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‘If Congress is over, why is Modi chanting its name?’: Kanhaiya Kumar on BJP, INDIA bloc, JNU

Congress’s Kanhaiya Kumar is the INDIA bloc candidate from North-East Delhi against BJP incumbent MP Manoj Tiwari. The former JNU student leader – who faced a defeat at the hands of BJP’s Giriraj Singh in Bihar’s Begusarai in the 2019 polls – is running a high-pitched campaign this time.

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Kejriwal’s street meetings: Hanuman, Ambedkar and emotional appeal to women voters

In the battleground for Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party is contesting four seats and the Congress three from the INDIA bloc against the BJP, which swept all seven seats in the national capital in the 2019 general election.

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‘Fight is against Suvendu’: TMC’s ‘Khela Hobe’ fame Debangshu Bhattacharya on electoral debut, BJP

Debangshu Bhattacharya, 27, who gained popularity for writing the song Khela Hobe during the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections, is making his electoral debut as the Trinamool Congress’s Lok Sabha candidate from Tamluk. The young politician is in the fray against Abhijit Ganguly, the BJP candidate and controversial former Calcutta…

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Delhi Police not to record statement of Kejriwal's parents today in Maliwal assault case

Delhi Police will not record the statement of the parents of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal today in connection with the party's Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal's assault case. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Rohtak BJP MP fled his campaign amid grilling by woman farm leader. What were her questions?

In Haryana, leaders of the BJP and its ally Jannayak Janta Party have been increasingly facing opposition in villages and rural areas over the central government’s policies. The BJP’s sitting MP and candidate from Rohtak, Arvind Sharma, was also witness to people’s rage amid his campaign at Sisrauli village last…

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Delhi 2024: Will Congress’s Kanhaiya defeat ‘Rambhakt’ Manoj Tiwari?

The roads and bylanes of North-East Delhi have transformed into election campaign sites with a high-pitch battle unravelling between INDIA bloc candidate and Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar and BJP’s two-time sitting MP Manoj Tiwari.

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Ties, turnout and truths: What intellectual centres in the West say about 2024 polls

Modi’s temple of lies. India a democracy in name only. Progressive South is rejecting Modi. Modification of India is almost complete. Authoritarian drift in the world’s largest democracy. Why is Biden silent on Modi and India’s slide towards autocracy?

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EC sends notice to Nadda, Kharge, asks both parties to exercise restraint

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) president JP Nadda and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to issue formal notes to star campaigners to correct their discourse, exercise care and maintain decorum. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bihar: BJP suspends Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh for contesting LS polls as independent candidate

The Bihar unit of BJP on Wednesday suspended Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh from the party for contesting the Lok Sabha elections from the Karakat seat as an independent candidate. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Modi’s BJP wants the votes of India’s ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims. Will they bite?

The party has tried to make inroads among the largest section of India’s 200 million Muslims. Will the strategy work?

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One arrested for writing threatening graffiti against Arvind Kejriwal inside Delhi metro stations

One person has been arrested on Wednesday for writing threatening graffiti against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal inside the national capital's Rajiv Chowk and Patel Nagar metro stations, police said. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘PM needs third chance but will retire us in 4 years’: Haryana youth angry over Agniveer

The fields of Rajiv Gandhi College in Haryana’s Uchana, about 25 kilometres from Jind, has been the training grounds of generations of army aspirants. But the numbers have dwindled from hundreds to merely 15-20 youth in recent years. More so, after the introduction of the Agniveer recruitment scheme, claim locals.

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‘BJP tortured farmers, women’: AAP’s Sushil Gupta on Haryana contest, Modi, INDIA bloc

Sushil Kumar Gupta is the Aam Aadmi Party’s only candidate in Haryana, where the party has not been able to make inroads so far. The businessman-politician and former AAP Rajya Sabha MP, who was with the Congress before joining the AAP, is in the fray against INLD stalwart Abhay Chautala…

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Delhi: One arrested for throwing ink on Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar

One person has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault on Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar during a meeting at the AAP office in New Usmanpur, police said on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘No one is serious about us’: In Jangal Mahal, the Kurmis may dent BJP’s chances

“We have done everything from blocking trains in Jangal Mahal to protesting in Delhi. Nothing has happened so far. Everyone is ignoring our demand for ST status.”

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 17: BJP MLA, ex-minister trying to ‘save Jharkhand’, an ‘outsider’ in UP

From incumbent MLAs under a central agency’s lens to a Bengal party hopper and Bihar’s turncoats hot seat – of the 15 turncoats in phase five of the Lok Sabha polls, eight are in the NDA and six in the INDIA bloc.

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Indian government agency spent millions promoting BJP election slogans

The Central Bureau of Communication is meant to promote government plans. Its ads carried Modi’s party’s catchphrases.

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Mandate 2024, Ep 5: Behind the BJP’s political dominance, ‘panna pramukhs’, surveillance and even fear

In the Modi-Shah era, the BJP’s rise to power has been marked by deeply disturbing practices – from the selective use of enforcement agencies, to intimidating the media. But the party’s political dominance also derives from its grassroots machinery – a vast cadre base and booth level organisation that is…

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Calcutta HC pulls up EC, restrains BJP from publishing ‘derogatory’ ads against TMC

The Calcutta High Court has restrained the BJP from publishing any “derogatory” advertisements against the TMC and pulled up the Election Commission of India for “grossly failing” to address the Trinamool’s complaints, Bar and Bench reported.

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Phase 5 of India election held in Gandhi bastions, Ladakh, Ram Temple town

Voting held for 49 seats in six states and two union territories, the fewest of the constituencies going to the polls.

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Himachal: Congress workers show black flags to Kangana Ranaut in Lahaul Spiti

Congress workers showed black flags and raised slogans against BJP Mandi candidate Kangana Ranaut during her visit to Kaza of Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Revealed: Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence

Exclusive: Ads containing AI-manipulated images were submitted to Facebook by civil and corporate accountability groups

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LS Polls: Ruckus in Fatehpur as BJP and SP supporters brawl during voting; Several arrested

Amidst the fifth phase of voting, a case of fighting between two parties has come to light in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Read the full report of Dynamite News:

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BJP to score big in South, NDA will cross 400, says Modi in unwavering confidence for Lok Sabha results

Prime Minister Modi confident BJP will be largest party in South India, aiming for 400+ seats in Lok Sabha.

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