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Markets and elections: Bernstein decodes LS result impact on D-Street

In a report, Bernstein has discussed various election scenarios and its implications for the market and the economy

Jayant Sinha 'surprised' by BJP notice; says he voted via postal ballot

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP issued a notice to Hazaribagh MP Jayant Sinha for allegedly not voting and missing election campaigning

BJP to win 305 seats in 2024 Lok Sabha elections, predicts Eurasia Group

Lok Sabha elections 2024: After Prashant Kishor, American political scientist Ian Bremmer expects Prime Minister Narendra Modi to secure a third term in office

BJP is sure of clinching all 40 seats in Bihar: Deputy CM Vijay Sinha

Sinha talks about his government's initiatives in checking illegal mining in the state

I am guided by divine power': PM Modi on why he 'never gets tired'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the remark in a TV interview about his intensified electoral activities in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections

BJP expels Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh for contesting against NDA candidate

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Pawan Singh had announced his decision to contest from Karakat Lok Sabha constituency as an independent candidate

Ignoring digital systems is not option for strengthening trade: Khandelwal

Khandelwal is Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for Delhi's Chandni Chowk constituency

Battleground 2024: Farmers plan no relief to new govt on MSP issue

Four rounds of talks were held between farmer union leaders and the government on the issue of MSP between February 8 and February 18, but no further discussions have taken place since

'Galti kiye hi nahi': Brij Bhushan as court frames charges in wrestlers' case

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is embroiled in a major controversy involving sexual harassment allegations against him by some of the top wrestlers, including Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik

LS polls: 'BJP to mirror 2019 result' - Prashant Kishor's 10 predictions

Lok Sabha elections: Political strategist Prashant Kishor has outlined several projections for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, including his belief that the BJP will return to power on June 4

Bharat Sevashram Sangha monk sends defamation notice to Mamata Banerjee

Hindu religious and spiritual organisation Bharat Sevashram Sangha has distanced itself from the remarks made by monk Swami Pradiptananda against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Why did BJP issue show cause notice to its former minister Jayant Sinha?

Lok Sabha elections: The party accused its veteran leader and sitting MP from Hazaribagh Jayant Sinha of tarnishing the party's image by not casting his vote

BJP's 7 MPs in Delhi failed to use 66% of development funds, claims AAP

The seven outgoing Lok Sabha MPs of the BJP failed to use 66 per cent of the funds meant for development works in the constituency, the AAP on Monday alleged ahead of the parliamentary polls later this week. The MPLAD portal, however, showed that the MPs have spent almost the entire amount that was released by the Centre. AAP leader Jasmine Shah claimed that as per data from Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, all the seven MPs had received Rs 124 crore for five years. Out of which, Harsh Vardhan spent Rs 7.5 crore; Gautam Gambhir, Manoj Tiwari, Ramesh Bidhuri and Meenakshi Lekhi spent Rs 7 crore each and Pravesh Verma and Hans Raj Hans spent Rs 5 crore each, Shah claimed. "The BJP MPs could not utilise Rs 81 crores out of the Rs 124 crores that could have been used for installing CCTVs, maintaining law and order, making roads and drainage systems," he said. The AAP leader further claimed that BJP MPs spent only 50 per cent of total budget in Gujarat, 43 pe

BJP insulting nation builders, trying to disprove history: Congress

Congress candidate from Himachal Pradesh's Kangra Lok Sabha seat Anand Sharma on Monday accused the BJP of trying to disprove history and insulting the nation builders as he asserted that Manmohan Singh left a strong India and a stout economy in 2014. At an election rally in Churah of Chamba district, he also lashed at the BJP-led Centre for its "step brotherly treatment" towards the hill state during last year's monsoon disaster. All states are given relief package by the Centre from the National Disaster Relief Fund in the wake of a calamity but Himachal Pradesh was deprived of it as the people voted for the Congress in the assembly polls, Sharma claimed. "The BJP is extolling the 10 years the Narendra Modi government as 'Amrit Kaal' but it was 10 years of 'anyay' (injustice), the senior Congress leader said as he called upon people to vote for his party "to bring back the era of justice". Addressing the rally, he said, "Independent India's journey did not commence in May 2014 as

Battleground 2024: Of four parties and Amritpal in Punjab's Khadoor Sahib

Many parties, especially the SAD, believe that Amritpal contesting would cut their votes

Calcutta HC bans BJP's derogatory ads against TMC, slams ECI for inaction

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Calcutta High Court bars BJP from publishing slanderous ads against TMC citing Model Code of Conduct

Young voters set to shape India's political future in 2024 Lok Sabha Elections

The rising power of young voters in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections: How new demographics are shaping India's political future

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal leads AAP protest, but Congress, BJP hit back

With the AAP leadership accusing Maliwal of working at the behest of the BJP, people within the party have questioned efforts to malign her

People of Bengal will avenge injustices done by BJP, says Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that the state will avenge the "injustice" of the BJP and the "anti-Bengalis will be washed away for sure." Banerjee in a post on her X handle said, "It is a sin to block the funds earmarked for development of the poor but continue splurging money on spreading propaganda". The TMC supremo had been vocal about alleged non-payment of Central dues to the state under various schemes like MNREGA (100 days work) and PM Awas Yojana (housing) for the last three years totalling more than Rs 1.65 lakh crore. "Bengal will avenge this injustice by the BJP", she said, adding "The people of Jhargram, Ghatal and Medinipur have given a clear message --the Bishorjon of Bangla-Birodhis is certain!".

Why simple election narratives fail

Given India's complex electoral dynamics and geographical diversity, policy initiatives crafted to suit a simple national narrative are not very useful