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From Bengal to Assam, Hindutva rewrites the east: BJP's landslide ends era of regional strongmenThe Bharatiya Janata Party has achieved a significant victory in West Bengal, marking a shift in eastern India's political landscape. Regio...
Hindu votes, Modi ki guarantee: 10 big trends that decode Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala assembly electionsAssembly election results saw the BJP secure victories in West Bengal and Assam, while Tamil Nadu witnessed a surprising debut by Thalapath...
Siddaramaiah sees red on EC letter, accuses poll body of bias against CongressKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has strongly criticized the Election Commission. He called the EC's demand for details on guarantee s...
SC chides Jan Suraaj for Bihar Poll plea, asks how many votes it gotThe Supreme Court has dismissed a plea from Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party. The party challenged a Bihar government scheme aimed at wom...
Rajani Sinha warns freebie culture is pushing states towards fiscal distressEconomists are sounding alarms over the escalating fiscal burden of cash handouts and subsidies, with many states facing unsustainable debt...
The political currency that decided the fate of Bihar electionsIn a decisive move, Bihar has sent a strong signal to the BJP-led NDA, where the provision of freebies significantly influenced the electio...
Six factors that may decide the fate of 2025 Bihar electionsBihar is at a crucial juncture with its election underway. Key factors shaping the outcome include job creation promises, extensive welfare...
Bihar elections and bypolls: Seizures surpass Rs 100 croreEnforcement agencies have seized over 100 crore rupees in illegal cash, drugs, liquor, and freebies. This action is taken ahead of assembly...
Bihar 2025 Elections: Nitish Kumar's last test, freebies, alliance twists, caste math & PK factorBihar's 2025 assembly polls are dubbed the 'mother of all elections' due to Nitish Kumar's potential last bid for power, the influence of a...
Nitish govt making promises ahead of elections it can't fulfil, claims Prashant Kishor's partyPrashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party has accused the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar of announcing financially irresponsible freebies, total...
Growth slowdown is a temporary dip, says FM Nirmala SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the recent growth slowdown was temporary, citing elections as a factor. She emphasized the ...
No proposal to make voting compulsory: Govt to Lok SabhaUnion Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal revealed that there were no plans to make voting mandatory or limit election freebies, as informed to ...
Election Results 2024: Key takeaways from the Lok Sabha pollsAs the results have trickled in for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, they revealed that the NDA has a lead on 295 seats while the INDIA opposi...
Record cash, liquor seized as Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat go to polls: ECGujarat witnessed seizures of Rs 71.88 crore in just a few days after the announcement of the election, which surpassed the seizures made d...
Loan write-offs for the rich are freebies, not welfare schemes: RJDAt a time when a large section of people in this country are struggling to achieve financial empowerment, there are two types of ideologies...
View: PM-Kisan is hardly the poll winner Modi is hoping forPM-Kisan cannot adequately compensate for falling farm prices, lack of jobs, and lack of GDP acceleration.
View: Don't eulogise Amma for her freebie politicsCompared with northern states, Tamil Nadu has always enjoyed a good economic climate and government services, despite deep corruption.
Election Commission 'cautions' Sushil Modi for offering freebies to voters"The Commission cautions you to abide by the provisions of MCC in letter and spirit and be more careful in future," the order said.
Election Commission show cause notice to Sushil Modi for poll code violationAn FIR has already been lodged against the former deputy chief minister for allegedly inducing voters by promising colour TVs to 'dalits'.
FIR lodged against Lalu Prasad Yadav for "casteist" remarksRJD chief Lalu Prasad for his statement that the Bihar assembly polls were set to be a "backward versus forward" fight, an election commiss...