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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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Journalist Sreenivasan Jain quits NDTV
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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The European Union investigated the 2002 Gujarat riots – but is refusing to make its report public
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The India Fix: What does Pathaan’s massive success mean for the BJP?
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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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: Malaysian singer Siti Nurhaliza sings in Tamil at AR Rahman’s concert in Kuala Lumpur
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Watch: Three snow leopard cubs on a mountain road at night flee as car drives behind them
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Watch: Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav sings Hindi film hit with singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya
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Watch: Former Pakistan cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed sings for cricketer Shan Masood at his wedding
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‘Space travel will let us live forever’: Video of writer Ray Bradbury’s 1974 interview resurfaces
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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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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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Start the week with a film: ‘Force Majeure’ is a chilly satire about modern marriage
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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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.
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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.
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The Field
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Watch: India senior women and men's teams reactions after Shafali Verma and Co’s U19 World Cup win
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Serie A: Giovanni Simeone stars for Napoli; champions AC Milan stunned by Sassuolo
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La Liga: Real Madrid slip further after goalless draw against Real Sociedad
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Ligue 1: Neymar on target but Balogun’s late strike helps Reims hold PSG
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FA Cup: Kaoru Mitoma stars as Brighton knock out holders Liverpool