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Akash Bisht
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From Netaji Bose to Sitaram Kesri, a short history of tussles around Congress president’s post
The 134-year-old Congress has seen several crises related to its president in the past.
Akash Bisht
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Why was Congress routed in 3 states it won 6 months ago? Here’s what party leaders are scared to say
Overconfidence, unfulfilled promises to farmers and the ‘Modi factor’ cost them in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Akash Bisht
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2019 elections: Why did the Akhilesh Yadav-Mayawati experiment fail in Uttar Pradesh?
The trends indicate that Dalits, and even some Yadavs, did not vote for the Samajwadi Party.
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Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Sugar in Nestlé baby food sold in African countries shows how corporations influence public policy
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Lok Sabha polls: Comedian Shyam Rangeela to contest against PM Narendra Modi from Varanasi
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Will mahagathbandhan be undone by non-Yadav Other Backward Classes in eastern Uttar Pradesh?
They rode the Modi wave to the BJP in 2014, stuck with the Hindutva party in the 2017 Assembly polls, and are likely to do so again.
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Can BJP retake Adityanath’s Gorakhpur stronghold? The Nishad community holds the key
The Hindutva party held the Uttar Pradesh chief minister’s former constituency for 27 years before losing it to the Samajwadi Party in a bye-election last year.
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Elections 2019: Whose side is the Congress on in Uttar Pradesh?
It is helping the Samajwadi Party – but not the Bahujan Samaj Party.
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Video
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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‘This is not 2014’: In Gwalior, no Modi wave for BJP to rely on, so it’s advantage Congress
There’s a ‘sympathy wave’ for the grand old party’s Ashok Singh, though.
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Battle for Bhopal: Digvijaya Singh’s silence against Pragya Thakur’s outbursts is key to his success
Local residents say the BJP has fielded the Malegaon terror accused to polarise the electorate not only in this seat but across Madhya Pradesh.
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Pragya Thakur is challenging vote bank politics: BJP ideologue Vinay Sahasrabuddhe interview
The BJP national vice president overseeing party campaign in Bhopal insists the terror accused has not been fielded to communally polarise the electorate.
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The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Akhilesh ‘bhaiyya’ is better than Narendra Modi for young Yadav voters in Samajwadi Party bastion
Some Yadavs believe that the young Samajwadi Party chief has all the qualities to become a greater leader than his father.
Akash Bisht
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In UP’s Yadav heartland, Dalits are unsure about voting for Samajwadi Party candidates
Despite the alliance between Mayawati’s Dalit-dominated Bahujan Samaj Party and the Yadav-dominated Samajwati Party, old suspicions are evident on the ground.
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Is BJP mobilising support for Samajwadi Party rebel Shivpal Yadav in Firozabad?
Voters across this Samajwadi Party bastion insist that the BJP is backing Shivpal Yadav against his nephew Akshay Yadav by fielding a weak candidate.
Akash Bisht
The Field
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian women exit in quarter-final after loss to Japan
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Squash, Saurav Ghosal interview: ‘People enjoyed watching me, this was the legacy I wanted to leave’
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Aryan, Yashwardhan, Priyanshu among Indians in semi-finals
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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IPL 2024: Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar bowl Punjab Kings to crucial win over Chennai Super Kings