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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...- Why Tamil Nadu loves its actors and how Vijay played his cards rightActor Vijay's new political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, has achieved a stunning victory in Tamil Nadu. The party has become the larges...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- ₹1,000 crore in poll freebies, cash, liquor seized in West Bengal, Tamil NaduAuthorities have seized over ₹1,000 crore in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu before Assembly elections. Tamil Nadu saw seizures of ₹599 crore, w...
- Poll seizures in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal cross Rs 1,000 crore markEnforcement authorities have seized over Rs 1000 crore in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. This includes cash, drugs, liquor, and precious metal...
- West Bengal polls: ECI flags 55 seats as 'expenditure sensitive'West Bengal faces heightened election scrutiny. The Election Commission has marked 55 constituencies as expenditure sensitive. This year, 1...
- Fire ignited by Stalin scorched Delhi's arrogance, severe blow to Modi, claims Tamil Nadu CMTamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin declared a victory against the delimitation bill in Parliament. He stated this defeat has humbled Delh...
- Supreme Court agrees to hear PIL against poll freebies promises by political partiesThe Supreme Court will hear a Public Interest Litigation in March. The petition seeks action against political parties that promise freebie...
- Two big weapons of Congress fizzle out. It needs new ones for 2024Barely five months before the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress defeat in the state polls in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh wil...
- The freebies debate: Genesis, definition and impact on welfare & economyThe power of Election Commission to fight freebies has remained vague and limited. There have only been a few instances where the EC exerci...
- Burden of pre-poll promises must be borne via budgetary provisions: FM Nirmala SitharamanShe also called for a debate on freebies. "The debate is not about what constitutes a freebie, but if you have given a promise, provision f...
- SC terms freebies a serious issue, asks why Centre can't call all-party meetThe plea filed by Upadhyay opposes the practice of political parties making promises during polls. It seeks the EC to invoke its powers to ...
- 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...
- A fundamental problem of democracies: What constitutes good and bad freebies?Democracy helps countries choose the right priorities. But it can also spur myopic competition in freebies that destroys economies, as in S...
- How GoI, BJP and non-BJP states are recklessly competing on freebiesState governments cannot spend beyond a limit. They have not controlled deficits by cutting down non-merit subsidies. Rather, they keep ann...
- SC issues notices to Centre, election panel on PIL against poll freebiesThe Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission on a PIL seeking a direction to seize the electio...
- 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.
- 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 ...
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