Politics

INDIA bloc meets to decide next course of action

The opposition INDIA bloc, led by the Congress, convened a meeting to strategize its future steps, marking the grand old party's victory in 99 seats, its most successful performance since 2009. The opposition coalition, which surprised everyone with its impressive performance, currently holds a total of 234 seats.

The fall of saffron: Ayodhya’s political upset

‘Jo Ram ko laye hain, hum unko layenge’ slogan back fired on the saffron nationalists in Ayodhya. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Awadhesh Prasad of Samajwadi Party emerged victorious by 54,500 votes over sitting Bhartiya Janta Party’s MP Lallu Singh. 

Former CMs defeated: BJP, NC share seats, one Independent

SRINAGAR: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday retained both Parliamentary seats in the Jammu division, with Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Dr. Jitendra Singh and Jugal Kishore Sharma achieving hat-tricks from the Udhampur-Doda and Jammu-Reasi Lok Sabha constituencies, respectively. However, both won with significantly reduced margins compared to the 2019 […]

Kashmir’s new MPs: Rasheed, Ruhullah, Mian Altaf

SRINAGAR: In a stunning upset, jailed independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh, also known as Engineer Rasheed, who faces terror charges, defeated former Chief Minister and National Conference president Omar Abdullah by over 200,000 votes in the Baramulla Parliamentary constituency. People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti also suffered a significant defeat, […]

Tanuj Punia won Barabanki seat with 2 lakh margin vote

Congress candidate and son of Panna Lal Punia, Tanuj Punia won back the Lok Sabha seat of Barabanki from BJP. Barabanki is one of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh.