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JMM, Congress nail J'khand social configuration in diverse landscape
Soon after the Election Commission announced the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls on October 15, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) working president and chief minister Hemant Soren and his legislator wife, Kalpana Soren, met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi.
Three key insights to decode the mandate in Maha, J'khand
There is more than one way to look at the assembly election results for Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
Mahayuti wins Mumbai but Uddhav prevents rout
India's financial capital witnessed a strong wave of support for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra elections, with the coalition winning 22 of the 36 seats in the city.
Brand Thackeray no longer immune to whims of voters
Shinde's Sena won 57 seats, as opposed to Sena (UBT)'s 20 this should worry Thackeray about the Sena mantle moving to his rival
Mahayuti's win makes smaller parties irrelevant
ALL THOSE WHO DREAMT OF BECOMING KINGMAKERS IN MAHARASHTRA HAVE NOW BEEN PUSHED TO THE FRINGES
Shinde camp settles Sena versus Sena debate
In a decisive verdict after the bitter split in the Shiv Sena in June 2022, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena can finally claim the title of the \"real\" Sena – the party won 57 of the 81 seats it contested in the Maharashtra assembly, battering the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), which managed just 20 of the 95 it contested.
Ajit Pawar's NCP has the last laugh
The Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), seen by many in the run-up to the Maharashtra assembly elections as the weakest link in the Mahayuti coalition, had the last laugh on Saturday as it won 41 of the 59 seats it contested.
What changed between LS, state polls
One of the biggest surprises in the Maharashtra elections is the complete political turnaround between the 2024 Lok Sabha and assembly elections.
How parties fared across 5 regions of Maharashtra
Experts attribute the Mahayuti victory to several factors, especially changing dynamics of the Maratha quota issue
RSS hit the road, played key role in BJP's victory
Neither the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nor its ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has ever admitted it, but the perception was that the latter was largely absent from the Lok Sabha elections, in which the BJP-led Mahayuti won only 17 of the 48 seats in the state.
Uddhav's nephew beats Siddique's son
Bandra East is a prestigious constituency for Shiv Sena (UBT), as Matoshree, the family residence of the Thackerays, is located here. It has been a Sena bastion since the 1970s.
Behind the rise and rise of BJP in Maharashtra
The Mahayuti alliance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Shiv Sena, and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and some smaller allies has won 235 out of 288 seats in the Maharashtra elections, the biggest win in the state for any alliance or party since the 1972 election.
Fadnavis back as a favourite for CM's post
From the morning of that hurried, furtive and eventually ill-fated swearing-in with Ajit Pawar in November 2019, Devendra Fadnavis has been the target of a zillion memes.
WILL CONTINUE TO RAISE CONCERN OVER ELECTORAL PROCESS: CONG
The Congress on Saturday said that it will analyse the outcome in Maharashtra which is \"completely opposite\" to the expectations and \"very strange\".
In battle of permutations, Mahayuti's decisive blow
The Opposition coalition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was decimated in the state elections, with its joint tally at 50
Women-centric schemes helped shape results
Maharashtra and Jharkhand may have thrown up diametrically opposite results on Saturday but behind the comprehensive wins registered by the Mahayuti and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, respectively, was one common factor - two gamechanging women-focussed cash transfer schemes that transformed the poll pitch and helped the respective incumbents win.
Another Cong setback further erodes its Parl polls advantage
The summer of 2024 is becoming a distant memory for the Congress.
Results show Cong still far behind BJP
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections saw a massive, almost unprecedented, political polarization in India.
Bruised in LS, how NDA got its groove back
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti won 235 of the 288 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra, with the BJP itself winning 132 of the 149 seats it contested for a strike rate of 88.5%; its allies the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party won 57 and 41 of the 81 and 59 seats they contested, respectively.
Pivotal poll cycle strengthens BJP, blunts Oppn sting
Within the party, success in Maharashtra means that Narendra Modi's leadership and Amit Shah's control become even more robust now
Win for real social justice, rejection of Oppn lies: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) emphatic win in Maharashtra was the victory of \"good governance\" and \"real social justice\"; a rejection of \"the forces of deception, divisiveness and dynastic politics\"; and showed that the people have faith only in the BJP to deliver \"vikas\" (development) while celebrating the country's \"virasat\" (heritage).
WHAT SWUNG THE VOTE IN...
Dhrubo Jyoti decodes the factors that worked behind the scenes for the Mahayuti in Maharashtra and for the INDIA bloc in Jharkhand
Perfect Perth day: Pace heroics, historic stand
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AQI still 'severe' as calm winds hurt air
The air quality in Delhi slipped into the \"severe\" category with the city recording an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 412 at 4pm.
After 'paltry' funding offers, day of chaos, fury at COP29
WEALTHY NATIONS RAISED OFFER OF CLIMATE FUNDING TO $300BN, A RISE OF MERE $50BN THAT WAS SEEN AS INSULTINGLY LOW'
Welfare works in polls, east to west
Maharashtra and Jharkhand may have thrown up diametrically opposite results on Saturday but behind the comprehensive wins registered by the Mahayuti and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led alliance, respectively, was a common factor -two game-changing women-focussed cash transfer schemes that transformed the poll pitch and helped the respective incumbents win.
A victory for both vikas & virasat: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) emphatic win in Maharashtra was the victory of \"good governance\" and \"real social justice\"; a rejection of \"the forces of deception, divisiveness and dynastic politics\"; and showed that the people have faith only in the BJP to deliver \"vikas\" (development) while celebrating the country's \"virasat\" (heritage).
Mahayuti seizes a Maha mandate, Soren keeps his Jharkhand crown
Maharashtra's ruling alliance sweeps polls with unprecedented tallies for all 3 partners. Voters galvanised by PM Modi's 'Ek hain toh safe hain' pitch, state govt's big welfare push. Soren leads INDIA bloc to resounding victory as J'khand tribal leader's emotional appeal works. BJP gains upper hand in UP bypolls; AAP reigns in Punjab; Priyanka to make Parliament debut.
18-YEAR-OLD JEE ASPIRANT DIES IN THE YEAR'S 19TH SUICIDE IN KOTA
An 18-year-old student, who was preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for admission to undergraduate engineering courses, died by suicide in Kota district of Rajasthan on Saturday, officers aware of the matter said, making it the 19th such incident in the coaching hub this year.
SC slams Delhi govt, police on Grap execution
The Supreme Court on Friday directed stricter implementation of anti-pollution measures while questioning various authorities about gaps in enforcement and data discrepancies regarding stubble burning.