BJP Balances Caste Equation in UP Zilla Panchayat President Electionsdue representation From the East to West UP, the candidate list of the BJP suggests that the party is trying hard to retain votes of differ...
02 Jul, 2021, 08.53 AM IST
Scions of three political families slugging it out in a triangular contestDushyant Chautala is reluctant to be called a Jat leader, even as his party won the community’s support in the aftermath of the 2016 Jat ag...
06 May, 2019, 11.43 PM IST
RLD may get 3 seats, deal with SP almost doneRLD’s decision to go with the SP-BSP combine and not the Congress shows Singh expects the alliance to fare better than the Congress, which ...
17 Jan, 2019, 09.50 AM IST
UP polls 2017: The war has just begunSunday ET travelled to Meerut and Muzaffarnagar to gauge the mood and prospects of candidates in key constituencies.
12 Feb, 2017, 01.41 AM IST
Phase 1 crucial for BJP; SP-Congress, BSP senses opportunityBJP has tried to polarise the elections in the western part of UP with the likes of Yogi Adityanath, Hukum Singh and Sanjeev Balyan.
11 Feb, 2017, 12.26 AM IST
Jats divide loyalty between BJP and RLD in Western UPThough the Jats have not deserted BJP and PM Modi, they are no longer as enthusiastic about the saffron party as they were in the general e...
06 Feb, 2017, 12.42 AM IST
Haryana: BS Hooda & Randeep Surjewala engaged in battle against Chautalas for Jat political spaceThe AICC’s idea of supporting independent candidate RK Anand with the backing of INLD was a project that was doomed from the start.
15 Jun, 2016, 04.07 AM IST
Delhi Polls: AAP replaces candidates in Mehrauli, Mundka; protests eruptManish Sisodia accused Govardhan's family members of transporting people in buses to the Prime Minister's rally held at Ramlila Maidan rece...
04 Feb, 2015, 01.21 PM IST
Demand for non-Jat CM intensifies in HaryanaAnother non-Jat candidate and frontrunner for the post is Ram Bilas Sharma, a four-time MLA from Mahendragarh. Sharma also has an RSS backg...
21 Oct, 2014, 09.37 AM IST
Jats in a bind: Be loyal to Ajit Singh or buy into Narendra ModiAs western UP goes to polls on Thursday, the numerically preponderant and politically volatile jats are a community torn from within.
10 Apr, 2014, 11.50 AM IST
Ground Zero: Congress holds an edge in Rohtak; khap continue to hold sway in SonepatRohtak is a rare Lok Sabha constituency in Haryana where the ruling Congress holds an edge despite facing anti-incumbency in large swathes ...
08 Apr, 2014, 10.36 PM IST
Narendra Modi, caste affiliations major factors in Rajasthan pollsA group of Jat men are playing cards. They are angry with Congress for denying a ticket to their leader Harendra Mirdha.
29 Nov, 2013, 04.59 AM IST
UP Assembly Election 2012: RLD is a jat party only for some in communityFatehpur Sikri is the acid test for Ajit Singh to prove his grip over a community that still swears by his father's legacy.
28 Feb, 2012, 11.57 AM IST
UP elections 2012: Ajit facing stiff challenge from BSP, SP on home turfAccording to Devraj Chauhan, the Jat chieftain is facing a stiff challenge from BSP and SP in all Baghgpat, Chapprauli and Baraut.
27 Feb, 2012, 05.13 PM IST
- Congress may appease non-Jats after Hisar defeat
As Congress prepares to introspect over the causes and political impact of Hisar by-election, a change in the party's state leadership is o...
25 Oct, 2011, 04.25 AM IST
- Jats the way for Congress in Haryana
Congress' reinvention as a Jat party in Haryana is all but complete.
25 Sep, 2009, 02.47 AM IST
- In war of Jats, voter's cry for water is lost
Nagaur, the Marwar heartland, is more known for its firebrand Jat politics than the fabled Makrana marbles.
06 May, 2009, 03.49 AM IST