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Story in Numbers: 70+ for MLAs - Tamil Nadu, Kerala elect older leaders

West Bengal, on the other hand, has elected fewer above 70 and a larger number in the age group 25-40

West Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee may have to wait for her election

She must become MLA in 6 months to stay CM, but the ball is in the EC's court

Ajit Singh: A political leader who effortlessly changed hats

Ajit Singh cut his teeth on non-Congress politics, though he did steer his party into an alliance with the second Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) govt till 2014

Mamata Banerjee's wheelchair stops the BJP juggernaut in West Bengal

LDF scripts history in Kerala; DMK wins Tamil Nadu; BJP retains Assam, while AINRC+ wins Puducherry

It's BJP again in Assam, but who will be the next chief minister?

Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has added to the mystery by declaring that the next CM would be from the BJP, without naming Sarbananda Sonowal

Going gets tougher for Modi govt as election results favour Opposition

Opposition parties are likely to assert themselves in like the GST Council, but more immediately in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.

National politics set to change as Mamata Banerjee keeps West Bengal

The Left and the Congress appear to be way behind the curve in West Bengal's elections.

A sea of trouble for a CM

Uddhav Thackeray is navigating choppy waters. And while people might forgive his lapses as inexperience, second chances are rare if the lapse is misgovernance

Soli J Sorabjee: A man of law and all things jazz

Padma Vibhushan Soli Sorabjee died of Covid-19-related complications at 91 on April 30, 2021

Exit polls: Cliffhanger seen in Bengal; DMK may win Tamil Nadu, LDF Kerala

While some exit polls gave an edge to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), led by Mamata Banerjee, others said the BJP was heading towards power in the state

PM avoids committing to deadlines on climate, says concrete action needed

Modi reiterated support for a joint US-India effort called the "India-US climate and clean energy Agenda 2030 partnership".

Do not make promises that you know you cannot keep: Suresh Prabhu

Former environment and power minister and current Sherpa on negotiations with G7 and G20, Suresh Prabhu tells Aditi Phadnis in an interview the approach India should adopt on Net Zero. Edited excerpts

Blame game begins between Centre and states over surge in Covid-19 cases

All through the campaign for the Assembly elections, both the BJP and Opposition are avoiding using Covid-19 as a campaign plank

The Raipur-Guwahati connection

If the Congress wins the Assam elections, a national future for Bhupesh Baghel is assured

Taxing taskmaster: As CEC, Chandra will oversee toughest Assembly polls

He will retire in May 2022, having overseen the Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur Assembly elections, leaving it to others to conduct the next general election due 2024

No need for lockdown, focus on Covid-19 tests: PM Narendra Modi to CMs

Modi announces vaccination festival between April 11 and 14

Rising from ground zero

Book review of Karunanidhi: A Life

Five states go to Assembly polls today, may tilt balance of power

With this round of elections, the poll to the legislative Assembly of Assam will have concluded

Welcome re-engagement process between India & Pak: Ashraf Jehangir Qazi

Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, former Pakistan high commissioner to India says there is reason for cautious optimism about prospects of normalising India-Pakistan relations

Keeping the CM option open

The BJP brass in its wisdom decided to import Himanta Biswa Sarma from the Congress into its party.