Politics

Amidst efforts by the leaders of the I.N.D.I. Alliance to bring NDA partners TDP and JDU on their side, both NDA allies have extended support to their pre-poll ally. 

Mayawati said from now on, BSP will grant representation only after “thinking properly” so that the party won’t suffer such losses.

PM Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Union cabinet meeting in the national capital, and recommended dissolution of Lok Sabha

Delving into his “expectations”, Sai Deepak said that the BJP should focus on the issues of its core “Hindutva voters” including the tax-paying and law-abiding middle class and advised to maintain a distance from neo-Hindutvawadis pushing leftist stereotypes in the name of Veer Savarkar.

The BJP's decision of heavily relying on the charisma of national leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath did not resonate as effectively this time. The opposition's focused and localised campaign strategy, highlighting specific regional issues and addressing the concerns of various communities, proved to be more effective in garnering votes​.

66-year-old Dr CN Manjunath was fielded against DK Suresh by the BJP. Notably, Dr Manjunath is a noted cardiologist and son-in-law of former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda.

While on the surface, their victory as independent candidates might appear as a celebration of democracy showing that the electorate can make diverse choices, when we look at the deeper context, it is concerning for national security.

The Prime Minister, on Tuesday evening, said the NDA would form the next government.

The former Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan beat the Congress veteran Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from West Bengal's Baharampur constituency by 85,022 votes.

PM Modi highlighted the historic feat noting that this is for the first time since 1962 that a government has returned to power for the third consecutive time.