Categories for Election Watch
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who will don the crown in bihar?
For more than one reason, the 2020 Bihar assembly polls is far different than similar electoral contests going back to nearly three decades. This is the first assembly polls in 30 years when the so-called Mandal messiahs such as Lalu... View Article
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Is Nitish Kumar’s return as CM not so easy?
The big question before Bihar goes to polls in three phases from October 28 to November 7 is whether Nitish Kumar can return as chief minister easily for the fourth time. This is in spite of some pollsters predicting a... View Article
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The Open Fields of Uttar Pradesh Will cycle sprint across or saffron colour it ?
The power play in Uttar Pradesh, the political cauldron of India, never ceases to amaze. The sudden yearning of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, when everything was going his way, to seek a pre-poll alliance with Rahul-led Congress, a sinking ship... View Article
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War of the Hills
The Election Commission has announced the dates for the Assembly elections in five states, omitting as of now the crucial election of Gujarat which too is due this year. With over 16 crore voters participating in the various Assembly polls,... View Article
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A Leader From The Front
There is a dearth of leadership in the country, who can lead the nation from the front and take it, to the zenith with his vision, planned mission and hard work. This is possible only when visionary leaders from our... View Article
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Lotus set to bloom in Kerala backwaters
Predicting the outcomes of Kerala elections has always been psephologists’ nightmare. This time the situation has become even more complex. For more than two decades, the two political fronts – Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front (UDF) –... View Article
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UP elections SP The Frontrunner BSP in struggle for 2nd place
As the battle for Uttar Pradesh enters the final stages with the first phase of election began on February 8, there is much confusion as to who will win or lead the race. There are (opinion) polls and polls but... View Article
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Up Runs On Poll-Metre
The first phase of polling in the suspense filled Uttar Pradesh assembly elections where 55 constituencies went to the polls recorded a 20 per cent increase in voter turnout as compared to the last assembly polls. Despite the heavy rains... View Article
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Mulayam Checkmates Opponents Bukhari pledges support to SP
In what is being seen as a hotting up of the Uttar Pradesh political scene, media and politics-savvy chief head priest of Jama Masjid, Delhi, Syed Ahmed Bukhari or ‘Shahi Imam’ as he likes to be called, and some other... View Article
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Unveiling, Veiling All at UP tax-payers’ cost
Whether it be the ceremonious unveiling of the mammoth costly bronze, marble and stone statues of Chief Minister Mayawati’s and elephants, the BSP party symbol, or the hurried veiling of these same statues on the order of the Election Commission... View Article