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The fall in Bhabanipur: Mamata Banerjee’s loss signals TMC’s wider collapseMamata Banerjee faced a significant defeat in the Bhabanipur constituency, losing by over 15,000 votes. This outcome mirrors the Nandigram ...- BJP does it again! Takes saffron wave into Mamata’s bastion on back of winning streakA new chapter in Indian politics is unfolding. The BJP's return in Haryana signifies a strategic revival, and the once-unbreakable grip of ...
- After Bihar, will Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM become a factor in West Bengal too?AIMIM is targeting the 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls after a notable performance in Bihar. The party faces challenges from electoral roll...
- Why Tamil Nadu parties hit 'delete' on old promises when elections come aroundTamil Nadu parties are quietly dropping or softening several earlier poll promises as they reshape their election manifestos to match chang...
- Minority drift may reverse as SIR, UCC, AIMIM-AJUP collapse could strengthen TMC's Muslim fortressRecent developments, including significant voter list deletions and the BJP's UCC promise, have seemingly reversed a potential drift in the...
- 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. ...
- 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...
- Ramdas Athawale terms Rahul Gandhi's fresh vote theft allegations as 'baseless'Ramdas Athawale dismissed Rahul Gandhi's claims of vote theft. Athawale stated such issues occurred during Congress rule too. He accused Ga...
- Maharashtra polls: As Maratha, OBCs face off, Pankaja Munde speaks of unityPankaja, who has addressed around 40 rallies, tries to connect with voters, and says, "don't be disheartened if I am not contesting. I will...
- Maharashtra Cabinet proposes income limit increase for non-creamy layer ahead of electionsMaharashtra's cabinet is seeking to increase the non-creamy layer income limit to Rs 15 lakh per annum from Rs 8 lakh. This move aims to br...
- Munger to test Nitish Kumar's hold on OBCs, especially own caste KurmiOpposition RJD has fielded a strong OBC candidate here in Anita Devi, wife of convicted criminal Ashok Mahto. Mahto is a Kurmi and Devi a D...
- Caste pride, freebies, women voters to decide Madhya Pradesh’s fateThe upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly election will witness a fierce battle between the BJP and Congress. Both parties are focusing on key f...
- Bihar's caste politics to see twists & turnsSources in JDU said the new Mahagathbandhan government will give priority to conducting caste census. "Caste census may become a major poli...
- Most Uttar Pradesh parties trying to woo backward class and women votersSince 2014, the BJP has been successfully getting the votes of a large section of OBC voters and it is working hard to maintain the lead. T...
- Jharkhand polls: All eyes on Sarna, Mission, SadanSince the opposition parties mainly focused on the local issues relating to “Jal, Jungle aur Zamin” (water, land and forest) during their c...
- Rajbhars may play spoilsport as BJP banks on non-Yadav OBCs to put up good showIt is going to tough for the BJP to woo Rajbhar voters following the failure of its talks with its ally –– UP minister Om Prakash Rajbhar-h...
- Modi equation stronger than BSP-SP-RLD caste equations in UP: Keshav Prasad Maurya“Modi samikaran bharee hai (Modi equation is heavy in this polls). BJP is getting support from every section of the society,” Maurya said.
- Polls still all about caste & religionIn 2014 Lok Sabha polls, more than 60% of Brahmin and nearly 50% other forward caste voters supported BJP/other right-wing parties.
- BJP brings quota for poor into play in BiharThe quota Bill is expected to address the discontent among the upper castes fuelled by the amendment Bill to restore provisions of the SC/S...
- OBCs figure big in Mayawati’s speech in western Uttar PradeshWhile targeting the BJP, she also highlighted the Rohith Vemula and Una incidents. Referring to demonetisation, she said it has only weaken...
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