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Was Rahul’s strike rate better than Priyanka’s?

The Congress has increased its Lok Sabha tally to 99 seats while the BJP hasn’t been able to secure a simple majority. And some have credited party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the Congress’s performance.

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Mansukh Mandaviya appointed new sports minister

NEW DELHI: Mansukh Mandaviya, who previously served as the union health minister during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, has been appointed as India's new sports minister, replacing Anurag Thakur in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet.

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400-paar, strategic mistakes, social justice plank: Why BJP tally dipped in reserved seats

The focus on social justice and reservation during the last two months of Lok Sabha poll campaign ostensibly led to the BJP’s tally of reserved seats being reduced to 55 from its previous 77 – a total of 131 constituencies are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes across…

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Modi begins third term today, editorials point to ‘fiscal burden, slower reform, Rajdharma’

Narendra Modi has begun his record-equalling third term as prime minister after many BJP stalwarts as well as NDA allies were accommodated in the list of 72 ministers who were sworn in at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.

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66% women electors voted in this election. How did the gender gap in voting close?

Jyoti Devi, in her thirties, is one of 471,541,888 women voters in the country. Standing outside her house in a village on the outskirts of Agra city, she is amused to hear that people are suddenly interested in her political view. “Since this election, people want to talk to us…

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Former CMs Kumaraswamy, Manjhi take oath as union ministers ahead of TDP, JD-U leaders

Allies of BJP in NDA joined the union government on Sunday during the swearing in ceremony of the union cabinet at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy was the first among the BJP's partners to take oath of office and secrecy.…

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Modi Cabinet 3.0: TDP's Rammohan Naidu to be youngest Union Minister

The 36-year-old Rammohan Naidu won for a third consecutive time from Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam constituency in the Lok Sabha elections. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Akhilesh Yadav’s resurgence: Backward-Dalit-Minority formula, pitch to ‘save constitution’

Uttar Pradesh gave a jolt to the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls, with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party at the centre of the political upheaval. The saffron party’s victory tally almost halved in the key state with 80 Lok Sabha seats – from 62 in 2019 to 33 seats…

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‘Overconfidence killed BJP’: Political analyst Sanjay Kumar on Modi, Hindutva, polls

The Lok Sabha poll results stunned most spectators, with the BJP falling short of the majority mark despite its clarion call for over 400 seats. So what went wrong? How did the INDIA bloc parties engineer their revival?

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Sonia Gandhi has been unanimously elected as Chairperson of Congress Parliamentary Party," Pramod Tiwari

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari on Saturday said that party leader Sonia Gandhi has been unanimously elected as Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP). Read further on Dynamite News:

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CWC passes resolution to appoint Rahul Gandhi as LoP in Lok Sabha

The Congress Working Committee passed the resolution that party MP Rahul Gandhi should be appointed as the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha. Read further on Dynamite News:

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"INDIA bloc must continue, function cohesively both in parliament and outside": Kharge at extended CWC meeting

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said that the opposition coalition, the INDIA bloc must continue as he acknowledged the role of constituent parties that facilitated better numbers in Lok Sabha elections. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hafta letters: Lok Sabha mandate, Prashant Kishor, casteist terms

I was quite surprised (and enraged) by such an extreme level of support for Israel from the radical Hindu segment of India (yes, almost everyone belonged to 'Modi Ka Parivar', other than Subramaniam Swami). Has this deep-rooted Islamophobia become so entrenched in our country’s population? (Just look at the backlash…

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"Such stunts can no longer save him": Jairam Ramesh takes on PM Modi over relocation of Gandhi, Ambedkar, Shivaji statues in Parliament premises

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the removal of statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr BR Ambedkar, and Chhatrapati Shivaji among others from their original place within the Paliament premises. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Couple In Parliament: Now this husband-wife pair will be seen in Lok Sabha

Many records have been made in the elections for the 18th Lok Sabha. But amidst all this, a multi-faceted couple is also going to register their presence on the floor of the House. Read this special report of Dynamite News

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Nitish is back as maximiser, but his elbow room is limited

About five months after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made his last big switch in Patna in the winter, he has now found himself in the national spotlight in Delhi at the peak of summer.

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PM Modi likely to take oath for third successive term on June 9

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to take oath for third successive term in office on June 9, sources said BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won a successive third term in office in the results of Lok Sabha elections declared on June 4.Read the full report of Dynamite News

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‘Hamara Pradhan Mantri Kaisa Ho, Akhilesh Yadav Jaisa Ho’, slogans rent the National Capital

As the Samajwadi Party has emerged the third largest party in the Lok Sabha, after the 2024 election results, slogans are being raised in Delhi to make the SP Chief the Prime Minister. Must follow the story on Dynamite News:

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LS polls results: Congress' Jairam Ramesh takes '1/3 sarkar' swipe at PM Modi

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday took a swipe at Prime Minister Modi saying that despite the repeated claims of the formation of a Modi 3.0 government, the reality is that the new government is essentially a Modi 1/3 government. Read the full report of Dynamite News

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Devendra Fadnavis is villain of Maharashtra's politics: Sanjay Raut

Launching a scathing attack on Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut labelled Fadnavis' urge to relieve him from ministerial duties as a 'gimmick' and blamed him for BJP's abysmal performance in Maharashtra. Read the full report of Dynamite News

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If TMC didn’t go solo in Bengal, BJP’s tally would’ve shrunk to 9

The BJP has won 12 of West Bengal’s 42 Lok Sabha seats, but the party’s tally could have shrunk to nine had the Trinamool Congress contested in an alliance with other opposition parties, shows an analysis of EC data.

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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: Which allies does Modi depend on now?

Modi now relies on a series of parties that have flip-flopped between his alliance and the opposition over the years.

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Key NDA meeting at PM Modi's residence concludes

A crucial meeting of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance was held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence in Delhi on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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PM Modi tenders resignation to President Murmu ahead of next government formation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has submitted his resignation, along with his council of ministers, to President Droupadi Murmu ahead of the formation of the next Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government. Read further on Dynamite News:

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