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Modi says SP going soft on Congress, hints at rift in UP's grand alliance

Attempting to draw a wedge in the SP-BSP-RLD alliance, Modi claimed that BSP chief Mayawati has understood that the SP and the Congress are playing a "big game" with her

BJP ignores ally, bets on old war horse for victory in Gujarat's Ghosi

The Rajbhar community is active in Ghosi. In 2014, the BJP won this seat for the first time, fielding Harinarayan Rajbhar who managed to get 36 per cent of the votes

It's over to show-stoppers for last leg of Lok Sabha polls in Bengal

The seven constituencies of West Bengal going for voting on Monday witnessed a few last-minute rallies and public meetings ahead of the mandatory silent period

Can social media platforms actually lift the fortunes of a political party?

Both local and national parties are tapping the power of digital to woo voters, but experts aren't sure the efforts will lift their fortunes

Modi's speech in Patan claiming govt kept Pak on toes gets clean chit by EC

This is the sixth speech of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that has been cleared by the EC

Wary Congress uses Arun Nehru daughter, ex-Leftists in Amethi-Rae Bareli

Congress is getting its act together following reports that the BJP and the Sangh are working hard to dislodge Rahul Gandhi from Amethi

World famous Lucknow 'chikan' fails to find mention in political manifestos

Over the decade, the traditional 'chikankari' craft has been facing challenge from China-made chikan, which is about 50% and has a shorter production time-span, thus higher margins

BJP's Kirron Kher gets EC notice for using children in election campaigns

'You shared a video on twitter account which shows that children are being used for election campaign in your favour through slogan 'Vote for Kirron Kher' and 'Ab Ki Baar Modi Sarkar',' notice said

Rae Bareli Lok Sabha polls: Voters say Congress turncoat no match for Sonia

Dinesh Pratap Singh, a local strongman, was chosen by the BJP over Ajay Agarwal, a Supreme Court lawyer, who had contested from the seat in Uttar Pradesh's Awadh region in the 2014 general election

Would have been good for BJP had Cong-AAP alliance happened: Harsh Vardhan

'The BJP is far ahead of both the parties, whether alone or together'

Barabanki: It's 'Gathbandhan' veteran vs Mulayam, Maya's trusted aide's son

PL Punia's son, Tanuj, 32, is contesting from Barabanki, that's 28 km from Lucknow, against the SP-BSP veteran, Ram Sagar Rawat and the BJP's Upendra Singh

Lok Sabha polls: 'Squirrel' TMC digs deep, doesn't rule out queen's chair

While it's tough to chase Mamata on her back-to-back campaign trail as she invariably reaches the next venue much faster than anybody else can, the buzz on growing support for Modi is hard to ignore

A journey down the Ganga in the age of Narendra Modi

From its origins in the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal, the Ganges is a place of worship, a source of livelihoods, of water, power, and transport: It is all of those and more

Shekhar Gupta: Modi meets his match in Mamata

Modi & Shah are street-fighters trying to win Bengal through Hindu-Muslim polarisation. But Mamata is fighting their poison with her own

A look at India's finest films and their grim, satirical take on politics

Has anything changed all these decades later? Clearly not

Modi attended 200 public programmes in 125 days, says his website

Modi crisscrossed from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and Jamnagar to Silchar between December 25 and May 1

SP banks on 'boatman' to upset Ravi Kishan in Adityanth's bastion

Kishan may have his heart in the right place but he is seen by the BJP workers as an object of some amusement

Will replace GST with a more simplified GST 2.0, says Chidambaram

There would be one simple return every three months for the businessmen in the GST 2.0. Like the Saral form for Income Tax there would be Saral GST in the Congress regime

Congress leaders to take general coaches to spread NYAY message

It has also decided to sidestep the BJP's core plank of nationalism to focus on issues of unemployment and farm distress

Lok Sabha elections: Number of women candidates rises to 617 till phase-6

The total number of women candidates for this phase is 83