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TMC split buzz: Why do Indian politicians so readily abandon their parties?

Speculation surrounds a potential split in the TMC party. Such defections are common in Indian politics, often engineered by other parties. Factors like regional transitions, loss of patronage, weak ideology, and centralized leadership contribute to party allegiance being brittle. The anti-defection law has been outwitted, allowing for mass resignations to…

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Kerala: Ten get life imprisonment in Periya double murder case

The court has also sentenced the former MLA and CPM leader K V Kunhiraman, to five years of rigorous imprisonment for his involvement in the murder. Read further on Dynamite News:

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From Assam’s AIUDF rout to Kerala’s record: The changing face of Muslim representation

Of 78 Muslim candidates, 24 have won Lok Sabha contests in six states and three Union territories – none of them are from the NDA camp. This is a slide from the 27 MPs that were part of the lower house of Parliament the last time.

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India election results 2024: Winners and losers of all past Lok Sabha votes

From 1951 to 2019, Congress and the BJP have seen highs and lows in India’s parliamentary elections.

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"Law must take its own course": Shashi Tharoor after Customs detains his former aide for smuggling gold

After Delhi Customs detained two people, one of whom claimed to be the personal assistant to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in a case of alleged gold smuggling, the Congress leader distanced himself from any alleged wrongdoing on Thursday and said that the law must take its own course. Read further…

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Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's recorded voice stars in Sharmila's Kadapa campaign

Congress leader Y.S. Sharmila Reddy campaigns in Proddatur, invoking her father's legacy to win Kadapa parliamentary constituency

The Hindu

Elections that shaped India | The United Front experiment (1996-98)

India's tumultuous political landscape between 1996-1999 under United Front governments reshaped the nation's political dynamics and foreign policy.

The Hindu

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Elections that shaped India | 1967 elections and the rise of Indira Gandhi

Succession battles post Nehru's death led to internal strife, Congress' decline, and Indira Gandhi's rise to power.

The Hindu

Sidharthan’s death has not opened the eyes of SFI criminals: Satheesan

Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan criticizes SFI, demands pension payments, and accuses Chief Minister of supporting violence.

The Hindu

VCK condoles Sankaraiah’s death, says memorial must be built for him

Thol. Thirumavalavan urges TN govt to build memorial for departed Marxist leader Sankariah who was jailed nine yrs for protesting Colonial govt & founding member of CPM. Despite TN govt wanting to give him an honarary doctorate, Governor R.N. Ravi prevented it.

The Hindu

Pinarayi flays ‘attempts to tarnish Kerala’s secular credentials’

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan singled out a Union Minister for allegedly breaking the law and challenging Kerala’s secular democratic traditions by making an incendiary post on a social media platform in the aftermath of the Kalamassery blasts.

The Hindu

Left parties stage protest against power tariff hike in Andhra Pradesh

Left parties & farmers protest hike in electricity charges in Chittoor. CPI, CPM & Rythu Sangam allege public burdened by adjustment, true-up, fuel duty & surcharges. Smart meters to withdraw free electricity from farmers. Govt plans to buy meters for ₹25K to earn commissions. Stir to continue for a week.

The Hindu

The advent of franchisee politics in West Bengal

Bhattacharya's paper examines the 'franchisee politics' of West Bengal, tracing its roots to the left's agrarian reforms and its evolution under the Trinamool Congress. It argues that this model, which fuses business with politics, has limited the BJP's expansion in the State. It also explains how the BJP's polarisation tactics…

The Hindu

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar calls meeting of 9 political parties on Tuesday to discuss findings of caste survey

PATNA: Hailing the publication of the caste survey findings, CM Nitish Kumar on Monday said his government has called a meeting of all the nine political parties which have members in the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, at 3.30 pm on Tuesday and share all the data and findings of the survey…

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Tone set for LDF campaign in Puthuppally bypoll in Kerala

KOTTAYAM: CPM state committee member in Kerala K Anilkumar has set the tone for the LDF campaign in the Puthuppally bypoll through a Facebook post on Friday in which he has raised the issues pertaining to former chief minister Oommen Chandy's medical treatment and allegations of projecting the departed leader…

The Times of India

Opposition blames BJP for Haryana violence, Maharashtra train firing

NEW DELHI: Several leaders of the Congress and the Left on Tuesday blamed the BJP for spreading hatred in the society and said this has resulted in the communal clashes being witnessed in Haryana and the firing by an RPF constable in a Maharashtra-bound train in which four people were…

Newslaundry

‘Difficult to report’: Kerala journalists say curbs on media access continue despite ‘CM promise’

Despite several letters, meetings with the chief minister and even protests, the Kerala government is yet to ease restrictions on media access to the state secretariat, according to press unions in the state. These restrictions were imposed in the wake of Covid.

The Times of India

Why BJP is upbeat over West Bengal panchayat election results

NEW DELHI: Though the counting of votes for the violence-marred July 8 panchayat elections in West Bengal are still counting and the results are yet to be declared, it is almost evident that the ruling Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) has swept it with the BJP as a distant second.

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West Bengal panchayat election: How it is TMC versus BJP, CPM, Congress

NEW DELHI: The July 8 panchayat election was marked by violence on a large scale with about 20 people being killed on the day alone and about 40 people lost their lives in a month – since the June 8 notification. In a unique development, while the main opposition BJP,…

The Times of India

5 MPs of CPI, CPM to visit strife-torn Manipur for 3 days to assess situation

NEW DELHI: The CPI and CPM have alleged that the central government is ignoring the disturbed situation in Manipur and is focusing more on engineering defections in Maharashtra. A joint delegation of five MPs of the two left parties will visit the strife-torn northeastern state for three days starting Thursday.

Newslaundry

After cops search office, Kerala media outfit points to ‘witch-hunt’

The police have searched the office of digital news outfit Marunadan Malayali over a case against its editor Shajan Skaria by a CPM MLA in Kochi.

The Times of India

Removing Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh no solution to violence: Former Tripura CM Biplab Deb

The northeastern state of Manipur has been witnessing violence since May 3. BJP Rajya Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb, who is a former chief minister of Tripura – another northeastern state – believes peace will return to the state very soon due to the measures taken by Union home minister…

The Hindu

Opposition to paid parking: Mayor to convene meeting on Friday

In the wake of opposition to the proposed pay-and-park scheme, the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) is likely to convene a meeting on Friday to discuss the issue, inviting those opposing and supporting the scheme. Those demanding solutions to the parking issues are also being invited to air their views.

Reuters

Spain arrests nine in election fraud probe in Melilla enclave

Police have arrested at least nine people in Spain's North African enclave of Melilla over alleged election fraud involving thousands of mail-in ballots for the country's upcoming local and regional elections, authorities said on Tuesday.

Newslaundry

In Kerala, 'targeting' of Asianet brings CPM’s frayed ties with the media back in focus

In the alleged targeting of Asianet News in Kerala and the CPM leadership’s failure to condemn it, the party and the Pinarayi Vijayan government’s relationship with the media is now back in focus.

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