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Non-Yadav OBCs, unemployment, reverse migration big factors in last two phases of UP pollsThe Purvanchal region of UP is also the most backward region, second only to Bundelkhand. A sizable number of poor from this part of the st...
Strong voter turnout in Gujarat local bodies pollPolling across six municipal corporations on February 21 this year had seen significantly lower voter presence.
Polls for 88 municipality seats in Vadodara to be held on February 28Election for 88 seats of three municipalities in Gujarat's Vadodara district, along with 34 Zilla panchayat seats and 168 taluka panchayat ...
ET View: Sensible decision in Karnataka, now to let the December 5 bypolls decide the ex-MLAs’ futureThe 14 MLAs who quit from Congress and the three from the Janata Dal (Secular) last July, leading to the fall of the JD(S)-Congress governm...
ET View: Jagan must raise governanceFailure to deliver on poll promises and dysfunctional governance of AP has led to voter disenchantment.
Guess which caste led the NOTA vote in 2014?According to the survey, 2.5% upper caste voters opted for NOTA in 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Ajit Jogi’s party, AAP to contest all 90 seats in ChhattisgarhThe two entrants have decided to field candidates in all 90 seats in what is expected to be a tight election – the difference in the vote s...
A test for BJP’s plan to woo MBCsBJP has made a fresh attempt to woo the MBC voters in this election by bringing the defectors from BSP in its camps.
Voters look for their caste on EVMs in BiharCaste appears to be the dominant factor for voters even in urban areas like Patna and its outskirts where polling was held on Wednesday.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's quota call to polarise voters in BJP's favour: CPICPI today questioned the timing of Bhagwat's statement, while accusing the right-wing outfit of "polarising voters" in BJP's favour ahead o...
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...
Gurgaon’s poll fate ‘caste’ in stoneAhirs and Meo Muslims have played a key role in determining the course of elections here. The reason: these two communities account for mor...
ET Poll for 2014 elections: SP scores lowest ratings; disillusioned UP harks back to Mayawati's reignThe BJP is expected to highlight the backward caste identity of Modi in the state where caste affiliations play a critical role in electora...
Mayawati did right thing for BSP by continuing to support UPA-IIQuite wisely, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has backed off from her threat to 'review support' to the UPA-II government.
- India’s new strength: Feminisation of political power
Call it the feminisation of power: Mamata Banerjee & J Jayalalithaa join the ranks of Sonia Gandhi, Mayawati, Sheila Dikshit and President ...
- BJP looking to connect with new voters through Pratham Matadata Samman Abhiyan
The BJP is rolling out the biggest person-to-person electoral outreach programme, Pratham Matadata Samman Abhiyan, to connect with the coun...
- Congress admits it’s inflation; Oppn attack made it tougher
Months of spiralling inflation caught up with the Congress on Tuesday and pushed it behind in Punjab and Uttarakhand.