INDIAN-LOK-SABHA-ELECTIONS-2009

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'Caste in politics has been a channel of mobility'

'Why would the Bahujan Samaj Party nominate a Gujjar to fight from South Delhi and the...

'MLAs & MPs better think beyond caste'

In 2007, Mayawati won extensively in OBC strongholds and lost in some SC ones — those...

Dr Singh knows how to get his way

'Dr Manmohan Singh's contribution is to end the strategic isolationism of India.' K...

Why UP is the biggest surprise this election

Disaster Mayawati must be a warning signal to the ever growing queue of prime...

Congress faces stronger Opposition, rising dissent in AP

The Congress performance in Andhra Pradesh in the Lok Sabha poll may have been...

UP's stunning win: Congress will keep both BSP and SP at bay

With a stunning tally of 21 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress has stumped...

Verdict 2009: Rahul UP and rising

'Rahul is not in a hurry. He believes he has time on his side. He wants to fight the...

Trinamool agent allegedly bashed up by CPI-M cadre

Rana Moitra, a Trinamool Congress polling agent, in Kasba, which falls under the...

Karat's acid test and Left Front's greatest gamble

Karat's magnificent effort to launch a national third alternative may simply fall...

'There is no Bengal line or Delhi line'

The Left party workers are keenly aware that the election for the 15th Lok Sabha is the...

'I have come here to canvass, not to beg'

Pollsters say Jayalalithaa will sweep Tamil Nadu, but in Tuticorin she may bite the dust.

'Muslim factor' in Bengal may surprise complacent CPI-M

There's more to being elected from Calcutta North than the ability to turn a phrase...

Will 'winds of change' blow away CPI-M in rural Bengal?

Bengal's picture-perfect villages have been home to the hammer-and-sickle for an...

Don't dismiss Laloo just yet

While it is true that the overall situation worsened and the state got deeper into the...

Bengal poll results will sink or save Left Front

Clearly, there are few states as important as West Bengal with 42 seats, and the...

Sikh PM is a big Congress draw in Punjab

The PM's popularity in Amritsar, where he arrived with his family as a refugee from Gah...