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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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The British government is offering farmers a lump sum payment to quit agriculture
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How India missed the bus – and why we must catch up now
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Uttarakhand: Woman and her minor daughter gangraped in car, say police
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‘Not pro-life, just anti-women’: George Carlin’s 1996 set resurfaces as US overturns abortion rights
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The big news: ‘Alt-News’ co-founder Mohammed Zubair arrested by police, and nine other top stories
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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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‘Over, out’: US school teacher uses a ‘preposition rap’ to teach students grammar
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Watch: A new rendition of Moonlight Sonata, arranged by musician AR Rahman
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‘No democracy’: Feminist activist Gloria Steinem on the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US
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Watch: Comedian Kapil Sharma honours Deep Sidhu, KK, Sidhu Moose Wala at Vancouver show
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Watch: Protests in Kolkata and Bengaluru against arrests of Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar
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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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Watch: The trailer of series ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’ is out
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Watch: ‘Shoorveer’ series is about the creation of an elite military unit
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Start the week with a film: ‘So Long, My Son’ and China’s warped development
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A mysterious threesome in ‘Haraamkhor’ director’s new film
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Watch: Ranveer Singh tests his survival skills with Bear Grylls in Serbia
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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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Malaysia Open Super 750: Sindhu, Prannoy, Satwik-Chirag set to lead India’s charge
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Watch: Novak Djokovic after record 80th match win at Wimbledon – ‘Now let’s get to 100’
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Hockey: Bichu Devi, the reluctant goalkeeper who fell in love with the sport
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Third T20I: Chamari Athapaththu’s 80* gives Sri Lanka consolation win, India clinch series 2-1
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Edgbaston Test: Mayank Agarwal added to India squad as cover for Rohit Sharma