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The limitations of Ambedkarite Dalit politics today

There is a growing splintering in Ambedkar’s political legacies today, making Dalit political parties a passive and relegated force

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In Rajasthan’s Bharatpur, anger over development and caste, and BJP’s uphill battle

This is the second story in a special series with The Mooknayak on the election machine in reserved constituencies.

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It’s a battle of prestige for Siddaramaiah in this backward region where his Assembly segment lies

Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha seat is a battleground for Congress and BJP-JD(S) alliance in Karnataka's political landscape.

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BSP fields convicted former MP's wife from Jaunpur; replaces Mainpuri candidate

The Bahujan Samaj Party released its fifth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, fielding from Jaunpur Srikala Singh, the wife of former MP Dhananjay Singh who was sentenced to seven years in jail last month in a 2020 case

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Aurangabad, Gaya, Jamui and Nawada prepare to vote on April 19 in the first of the seven-phase election in Bihar

In the seven-phase Lok Sabha election in Bihar, which has 40 MPs in Parliament, the four constituencies of Aurangabad, Gaya, Jamui and Nawada will vote in the first phase on April 19

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Lok Sabha polls | Mayawati gives separate State issue a push during campaign in western Uttar Pradesh

Mayawati promises separate state for western Uttar Pradesh if BSP wins, advocating unity and criticizing BJP policies.

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Lok Sabha polls | Deep-rooted fault lines set the tone of campaign discourse in western U.P.

Election battleground in western Uttar Pradesh reflects deep communal fault lines, with parties reaching out to Hindu voters.

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Lok Sabha polls | BSP releases fourth list of nine candidates for U.P.

BSP releases fourth list of Lok Sabha candidates in Uttar Pradesh, including Brahmin and Muslim representatives.

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Adivasi identity, defections and national issues resonate as Madhya Pradesh’s tribal belt gears up for Phase 1

Campaigning has reached its peak in Madhya Pradesh where six seats will go to the polls on April 19.

The Hindu

Denied ticket, U.P.’s ‘richest’ MP from BSP joins RLD

Influential Gurjar leader Malook Nagar joins RLD after being ignored by BSP, aims to strengthen NDA in Western UP.

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Polling in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul postponed to May 7 after BSP candidate dies

Election Commission adjourns Lok Sabha election in Betul seat of Madhya Pradesh following BSP candidate's death.

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Retired Additional SP is BSP candidate from Vizianagaram Parliamentary constituency

Retired police officer and advocate Peerubandi Prakash Rao offered BSP ticket for Vizianagaram Parliamentary constituency due to party ideology.

The Hindu

14 candidates in the fray in Kottayam, eight in Pathanamthitta

14 candidates remain in the Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency, with unique symbols assigned to each candidate.

The Hindu

Three-way split in Muslim-Dalit vote between SP, BSP and Azad Samaj Party gives BJP the edge in Nagina constituency of U.P.

Chandrashekhar Azad, whose four-year-old Azad Samaj Party is contesting its first Lok Sabha polls, finds it difficult to have a footing in an overcrowded electoral space

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Srimukhalingam chief priest gets BSP ticket to contest Srikakulam Lok Sabha seat

Srimukhalingam temple priest Naidugari Rajasekhar to contest Srikakulam Lok Sabha seat with BSP ticket in upcoming elections.

The Hindu

BSP’s Akash Anand kicks off campaign, pitches ‘positive politics’ based on justice for marginalised sections

BSP national coordinator Akash Anand kicked off his Lok Sabha election campaign from the Nagina parliamentary seat in western Uttar Pradesh.

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Rejection of BSP candidate’s nomination for Mysuru can impact poll outcome

BSP candidate's nomination rejection in Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency may impact closely fought election dynamics.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | India will enter Pakistan to kill terrorists who flee there, says Rajnath Singh; India abstains at UNHRC on vote calling for Gaza ceasefire, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on April 6, 2024

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With its core vote intact, BSP seeks to play spoilsport in U.P.

Ahead of the BSP’s first big-ticket rally in western U.P.’s Nagina seat on April 6, to be addressed by party leader Akash Anand, the caste equation of the party’s candidates for the 16 seats that go to polls on April 19 and 26 reveals that party supremo Mayawati aims to…

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What’s Your Ism? RS Praveen Kumar on anti-caste movement, switch to BRS

RS Praveen Kumar, a former IPS officer, who had quit the civil services to join the Bahujan Samaj Party, has once again taken a u-turn. Last month, the popular Ambedkarite jumped to the BRS – a party he had earlier described as “casteist” and “feudal”. So what triggered this shift?…

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The death of Mukhtar Ansari | When the guns fall silent, the voices remain

Mukhtar Ansari's controversial life and death in Uttar Pradesh sparks political debates and public opinions.

Dynamite News

Lok Sabha elections: PM Modi to hold rally in western UP's Meerut today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to kick-start the Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign for the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh from Meerut on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case: CBI court convicts seven persons

Seven convicted in 2005 killing of BSP MLA Raju Pal, including gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad; wife calls for death penalty.

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High drama in Moradabad as Akhilesh Yadav bows to Azam Khan’s choice

Lok Sabha 2024: Dramatic nomination flip-flops in Moradabad and Rampur Lok Sabha constituencies bring the fissures in Samajwadi Party in the spotlight

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Lok Sabha election 2024 | Arun Govil returns home for a political battle

Narendra Modi brings Arun Govil, who played Ram in the 1980s, into politics in Meerut.

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