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09

Feb

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With Delhi win done, BJP now targets Bihar with 225-seat aim

Following a resounding victory in the Delhi Assembly elections, the BJP has now shifted its attention to Bihar, setting an ambitious target of securing over 225 seats in the 243-member Assembly.   The state elections are scheduled for October-November.   Tarkishore Prasad, a senior BJP MLA and former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, expressed confidence in the alliance's prospects.   "Since 2005, the NDA government has been working effectively in Bihar. In 2025, the NDA will return to power and continue Bihar’s development," Prasad said.   The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) believes its development agenda and governance record will…

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Feb

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BJP MP Dinesh Sharma targets Kejriwal after Delhi, UP poll defeats

Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Sharma criticised opposition parties in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, saying their "arrogance" led to their defeat in the recently concluded elections. The results, declared on Saturday, saw the BJP securing significant victories, including in the Milkipur bypoll.   Sharma specifically targeted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, recalling his past remarks where he claimed that the BJP could never defeat the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Sharma wrote in Hindi, "Even Ravana's ego did not last long. @ArvindKejriwal ji is just an ordinary man."    #WATCH | Delhi | On Milkipur…

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08

Feb

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DMK gets landslide victory in Erode East bypoll

The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu has registered thumping victory in the Erode East bypoll, with the party nominee extending his lead against his nearest NTK rival to over 80,000 votes.   The votes polled in the February 5 bypoll was taken up for counting on Saturday, and the DMK nominee VC Chandhirakumar was leading right from the word go.   At the end of eight rounds of counting, the DMK candidate, an ex-MLA, was ahead of his Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) rival MK Seethalakshmi by a strong margin of 44,005 votes, the Election Commission said.   He got 56,046…

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Feb

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BJP sees Delhi win as boost for 2026 Bengal elections

Following the BJP’s victory in the Delhi elections after over 26 years, party leaders in West Bengal are now aiming to topple Mamata Banerjee's government in the 2026 Assembly elections. Despite supporting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal remained silent until Saturday afternoon about BJP’s significant win. Sukanta Majumdar, BJP’s state president and Union minister, said the Delhi election results would inspire BJP workers in Bengal ahead of the 2026 elections. He expressed confidence that the people of Bengal would reject Mamata Banerjee’s TMC government. “Inspired by Delhi’s outcome, people in Bengal will…

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Feb

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Double engine govt will ensure development in Delhi: Rajasthan CM

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma expressed confidence that the BJP's victory in the Delhi Assembly elections would pave the way for the formation of a "double-engine government," which would accelerate development in the national capital. In his statement on Saturday, Sharma praised the electoral success of the BJP, attributing it to the trust and support of the common people of Delhi. He emphasised that the victory was a clear indication of the public’s belief in the welfare policies and schemes of the Central Government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sharma congratulated Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP…

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Feb

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AAP’s debacle marks beginning of its downfall in Punjab: Oppn

The opposition parties in Punjab takes a jibe at the AAP and said the people of Delhi "exposed the lies and deceit" of the Arvind-Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party.    They lashed out at the Punjab CM Mann government, alleging "misgovernance" and "deceiving voters with false promises."    BJP leader and Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu mocking Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, says that "it’s now his turn to pack the bags" as the saffron party appears set to return to power in Delhi, dealing a blow to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).  "Bhagwant Mann should now start packing his bags. Today…

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Feb

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Fadnavis denies Rahul’s allegations on Maharashtra voter list

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday rejected Rahul Gandhi's allegations about irregularities in the state assembly elections, saying instead of wiping the dust off his face, the Congress leader was cleaning the mirror.   Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on Friday claimed that more voters were added in Maharashtra in five months between the Lok Sabha and state polls than in five years before.   Between the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the 2024 Vidhan Sabha elections, 39 lakh new voters were added in just five months, he claimed.   Also read: Oppn alleges irregularities…

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Feb

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Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi in Kerala for three-day visit

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived in Kerala on Saturday morning on a three-day visit to the state, party sources said.   Priyanka, the Wayanad MP, landed at Kannur airport around 10 am and was greeted by Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief K Sudhakaran.   She will travel to Wayanad by road from there, the sources said.   The Congress MP will be holding meetings with the local party leadership in the high-range district of Wayanad during the day and there will be no public meetings, the sources added.   According to her itinerary released by the party,…

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DMK protest in LS over arrest of Tamil fishermen by Lankan army

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam members on Friday raised slogans in the Lok Sabha and held a protest in the Parliament complex with other opposition MPs over the arrest of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy, seeking the Centre's intervention.   They sought a permanent solution to the issue.   Several DMK members raised slogans in the Lok Sabha soon after Question Hour to register their protest.   After the Chair allowed her to speak on the matter, party MP Kanimozhi claimed fishermen from the state are being harassed and arrested by the Sri Lankan authorities and more than 97…

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Opposition alleges irregularities in Maharashtra voter list; EC responds

The Election Commission on Friday said it will respond with full facts in writing after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that Maharashtra has more voters than the state's total population. Soon after Gandhi levelled the allegations at a press conference here, the poll body said in a post on X, "ECI considers political parties, as priority stake holders, of course the voters being the prime and deeply values views, suggestions, questions coming from political parties." "Commission would respond in writing with full factual & procedural matrix uniformly adopted across the country," it said without naming Gandhi or referring to his…

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