Politics

News and views regarding the political landscape of India. From national political parties to regional news, we try and cut through the noise to explain how Indian politics is shaping up.

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In Karnataka, BJP loses Puttur constituency to Congress: Rebel Sangh and Hindutva leader gets more votes than BJP candidate, but not enough to win

OpIndia Staff - 13 May, 2023

Rebel Sangh leader Arun Kumar Puthila caused major damage to BJP candidate's vote share in Puttur constituency

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SC may consider a three-month extension to SEBI for concluding its enquiry in the Hindenburg research report

OpIndia Staff - 13 May, 2023

Mauritius has refuted claims that the Adani Group's Shell companies are present in the Island country, an allegation that Congress has repeatedly used to target the Indian conglomerate

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SDPI Puttur candidate Shafi Bellare loses deposit in Karnataka Assembly Elections, was chargesheeted by NIA in killing BJYM leader Praveen Nettaru

OpIndia Staff - 13 May, 2023

Shafi Bellare of SDPI, accused in Praveen Nettaru case lost deposit in Karnataka elections on Puttur district

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Karnataka Poll Results: BJP’s Yashpal Suvarna, who received ‘sar tan se juda’ threat during the Hijab row, comfortably wins from Udupi

OpIndia Staff - 13 May, 2023

BJP leader Yashpal Suvarna, who recieved sar tan se juda threats during hijab row, comfortably won Udupi seat with a margin of over 30,000 votes

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Kapil Mishra calls out the bluff of AAP MLA Atishi Marlena about the CBSE Board results of Delhi’s government-run schools: Details

OpIndia Staff - 13 May, 2023

Following the declaration of the CBSE 10th Std Board results, AAP leaders took to social media to browbeat about Delhi education policy.

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Karnataka polls: Jagadish Shettar, who had quit BJP to join Congress ahead of elections, loses to BJP’s Mahesh Tenginakai with a huge margin

OpIndia Staff - 13 May, 2023

Congress' Jagadish Shettar, who had quit BJP to join Congress ahead of the polls is trailing by a huge margin in the Hubli-Dharwad Central constituency

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DK Shivakumar gets emotional while talking about Congress victory in Karnataka, says he assured Gandhi family that he will deliver the state

OpIndia Staff - 13 May, 2023

DK Shivakumar said, "I have said in the beginning, thinking together is progress, and working together is success. That is what I said on the first day."

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Congress wins Challakere Assembly constituency becoming the first registered win, leads in over 120 seats

ANI - 13 May, 2023

Congress candidate T Raghumurthy was on Saturday declared winner from the Challakere Assembly constituency becoming the first registered win

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Karnataka: Congress, which blamed EVMs even before counting, forgets its own allegations soon after favourable results

OpIndia Staff - 13 May, 2023

Congress wrote a letter to the Election Commission. In his letter, the party had expressed concern about the EVMs used in South Africa which they claimed were also used in the Karnataka assembly elections.

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