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LUCKNOW: After initial shock received during loss of one seat in Rajya Sabha polls due to cross voting by seven party MLAs, Samajwadi Party national President Akhilesh Yadav has shown newfound aggression against BJP.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M) and the Communist Party of India(CPI) have fielded powerful candidates from all the constituencies from Kerala. Their list features stalwarts and veterans who have fought – and won - many an epic political as well as electoral battle.

A voice that breathed tunefulness, longing and heart break has been stilled forever. Pankaj Udhas is no more; but his ghazals will transcend generations. Udhas was certainly not a one-song singer. But whenever one takes his name, the song Chitthi Ayee Hai comes to mind. It was a song of authenticity conveying a father's feelings for his expatriate son. There was an accessibility about it which was all his own.

By-election results are not necessarily the most perfect indicators of likely general election results, but George Galloway’s stunning victory in the Rochdale constituency in Britain highlights factors which have an important national significance.

LOS ANGELES: California, the country’s most populated state, will be part of the fray of Super Tuesday on March 5. The date is significant, nationally, because it is when most states hold their presidential primaries and caucuses.

Election Commission of India (ECI) must take note of India Hate Lab report’s terming 2024 a “critical year” for hate speech in India, on account of Lok Sabha Election 2024, and must rise to the occasion to rein in political players, especially the ruling BJP and its top leaders, since the past experience shows that reining in opposition leaders and parties have always been easier. Opposition parties have always been alleging that ECI takes sides with the ruling establishment while it takes prompt action against the opposition leaders.

The BJP has launched a full-fledged drive to organise defections from the Congress and some other opposition parties. After getting Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) and Jayant Chaudhary’s RLD to defect to the BJP, there has been a spate of defections of individual leaders, MLAs and former legislators of the Congress in different states.

It is widely recognized that India is experiencing rapid economic growth, currently ranking as the world's fifth-largest economy. In addition, India's stock market has seen significant growth, making it the fourth-largest globally. The country is led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is considered one of the most influential leaders in recent times. While Modi's focus includes economic development, his agenda also encompasses a populist Hindu-first ideology, which at times can border on chauvinism or extreme Nationalism and authoritarianism. However, what is not widely known is that these conflicting forces of development and identity politics are contributing to a noticeable divide between the northern and southern regions of India.

Cross-voting by the Congress and Samajwadi Party legislators in Rajya Sabha election has certainly not come as commiseration for the RSS and BJP, precisely for Narendra Modi. Had it been the barometer to show the approving sweep in his favour, Modi surely would not have undertaken a night-long exercise along with other members of the central election committee to finalise only the first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections.

Women voters are the target of all political parties of the country on the eve of the Lok Sabha polls. This is more so in West Bengal which has a fiery woman chief minister Mamata Banerjee. So in Bengal, it has always been Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the icon of BJP and Mamata, the supremo of Trinamool Congress engaged in a battle to prove who is the best custodian of women folks.