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Telangana polls: Muslim voters to be game-changers for Congress to come to power

HYDERABAD: One factor that could decide the outcome of the Telangana polls is the turnaround in the minority vote preferences which is influenced by the Anti-BJP stance taken by the two main contenders in the state — the Bharat Rashtriya Samiti and the Congress. Issues like the Uniform Civil Code, and the Palestine conflict are […]

Rajasthan polls: Taking back Sardarpura Congress stronghold: Analysis

JODHPUR: Among the 200 Rajasthan Assembly constituencies, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s bastion of Sardarpura is one of the most important and will be in the spotlight as he faces off against Bharatiya Janata Party’s Dr Mahendra Singh Rathore.  Sardarpura constituency and Gehlot’s name go hand in hand as it was from here that he became […]

BJP will topple corrupt Ashok Gehlot government: Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat

Ahead of the Rajasthan assembly elections, the Union Minister for Jal Shakti and Lok Sabha MP, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, speaks to The New Indian, shedding light on the upcoming elections, discussing his political journey, his commitment to the Bhartiya Janta Party, and the key issues facing the state. Urvashi: As Rajasthan is going for its […]

EXCLUSIVE| “My father would have loved family unity in BJP,” says Jyotiraditya Scindia

NEW DELHI: The atmosphere in Madhya Pradesh is charged with the state eagerly awaiting the declaration of election results. The fate of the state will be decided on December 3. The New Indian’s Executive Editor, Rohan Dua, spoke to Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, about camaraderie in the Bharatiya Janata Party, and why he left […]

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Chhattisgarh polls: Raipur constituency sees all-women managed polling booths

KOLKATA: In a first in State Assembly election history, Raipur North’s constituency in Chhattisgarh had all of its polling booths managed by female personnel on Friday. “These all-women managed polling booths provided a sense of comfort and security for all voters, especially the female and third gender voters for more inclusive election” said an Election […]

CEO directs state police to probe into bogus voter ID cards used in Youth Cong elections

Thiruvananthapuram: The Youth Congress elections in the state landed in a controversy after the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) directed the state police chief to inquire into complaints that bogus Voter ID cards were used by electors as proof of identity to fraudulently exercise their franchise in the organisational polls, on Friday. CEO’s office in its […]

Want BJP in Kota, they will stop student suicides: MA Chaiwali

KOTA: The New Indian team reached the heart of Kota city, the hub of coaching centres in India, to understand whether residents want the Congress or the Bharatiya Janata Party to come to power in Rajasthan to gauge the electoral nerve of the city. Among the residents was a Master of Arts in Hindi, Anita […]

Chhattisgarh’s second phase polling: BJP highlights scams, Congress emphasises schemes

KOLKATA: Chhattisgarh is witnessing the culmination of its high-stakes second and final phase of polling today, determining the fate of prominent candidates such as CM Bhupesh Baghel, Deputy CM T.S. Singh Deo, and BJP State President Arun Sao. Voting is underway across 18,833 booths in Chhattisgarh. As per the latest data from the Election Commission […]

INTERVIEW | I like to be low profile: Kamal Nath’s MP son on his Rs 650-cr assets

CHHINDWARA: Chhindwara is a key battleground for the Congress and the BJP since the seat has been held for 40 years by former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath who has been an MP from the constituency for four decades before he won the Chhindwara Assembly seat in a bypoll in 2019.  In an exclusive interview […]