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BJP cadre in coastal districts sulk over being ‘taken for granted’ by the party

The June 3 Legislative Council elections in Karnataka has two BJP rebel candidates from the coastal belt in the fray. Both claim that they are “filling a void” as the saffron party has “sidelined” Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts by not fielding locals in the South West Graduates’ and the…

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Money, liquor, inducement played pivotal role in last Legislative Council polls in South West Teachers’ Constituency, says BJP ‘rebel’ candidate quoting teachers

BJP member S.R. Harish Acharya who turned ‘rebel’ and announced on Tuesday that he will contest the Legislative Council polls from South West Teachers’ Constituency said that some teachers told him that “money, liquor and inducement” were used in the last elections under the constituency.

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Lok Sabha polls: Clash of arch rivals is litmus test for HDK and his party in this Cauvery heartland

Battle ground Mandya is poised for a fierce contest between the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) where caste arithmetic and the redrawn political equations following the pre-poll alliance of the JD(S) with the BJP will play out in the electoral arena. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the constituency…

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Elections that shaped India | The United Front experiment (1996-98)

India's tumultuous political landscape between 1996-1999 under United Front governments reshaped the nation's political dynamics and foreign policy.

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Elections that shaped India | 1989: When Indian politics turned on its head

The downfall of the Indian National Congress in the late 1980s marked the beginning of coalition politics in India.

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An excerpt from Sobhana K. Nair’s Ram Vilas Paswan — The Weathervane of Indian Politics: Crossing lines

When faced with political extinction, Ram Vilas Paswan often used his ideological agnosticism to switch sides, says author Sobhana K. Nair in her book ‘Ram Vilas Paswan: The Weathervane of Indian Politics’

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Rajya Sabha elections: Congress wins three seats, BJP one in Karnataka

BJP MLA cross-votes for Congress in Karnataka Rajya Sabha elections, defying party whip, leading to Congress victory.

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JD(S) complains to EC against Magadi MLA

The Janata Dal (Secular) on Friday complained to the Election Commission to cancel the Legislative Assembly membership of Magadi Congress legislator H.C. Balakrishna for “threatening the public” that the five guarantees will be withdrawn if people do not vote for the Congress.

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"Normal annual meeting": Nitish Kumar ahead of JD(U)'s crucial huddle in Delhi

After Independence, every government from time to time made big announcements in the interest of farmers, but as told by some farmers, the desired improvement in the farmers' condition could not be fully achieved. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Congress sees dichotomy in JD(S) continuing to partner in LDF govt.

The Congress on Saturday accused the Left Democratic Front of employing double standards by continuing to partner in the government with the Janata Dal (Secular) which has entered into a national alliance with the BJP. It pointed out that there is a dichotomy between the LDF’s professed stand against the…

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PM Modi on the road to losing election like Indira in 1977: Raghav Chadha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be defeated similarly to how the 'mighty' Indira Gandhi was defeated by the Janata Dal in 1977. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Karnataka Assembly election results | JD(S) shows the worst performance in over two decades

The Janata Dal (Secular), the regional party with a strong voter base in the Vokkaliga-dominated region, capitulated to its traditional rival the Congress in a crucial election that it was fighting to remain relevant in Karnataka’s politics.

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