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Phase III: Meet The Richest Candidate
Rediff.com3 days ago

29 per cent candidates have declared assets worth Rs 10 million or more in the third...

BJP Hopes To Taste Success In Samajwadi Party Citadel Mainpuri
Rediff.com4 days ago

The BJP, which won the Samajwadi Party strongholds of Rampur and Azamgarh in 2022...

92 Of 102 Seats In First Phase Saw Voter Turnout Drop
Rediff.com7 days ago

As the comparison between 2014 and 2019 shows, the voter turnout is not only lower than...

Mehbooba Mufti Faces An Uphill Task In Anantnag
Rediff.com1 May 2024

The change in Anantnag's demographic after delimitation has added layers of political...

Some States See Decline In Contestants
Rediff.com30 Apr 2024

Gujarat has witnessed the steepest decline in the number of contestants in the fray for...

Bijnor's Special Place In Mayawati's Heart
Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

The BSP leader won the Bijnor Lok Sabha seat in 1989, her first electoral triumph.

What Unites Pawars And Scindias?
Rediff.com16 Apr 2024

Exigencies of electoral politics and individual ambitions often stoke family feuds and...

Multi-Cornered Contest In 45% Seats
Rediff.com16 Apr 2024

Close to half of the total 543 Lok Sabha seats are bracing for multi-cornered fight...

Muzaffarnagar: Why This Minister Will Breathe Easy
Rediff.com15 Apr 2024

With the RLD part of the NDA now, Sanjeev Kumar Balyan would expect an easier contest...

Victory Margins No Guarantee Of Ticket
Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

12 of the 20 MPs with the highest winning margins in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls have not...

Congress To Contest Least Number Of Seats Since 1952
Rediff.com4 Apr 2024

If the Congress is contesting fewer seats than ever before, the BJP is set to contest...

2024 Lok Sabha Election: In Numbers!
Rediff.com27 Mar 2024

There are 218,442 voters over 100 years on the electoral rolls.

To Win 370 Seats BJP Needs Strike Rate Of...
Rediff.com25 Mar 2024

The BJP would need to contest more seats than it did in 2014 and 2019.

Unexplained Cash: EC's Headache
Rediff.com22 Mar 2024

Nearly Rs 3,400 crore (Rs 34 billion) in cash and other items were seized in the...

Will Odisha Show Faith In Naveen Patnaik Again?
Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

The 78-year-old Naveen is on the cusp of creating history. He must win the forthcoming...

Revealed! Mo-Shah's 370 MPs Plans
Rediff.com5 Mar 2024

The BJP's top leadership will drop its MPs found to be facing anti-incumbency,...

German Model For One Nation One Election
Rediff.com29 Feb 2024

The report is likely to recommend that India adopt the German model of 'constructive...

Does India Need A Population Policy?
Rediff.com13 Feb 2024

Experts recommend awaiting the findings of the 2021 Census, which is yet to be...

'Congress Backing Lalu Irked Nitish Most'
Rediff.com7 Feb 2024

At the core of Nitish Kumar's decision was a cold political calculation. He assessed...

New Annual Festivals On India's Calendar
Rediff.com17 Jan 2024

In the last 9 years, the BJP govt has marked some anniversaries and events with more...