Assembly Election 2023

In the November 17 Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, the results of which were declared on December 3, the BJP won as many as 163 of the 230 seats, leaving the Congress a distant second at 66.

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

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

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

INDIA alliance in the soup after Congress flop show in Hindi heartland

Even if the INDIA alliance can strike a consensus on difficult decisions like seat sharing, common minimum programme and a prime ministerial candidate, it has no answers to negotiating Congress’s weakness in the Hindi belt and neutralising BJP’s winning formula, which has again proven its popularity

Form is Temporary, Political Pedigree Is Permanent: Here Are 5 Myths Modi Has Dispelled

The saffron party has bagged 3 out of the 4 large states and poured cold water all over what was to be Congress’s coming out party before 2024

Assembly Elections 2023: Why unconditional cash transfers to women are here to stay

Assembly Elections 2023: There is justice in the poll promises that political parties are making to women voters, whose assertion at the polling booth in terms of turnout and independent choices is only too evident to these parties. Women are hindered in many ways in improving their economic condition – think of the abysmally low workforce participation rate and land ownership – and unconditional cash transfers provide a remedy through redistribution

Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls 2023: Congress, BJP vie to woo women voters

Women constitute 47.8 percent of the total population in tthe state while men comprise 52.1 percent, Both BJPand Congress have made a slew of promises such as 35 percent reservation in government jobs and aid for startups.

Assembly Elections 2023: Congress relies on surveys to curb internal tussles over ticket distribution

Assembly Elections 2023: While factions retain their sway over the Congress at the state and district levels, the institutionalising of surveys to identify candidates with the greatest winnability has introduced a new dynamic in the bargaining between the high command and regional satraps. The coming elections will reveal the efficacy of the process

Assembly Elections 2023: Why the battle in MP and Rajasthan looks close, but not in Chhattisgarh

Assembly Elections 2023: In MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, the sitting chief ministers are seen as steady hands. But Shivraj Singh Chouhan faces the burden of a long anti-incumbency and Ashok Gehlot’s fate lies somewhere between the Rajasthan trend of alternating governments and BJP’s disjointed campaigning, while Bhupesh Baghel benefits from a leaderless opposition

Mizoram: A two-pronged fight between MNF and ZPM with Congress, BJP as third and fourth players

Facing a challenge from the opposition ZPM on account of its presence in the BJP-led NDA, the MNF has ramped up its Mizo nationalism rhetoric. The ZPM is strong in urban areas but has a lot of ground to cover in rural parts

A brewing PM-CM showdown promises an electoral thriller in Rajasthan

Despite its track record of ousting incumbents, Rajasthan this election is giving no indications of which way it will swing. Apart from the Pilot rebellion, Ashok Gehlot has run a tight ship. BJP has ramped up its Hindutva pitch but is weakened by leadership squabbles

BJP will form govt in all states under PM Modi's leadership: J P Nadda after announcement of polls

"The BJP will form government in all states with a big majority under respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and will work with commitment to fulfil people's aspirations in the next five years," he said on X, soon after the EC's announcement of the poll schedule.

Telangana: KCR dominates, but BJP ceding ground to Congress will reduce division of anti-incumbency votes

KCR’s pivotal role in the statehood movement and smartly packaged welfare schemes allows him to start off with a huge advantage. But Congress’s victory in Karnataka has had a cascading effect on its cadre morale in Telangana and eroded BJP’s claims of being the party that can beat KCR

How will assembly elections in five states affect BJP and Congress in Lok Sabha polls?

Lok Sabha elections are a different ball game but the temptation to read a larger impact to these assembly polls is very strong too. It is more likely that the issues which dominate national politics closer to March will influence the LS polls. But the 2023 outcome could have implications like who gets to lead the opposition or whether BJP could lose some sitting seats

Madhya Pradesh: BJP’s unease over perceived fatigue with Shivraj becomes ammo for Congress

BJP is placing its bets on PM Modi’s popularity and the huge resources the party commands. A surprise this time is the sidelining of CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, which he is stiffly resisting. Congress is hoping that anti-incumbency and its OBC outreach will overcome Chouhan’s expensive wooing of women voters with generous cash handouts

Chhattisgarh: Congress and BJP grapple with ticket distribution difficulties on poll eve

Localised rebellions over ticket distribution are hurting BJP while the Bhupesh Baghel-TS Singhdeo factional fights cloud the Congress defence of its government. Meanwhile, the OBC and Adivasi communities are in a state of churn with no indication which way they will shift

State Elections 2023: Its political outcomes will impact the economy and markets

While the state poll outcomes of 2018, 2013, 2008 and 2003 had limited impact on the markets or the economy, this time could be different. As the stakes go up and parties make big welfare guarantees this will come at the cost of infrastructure spending, which will have repercussions on markets and the economy

In Pics: Manik Saha takes oath as Tripura CM, PM Narendra Modi attends swearing-in ceremony of BJP-led government

The BJP won 32 seats in the 60-member House in the recent assembly elections in Tripura, while its ally IPFT managed to secure one seat.

Northeast Polls And BJP: Five Key Takeaways

Outside of the local political dynamics of Agartala, Kohima, and Shillong, the results of the latest assembly elections indicate that the processes that drove this wider reframing of the regional political chessboard over the last eight years by Modi’s new BJP have deepened and taken greater root

Still short of few seats for majority, will decide on way forward after final results: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma

The NPP has won five seats and was leading in 21 other constituencies as counting of votes polled in the February 27 polls was underway.

BJP lauds Centre's peace, development initiatives in northeast as it leaves rivals behind in Tripura

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said people in the region have seen for the first time how closely and sincerely the Centre has worked to bring in the region peace and development, be it big projects like building highways or providing them with basic amenities like drinking water, free ration and electricity.