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Parties split over Election Commission ban on physical campaigning
January 14, 2022
On January 8, 2022, the Election Commission of India announced the schedule for holding elections to assemblies in five states, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. Alongside the schedule, the Commission also laid down guidelines for holding the polls as well as f...
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Modi magic wave II
May 24, 2019
Turning the 17th general election into a virtual referendum on himself and his rule, Prime Minister Narendrabhai Damodardas Modi retained his magic to establish majority for the ruling party and completely decimate a divided grand alliance against him.
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The march of Indian democracy
April 18, 2019
India has conducted its electoral democracy successfully over the last seven decades.
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The grand alliance plan: Has it hit a wall?
September 27, 2018
Will there be a grand alliance against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the next general election, in early 2019? Political developments show there will not be a grand alliance as was expected. Does that leave the Congress in limbo and the BJP sailing smooth?
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Shifting sands in Indian politics
June 7, 2018
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decimated the Congress party across the country, except in three states. But the recent by-poll results do not augur well for the saffron party ahead of the 2019 general elections.
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Stepping towards resilience
August 9, 2017
The BJP-led NDA is all set to consolidate its position in the Rajya Sabha to push its legislative agenda aggressively.
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Yogi Adityanath’s selection to helm Uttar Pradesh raises eyebrows
March 21, 2017
Widespread popularity of the ultranationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the capture of states one after another by the saffron outfit have taken every political commentator by surprise, leaving them scratching their heads.
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Uttar Pradesh revving up for Assembly Elections
January 18, 2017
Uttar Pradesh, an epicentre of tumultuous events that have shaped the history and politics of India, is reeling under the cold wave. Things promise to heat up with the forthcoming political battle next month, when the state goes to poll for 402 state assembly seats.
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Anti-government sect ‘Netaji’ eviction provokes a huge controversy
June 5, 2016
A huge political controversy has erupted in Uttar Pradesh after 26 people were killed and hundreds were arrested in Mathura, where violence broke when the police tried to dismiss the sectarian illegal occupants in a land owned by the government.
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