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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...05 May, 2026, 01.57 PM IST- BJP’s big bang: Bengal breached, Assam secured; Vijay, Congress flip the southIndia has a brand new political map. A massive topple in Bengal, a twist in the Tamil Nadu potboiler, power grip in Assam and Puducherry, a...05 May, 2026, 07.43 AM IST
- How the three Ms and paramilitary forces may have played a major role in West Bengal outcome 2026In the 2026 assembly elections of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, known for her long, strong hold over the state, faced unexpected hurdles. T...04 May, 2026, 10.24 PM IST
- Vijay pulls off a Kejriwal in Tamil Nadu over a decade after AAP's rise in DelhiTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) led by actor Vijay is set to win its first Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. This mirrors the Aam Aadmi Part...04 May, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
- ET Awards: Chandrababu Naidu sees no threat to South, asks why oppose women’s reservationAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu advocates for a 'population management policy,' encouraging couples to have at least two ...27 Apr, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
- Hit or not, TVK's Vijay shakes up Tamil Nadu poll sceneActor Vijay's new political party, TVK, is shaking up Tamil Nadu's election landscape, challenging the traditional DMK-AIADMK dominance. Wi...22 Apr, 2026, 12.19 PM IST
- Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026: NTK’s Seeman rejects freebies, positions self as Tamil nationalist alternativeNaam Tamilar Katchi leader Seeman offers a different political path in Tamil Nadu. He rejects welfare freebies, advocating for Tamil govern...10 Apr, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
- SC agrees to list on March 21 PIL against practice of parties promising freebies during pollsThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on March 21 regarding the practice of political parties promising f...20 Mar, 2024, 04.10 PM IST
- Electoral promises: The freebie stops hereWith committees, commentators and economists of all shades slamming freebies, and political actors continuing to snipe at each other, it is...24 Aug, 2022, 05.42 PM IST
- Political parties are on one side on freebies: Supreme CourtA bench headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana orally remarked that "all political parties are one sided including BJP" on the subject...23 Aug, 2022, 11.43 PM IST
- Amid raging political debate over poll freebies, a PIL in SC drives home the pointPetitioner Ashwini Upadhyay filed additional submissions on Friday in the top court saying that registered political parties be asked to fu...19 Aug, 2022, 08.48 PM IST
- Freebies to continue until political parties and voters mature: Mythili Bhusnurmath“We will never be able to define what a freebie is and what a freebie is not. That has to be decided between the electorate and the politic...18 Aug, 2022, 10.14 AM IST
- Freebie culture elevated to level of art for fighting polls: Centre to SCThe top court was hearing a PIL filed by lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay, which opposes the practice of political parties promising freebies during...11 Aug, 2022, 07.39 PM IST
- Doling out freebies by states is competitive federalism of the worst kind: Mythili BhusnurmathThe growing contribution of non-merit subsidiaries, not beneficial for a large section of society, in the GDP is increasing. This means the...27 Jul, 2022, 11.06 AM IST
- Supreme Court notice to Centre, EC on parties promising freebies in electionsA three-judge bench, led by CJI NV Ramana, while hearing a plea by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay to restrain parties from distributing any su...26 Jan, 2022, 12.16 AM IST
- Political parties oppose restriction in announcing freebiesMajor political parties barring the Bahujan Samaj Party opposed any restriction on them in announcing freebies in election manifestos.12 Aug, 2013, 04.26 PM IST
- EC to discuss poll manifestos guidelines issue with partiesThe Election Commission will convene a meeting of political parties next month to formulate its opinion on the proposed guidelines on poll ...14 Jul, 2013, 01.23 PM IST
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