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BJP has always criticised “divisive regionalism”, saying regional parties prioritise local interests, and caste-based, dynastic politics. DMK, TMC defeats will further mute any contrary voices

The growth rate in per capita GDP -- far slower than the growth rates of overall GDP -- as well as uncomfortable levels of unemployment, are a reflection of the stresses building up in the system.…

In India, anti-incumbency is often used as a catch-all term to explain a poll result. Rahul Verma, a political scientist and Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), explains why it does not always make for a comprehensive explanation in analyses.

British justified the replacement of Calcutta by Delhi in 1911 as a punishment of nationalists. With BJP's victory in assembly elections state has come a full circle

Akhilesh, who was received by TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and party MP Derek O’Brien, held a meeting with the TMC leadership and hit out at the BJP and the Election Commission (EC).

The ceremony, which coincides with the cultural fervor of Rabindra Jayanti, marks a seismic shift in Bengal's political landscape following the BJP's landslide victory of 207 seats in the 294-member Assembly.

What the voter has asked for is not difficult to read: Peace and freedom from violence, prosperity, and the return of work, stability and an administration that does not collect a cut for letting her live

On post-poll violence in the 2021 elections, Adhikari said, “BJP made 355 safe houses in 2021. 1,10,000 were forced to leave their homes.

The BJP’s victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections is not just an electoral triumph. It’s a turning of the tide in the state, which has been denied for decades by cynical, power-hungry politics.…

CABINET briefings by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw are often loaded with regional flavours, including street food, from different states. Tuesday was no surprise after the BJP’s thumping victory in the West Bengal Assembly polls a day before.

AS THE early trends indicated the Congress-led UDF would emerge victorious in the Kerala Assembly polls, the party announced a press conference at its Akbar Road office at 5 pm, to be addressed by Congress’s communication department head Jairam Ramesh.

At the BJP’s office on 6, Murlidhar Sen Lane in Kolkata, however, the mood was more local in flavour as supporters tucked in jhaalmuri, echoing a moment from the campaign trail when Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stopped to eat the snack in Jhargram.

Out of the 11 Assembly seats in Kolkata city, BJP won 6 – from Tollygunge to Kashipur-Belghachia

A LARGE number of BJP workers kicked off celebrations in Rajkot city on Monday evening as the poll results in West Bengal were announced and the picture became clear.

“With the defeat of the TMC, infiltration will end. The terror activities which were unleashed for several years will also end,” he added.

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: For counting, Election Commission brings in QR Code-based Id system, 3-layer scrutiny

Car bonnets to courtrooms, all Mamata Banerjee needs is a stage and a cause. As West Bengal votes today in one of its most decisive elections, The Indian Express on the 71-year-old who likes a good fight.

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: Heavy bandobast for Bengal polls: Over 2,300 CAPF companies deployed, surveillance from air and on roads