Supreme Court ruling will reshape American politics. The only question is whenThe US Supreme Court has weakened the Voting Rights Act. This allows Republican lawmakers to redraw congressional maps. They can now create...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.58 AM IST
Women voters now India’s most decisive political force, reservation only a matter of timeWomen are increasingly influencing Indian elections. Their voter turnout has surged, surpassing men in recent polls. This electoral power i...
19 Apr, 2026, 11.24 PM IST
After Sena (UBT), now Congress stakes claim to Rajya Sabha seat from MaharashtraThe Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Maharashtra is witnessing a tussle over its lone winnable Rajya Sabha seat, with the Congress claim...
26 Feb, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
Maharashtra Congress tells party brass not to give in to UBTThe Maharashtra Congress urges Delhi leadership to resist pressure from the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray Sena faction over seat allocation in...
22 Oct, 2024, 12.18 AM IST
Congress preparing for all 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand: Girish ChodankarThe Congress screening committee is preparing for the upcoming elections in Jharkhand, covering all 81 assembly seats. The committee, led b...
01 Sep, 2024, 06.40 PM IST
With winnability as BJP's criterion, 10 sitting MPs of Rajasthan jittery about getting repeatedThe BJP has fielded new faces on seven Lok Sabha seats in the first list of 15 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats of Rajasthan, leaving the fate of ...
03 Mar, 2024, 03.43 PM IST
Tamil Nadu: Seat-sharing talks set to begin between Congress and DMKTalks on seat sharing between the DMK and Congress in Tamil Nadu for the Lok Sabha 2024 elections are set to commence today. Senior Congres...
28 Jan, 2024, 11.40 AM IST
JD(S) to suffer setback in up to 25 'winnable seats' due to funds crunch, admits KumaraswamyJDS leader H D Kumaraswamy has claimed that his party will face setbacks in up to 25 Assembly segments in Karnataka due to financial crunch...
10 May, 2023, 05.29 PM IST
BJP pressing firepower in 60-odd seats where it's weak in poll-bound KarnatakaThe party also hopes to convert the majority of the 25-30 seats that the BJP has won only once in the last four assembly polls into a winna...
06 Nov, 2022, 11.41 AM IST
No chance of hung assembly: Manipur CM Biren SinghManipur polls have become a multi-corned fight with Congress leading an alliance of six parties and BJP allies National People's Party (NPP...
14 Feb, 2022, 10.02 AM IST
BJP and Punjab Lok Congress announce alliance for upcoming Punjab assembly pollsThe BJP is likely to contest 60-70 seats out of the 117 assembly seats in Punjab while Punjab Lok Congress could contest 30-40 seats and Dh...
17 Dec, 2021, 11.36 PM IST
Winnability a prime factor in seat allocationIn 2014, the SP won five seats and came second on 34 seats. The BSP couldn’t win a single seat, but it also came second on 34 seats.
22 Feb, 2019, 07.41 AM IST
Will Congress get what it wants in Amethi, Rae Bareli?Senior leaders say distribution of seats without assessing the winnability of each party would hand an advantage to rival BSP.
25 Jan, 2017, 11.38 AM IST
Assembly polls: Congress's women leaders demand 'winnable' seatsDisappointed and hurt over constant denial of "winnable seats", women Congress leaders in Kerala have come out in the open demanding safe s...
08 Mar, 2016, 03.22 PM IST
Before clash with BJP, 'secular' parties to fight for ‘easy’ seats in BiharThese seats are said to be the "most winnable" for the "secular" camp and would boost the tally of the party contesting them.
30 Jun, 2015, 11.58 AM IST
25 Muslim candidates in Lok Sabha elections fray from Rajasthan; Cong-1, BJP-0In the past 23 years, no Muslim MP has been elected from Rajasthan, which has over 11.4 per cent minority population, mostly Muslims.
16 Apr, 2014, 04.20 PM IST
Ashok Gehlot could be Congress’s dark horseWith Congress scrounging for every possible seat to win in the state where it faces decimation, Gehlot has been mentioned as a rare winnabl...
15 Mar, 2014, 12.17 PM IST