter turnout at Varanasi was 55.35%, overwhelmingly a big jump from the about 43% polling seen in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls.
Lok Sabha elections: Varanasi row may be a bid to polarize east UPThe sudden eruption of BJP protests on Varanasi streets over the district administration's refusal to allow one of Modi's rallies took obse...
Muzaffarnagar makes peace with Mulayam Singh Yadav and Samajwadi PartyAt least 3,500 riot victims from 42 villages had found refuge in the Loi camp after the Muzaffaranagr riots where about 51,000 people were ...
Is Mulayam Singh trying to play Hindutva card before 2014?Calling the affected Muslims political pawns is part of a recent pattern with 'Maulana Mulayam' seeing positives among the "communalists".
Looming polarization in UP, Bihar worries governmentWith the 2014 poll approaching, there is a spike in communal polarization in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar that can impact the electoral outcome.
- Assam conflict: 20% of banned hate sites put up by Hindu groups
Around 20% of the web pages — blocked by government agencies — were uploaded by right-wing Hindu fundamentalists seeking to polarize the co...
UP Assembly Election 2012: BJP hopes Hindu card will work hereIn Meerut City, which has the maximum concentration of Muslim voters, the BJP, which lost the seat narrowly to Haji Yaqub, has reason to fe...
- UP Elections: BJP may gain in Varanasi at don Mukhtar Ansari’s expense, says a BJP worker
“If the rumours suggesting many Muslims are going to vote for Quami Ekta prove true, BJP candidate will gain,” says a BJP worker.
Congress vision document glosses over Muslim quotaWould Congress manifesto for UP elections mention 9% quota for Muslims after vision document steered clear of the figure?
UP assembly elections 2012: Their free cows won't give milk, mocks CongressThe tussle for Muslim votes in UP peaked on Friday when Congress took the initiative to assure minorities that newly-carved 4.5% quota was ...