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The people of Rajasthan elected their representatives to 199 seats to the Legislative Assembly on December 7, 2018, and the results will be announced on December 11, 2018. The Exit Poll of Polls points to the Congress winning back Rajasthan with a majority. Seven out of eight exit polls have shown the Congress coming back to power. If true, it will mark a major setback to the BJP. In 2013, Vasundhara Raje led the BJP [...]Read More
Five out of eight Exit Polls point to the Congress holding a slight advantage over the BJP in Madhya Pradesh and could well end up forming the next government. Were that to happen, it would mark a big upset for the BJP where Shivraj Singh Chouhan held sway for three consecutive terms and was expected to roll into a fourth. On November 28, the people of Madhya Pradesh voted to elect 230 representatives to the [...]Read More
The people of Chhattisgarh voted to elect their representatives to the state’s 90 Assembly seats on November 12 and 20, 2018. The results will be announced on December 11. So, the big question on everyone’s mind is – will Raman Singh-led BJP retain power or have the people voted for change after electing the incumbent government for three consecutive terms? Political analysts, Psephologists, journalists, and political watchers are all busy concluding the possible outcomes. Several [...]Read More
Nearly every history book we’ve been taught has a line loosely formed somewhat like this: “India is a vast land of diversity” or “India is a perfect example of ‘Unity in Diversity’”. Of course, growing up, we’ve always assumed that these lines are meant to talk about our vast treasures of culture, and just how beautifully different we all are- bound together in solidarity with the nation. That is the truth, yes, but there is [...]Read More
20:00 hrs, Wed the 26th of November, 2008 Location: Mumbai Today, it has been 10 years since the dastardly Mumbai terror attacks happened. The city was held to ransom by a group of 10 terrorists who went on a rampage through the entire city targeting and killing innocent people. The10 Pakistani citizens indoctrinated and trained by the Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistan, with support and guidance from ISI, landed at two locations in the Colaba area of [...]Read More
Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2018 – Government Review & Other Issues Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2018 will hold on 7th December to elect 200 representatives to the state assembly. The present BJP government led by Vasundhara Raje is facing strong anti-incumbency this time, having led the BJP to a sweeping victory in 2013. It’s time to review her government’s performance in the last five years and look at her BJP’s chances in the forthcoming polls. We look [...]Read More
Mizoram is ready to elect 40 legislators to the State Legislative Assembly on 28 November 2018, and all parties in contention are busy campaigning. It is time to look at the main issues in these elections and also review the incumbent government’s performance. Political 2018 Assembly Election Date: 28 November, 2018 Legislative Assembly Seats: 40 Total Electors (2018 Electoral List): 768,000 ; Female Electors: 393,000; Male Electors: 374,000 Current Seat break-up: INC 34; MNF 5; [...]Read More
The battle lines for winning state elections are drawn and the warriors are busy doing what they do best – hitting the campaign trail. At stake are five prized states; Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Mizoram. So, why are the elections in these four states so crucial? It’s the timing and the impact over the next five years for the next government coming to power in 2019. The forthcoming assembly elections are crucial for [...]Read More
Telangana Assembly Elections 2018- Government Review Telangana assembly elections will be held on 7th December 2018 to elect 119 legislators to the State Legislative Assembly. Out of a total 119 constituencies, 18 are reserved for SC candidates and 9 for ST candidates. The strongly entrenched K. Chandrashekar Rao-led Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) presently holds 90 of the total 119 seats and is confident of retaining power for the second term. So, how has the party [...]Read More
The answer is yes. After three consecutive terms, the Raman Singh-led BJP government in Chhattisgarh is facing anti-incumbency, and 2018 assembly elections present Congress the best chance of staging a comeback in the state. The Congress was banking on an alliance with Mayawati’s BSP and was confident of breaking BJP’s stranglehold in the state this year. Ex-CM and ex-party member of the Congress, Ajit Jogi, has pulled out a party spoiler by beating his former [...]Read More
