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How BJP ‘won’ in Surat: Unravelling 24 hours of peculiarities

In Gujarat’s Surat, polling for the general elections takes place on May 7. But weeks before, a BJP candidate was declared the unopposed winner from the Lok Sabha constituency.

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BSP candidate pays election deposit amount of ₹25,000 wholly in coins in Andhra Pradesh

Srikakulam BSP candidate pays election deposit in coins to symbolize common man's ability to contest.

The Hindu

Will work for a separate Western U.P. State, says Mayawati

Mayawati promises separate Western U.P. State and High Court Bench in Meerut, criticizes BJP policies.

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In U.P., Ram temple pitch, ‘saving Constitution’ dominate campaign vocabulary

The electoral campaign in Uttar Pradesh peaked with top leaders leaving no stone unturned in reaching out to voters with contentious, polarising and long-standing issues taking centre stage

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BJP government is doing injustice to farmers and youth: Rahul

Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav launched an all-out attack on the BJP

The Hindu

SP sheds Muslim-Yadav tag, plays Dalit and OBC card

Apart from 17 reserved seats, the SP has fielded two Scheduled Caste candidates from the general seats

The Hindu

Chouhan, Scindia, Digvijaya among 144 candidates in fray for Phase 3 elections in Madhya Pradesh

144 candidates filed nominations for the nine Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, including high-profile candidates like Scindia and Chouhan.

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‘Joblessness at peak, Modi’s model flawed’: Meet BSP political heir Akash Anand

Newslaundry’s Another Election Show is traversing the constituencies that are on the cusp of phase one polling. In this episode, we sit down with Akash Anand, the national convenor of Bahujan Samaj Party and its chief Mayawati’s nephew.

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A fight to finish Azam Khan in his bastion of Rampur in U.P.

Rampur Lok Sabha seat faces post-Azam era as SP, BJP, and BSP vie for Muslim-dominated constituency.

The Hindu

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

The Hindu

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.

Newslaundry

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.

The Hindu

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

The Hindu

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.

The Hindu

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.

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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.

The Hindu

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

The Hindu

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.

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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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