Assembly Elections

Revanth Reddy takes oath as Telangana CM; cash bumps on road to meet '6 guarantees'

With Telangana's outstanding public debt reportedly being estimated at Rs 3,57,059 crore, the path ahead for Reddy may not be smooth. If his regime fulfills the promise of “free travel for women” in state-run buses, it will have to replenish Rs 2,500 crore annually to the Transport Corporation.

Congress’ Revanth Reddy sworn in as Telangana CM

Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Revanth Reddy.

Congress take swipe at BJP for not announcing CMs in three states yet

The BJP swept Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh in the recently concluded Assembly elections, inflicting a resounding defeat on the Congress to tighten its stranglehold in the Hindi heartland, in a big boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and setting the tone for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

PM Modi given standing ovation at BJP Parliamentary Party meeting for assembly poll success

The BJP scored a thumping win over the Congress in the assembly polls to three states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan.

Telangana: A crown of thorns awaits Revanth Reddy

Unlike other Congress leaders who were clueless on how to combat KCR’s popularity, Revanth Reddy boldly took to the streets and led from the front. Now begins another phase of struggle to give the seniors their pound of flesh, find financial resources to meet expensive Congress “guarantees”, and deliver Lok Sabha seats for the party

Revanth Reddy to be sworn-in as Telangana CM today

The swearing-in ceremony of the 56-year-old leader would be held at 1.04 PM at the sprawling LB Stadium here.

Like India's World Cup campaign, lost in finals: T S Singh Deo on Congress' Chhattisgarh defeat

In an interview with PTI, Singh Deo said the collective leadership in the state, including Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and him, were working together and not so disunited. However, he stressed that, in general, greater unity is always better.

TPCC president Revanth Reddy to take over as Telangana Chief Minister on December 7

The swearing-in ceremony of the 56-year-old leader would be held at the sprawling LB Stadium here at 1.04 PM on Thursday.

Sonia Gandhi likely to attend Telangana CM's swearing in ceremony

"Probably," Gandhi told reporters outside Parliament to questions on whether she would travel to Hyderabad for Reddy's swearing in ceremony.

ZPM leader Lalduhoma to take oath as Mizoram CM on December 8

Lalduhoma called on Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Wednesday to stake a claim to form the government.

Telangana's CM-elect Revanth Reddy meets Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge

Revanth Reddy, who has been elected from the Kodangal Assembly seat, is slated to take oath as chief minister in Hyderabad on Thursday.

Rajasthan: ‘Modi ki Guarantee’ and Hindutva pitch demand a new CM face and governance style

BJP seems to be having a tough time picking its Chief Minister despite winning the election on PM Modi’s appeal and his promises. The Prime Minister is personally invested in ensuring the state’s voters aren’t disappointed. Additionally, the anti-corruption and Hindutva agendas were heavily foregrounded. All this implies Vasundhara Raje is ill-suited to be the CM again

Voters deliver key messages in assembly polls, but will the opposition pay heed?

The opposition is faced with key challenges like how to overcome the Modi magic and how to make voters, especially women, believe that delivery will match promises. Unemployment and price rise are real issues where people are feeling the pinch but the opposition is unable to muster the credibility to show they can do better

Assembly election results 2023: Revanth Reddy set to become Telangana chief minister

Revanth Reddy, 54, a prominent figure in Telangana politics, faced internal resistance within the Congress. Appointed Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president in June 2021, his swearing-in as CM on December 4 was canceled amid opposition from party leaders, including former chief Uttam Kumar Reddy.

BJP’s poll strategy in MP offers a compelling case study to the Opposition

BJP went into the Madhya Pradesh elections on a difficult footing, having to answer for 18 years of governance of the state. But what sets BJP apart is its elaborate training for workers, strategies for the long-term, mid-term and last lap crisis management, and most importantly PM Modi's unwavering trust in his party members

Assembly Election Results 2023: Chhattisgarh may soon have its first woman CM

Assembly Election Results 2023: Names of Raigarh MP Gomti Sai and Union Minister Renuka Singh have been doing the rounds. The BJP will also have to consider factors such as balancing the caste and regional equations while keeping in mind the aspirations of its old and new faces.

Mizoram verdict confirms it – The North-East is (almost) Congress-free

No amount of social media likes and Insta reels can save the Grand Old Party in the North-East. BJP is sitting pretty in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura with its leaders being heard in Delhi. An interesting possibility is a new coalition of North-East parties to highlight indigenous voices. Congress figures nowhere in the popular discourse

Will Congress heed MP electorate’s rejection of Kamal Nath-Digvijaya Singh jodi?

Congress should have sacked Kamal Nath as PCC president for the Jyotiraditya Scindia fiasco that lost the party the state. Instead he was given untrammelled powers in deciding candidates and strategies for this election. Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh tightly supervised and executed everything, leaving little room for involvement from younger leaders

Newly elected Rajasthan Congress MLAs to meet in Jaipur on December 5

The Congress, which was hoping to buck the trend of alternating government in the state, bagged 69 seats.

 61 winning candidates in Rajasthan face criminal cases: ADR

Of the 115 winning candidates of the BJP, 24 are facing serious criminal charges, while 16 out of the 69 winning candidates are from the Congress party.

Mizoram Election Results 2023: ZPM scripts history as a big vote for change sinks MNF

Mizoram Election Results 2023: In a stunning success reminiscent of the Aam Aadmi Party, the Zoram Peoples Movement, which was not even recognised when it fought the 2018 elections, has routed Mizoram’s traditional parties – MNF and Congress. MNF’s bet on Mizo nationalism failed and it was laid low by poor developmental outcomes and ZPM’s promise of change and good governance

How will politics in South India pan out for 2024 Lok Sabha polls?

Seeing the electorate’s choice in Karnataka and Telangana along a North-South axis is to misread the anti-incumbency sentiment in these states. BJP is well in play for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in most of the South Indian states. The possibility of new alliances shaping up in states like Tamil Nadu cannot be ruled out either

Mizoram polls: ZPM dethrones MNF, bags 27 of 40 seats

The ruling Mizo National Front won nine seats and was leading in one.

Why 2024 is now close to a done deal

Analogies with 2003-04 when BJP lost in 2004 after sweeping the 2003 polls are flawed. Unlike in 2003, BJP put up its national leadership and its centralised ideological agenda for a popular referendum in the three Hindi heartland assembly polls, and there is much reason to believe that a similar strategy might work similarly well in the national elections