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State elections 2018

Tue, Feb 12, 2019
Rahul puts 41 seats in UP under Priyanka, 39 under Scindia

Priyanka Gandhi's charge were the key seats of Lucknow, Amethi, Raebareli,...

Thu, Jan 24, 2019
Priyanka, Scindia given target to form govt in UP: Rahul

She has been appointed general secretary for Uttar Pradesh (East), while...

Mon, Dec 17, 2018
Photo of the day! Vasundhara and Jyotiraditya Scindia share warm hug

The image of aunt and nephew made us go 'awww'.

Sun, Dec 16, 2018
Baghel: The man who helped Congress rise like a Phoenix in Chhattisgarh

Baghel led from the front to take on the BJP, led by Raman Singh, after being...

Sat, Dec 15, 2018
Mamata, Mayawati invited for Kamal Nath's swearing-in on Dec 17

Nath, a nine-time MP from Chhindwara seat and currently president of state...

Fri, Dec 14, 2018
The Pilot who gets co-driver's seat in Rajasthan

The man who could well have been a high-level corporate may have to content...

Rahul chooses Gehlot as Rajasthan CM, Pilot to be his deputy

After Congress' observer to the state K C Venugopal made the announcement at...

Like his father 30 years ago, Jyotiraditya misses out on CM's post

Jyotiraditya lost out on the chance to be among the youngest chief ministers...

Kamal Nath to take oath as 18th CM of Madhya Pradesh on Dec 17

Nath, 72, will take the office of chief minister for the first time in a...

Kamal Nath, man of the match, in Madhya Pradesh

The 72-year-old master strategist ensured that the Congress's internal...

Thu, Dec 13, 2018
Rahul's Rajasthan dilemma: Gehlot or Pilot?

'Sachin Pilot has revived the Congress.''What goes in favour of Ashok Gehlot...

Without DeMo, Congress would have lost

'It is almost certain that in the absence of note-bandi, the party would have...

For the first time since 2014, 'saffron' map shrinks

The Congress's victory in the three Hindi-belt states not only improved its...

Wed, Dec 12, 2018
Who will be CM of Rajasthan, Chattisgarh, MP? Rahul to decide today

Gandhi, on the other hand, has also reached out directly to the party workers...

Why final results were delayed in MP

With parties blaming the electronic voting machines, the poll panel was extra...

Zoramthanga to be sworn in as Mizoram CM on Saturday

The MNF returned to power in Mizoram by bagging 26 seats of the 40-member...

Even after 3-state glory, Congress still has a long way to go

As the party moves forward into the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, it not only...

BJP faces tough battle in states that powered its surge

BJP's loss of power in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattigarh means that...

Most exit polls failed to get 5-state polls right

However,the exit polls got their forecast of a tight finish in Madhya Pradesh...

Shivraj Singh Chouhan: The 'Mama' who held sway in MP for 15 years

During his 15-year-tenure in the office, Chouhan transformed himself from...

How Congress's gang of 4 unseated BJP in MP

'From 10 am on Tuesday to 3 am this morning, we must have made not less than...

Chouhan announces resignation, says won't stake claim to form govt

"We have got more votes, but we will respect the mandate. We haven't got the...

BSP to support Congress in Madhya Pradesh

"We don't agree with the ideology of the Congress. But we will support it to...

MP cliffhanger ends with Congress largest party but short of majority

The focus now shifts to smaller parties and Independents who will play an...

The price of victory for the Congress

The new governments will have to spend much more than Rs 220 billion in...

Controversy's child frontrunner for Chhattisgarh CM

Bhupesh Baghel revived the Congress in Chhattisgarh after the party's...

KCR to take oath as Telangana CM on Thursday

The TRS emerged victorious in the Telangana assembly elections on Tuesday,...

Resentment against Raman Singh led to BJP's downfall

The CM's failure to keep his house in order coupled with the arrogance of...

Tue, Dec 11, 2018
Raje, Pilot, Gehlot: The big winners and losers

As the five states -- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and...

MAPPED: Five state verdict 2018, constituency-wise

Here's the verdict mapped out for you for each state.

Battle for 5 states: LEADS/RESULTS

The Congress on Tuesday made significant gains in the assembly elections,...

KCR's populist schemes help TRS sweep Telangana

The party's gamble to go in for early elections paid rich dividends.

5 state polls: Cong unseats BJP in Hindi heartland; TRS wins Telangana

The reverses for the BJP in the Hindi heartland threw wide open the 2019 Lok...

PM Modi taught me what not to do: Rahul on poll results

Asked about the selection of chief ministers in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and...

Congress wrests Rajasthan, party to pick CM today

Congress president Rahul Gandhi will take the final call on Wednesday on who...

Massive victory for Congress in Chhattisgarh

In an embarrassment to the ruling party, two of its sitting ministers lost...

Who will be Congress's choice for Chhattisgarh CM

Singhdeo was the main architect of the Congress party's poll manifesto, which...

BJP's lone Telangana MLA is controversy's child

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had, in fact, campaigned for him...

India's 1st cow minister among 13 of 19 Raj ministers who lost

However, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and her five cabinet colleagues have...

Road to 2019 gets bumpier for the BJP

Results show that the BJP has fared poorly in rural regions, underlining the...

NOTA outperforms SP, AAP, NCP in 5 states polls

According to the Election Commission's website at 5.45 pm on Tuesday, the...

'Maharani' loses out to Rajasthan voters' 5-year itch

This was her second term as chief minister and, in keeping with the tradition...

BJP loses vote share big time, but not all to Congress

Political pundits said this trend indicates that the regional satraps might...

The Pilot who helped drive Congress to victory in Rajasthan

The 41-year-old 'young gun' travelled the length and breadth of the state to...

'Mandir had no impact in Chhattisgarh'

'BJP ministers in Chhattisgarh were arrogant'

'Rahul is the new rising sun': Reactions to poll results

The latest trends show that the Congress is leading in the Bharatiya Janata...

KCR: From obscure Congress foot soldier to mascot of Telangana pride

The victory in the assembly elections, the first in Telangana after its...

'This defeat is that of Amit Shah, Modi, Raman Singh'

'The Congress didn't win elections only on soft Hindutva.'

Modi ka Magic Chalega Kya?

'Facing foes with a common intent is not something Modi-Shah's BJP has done...

PHOTOS: Time for masti and music is here!

With the results pouring in for the five states, celebrations and...

How KCR secured a landslide victory in Telangana

'When the Congress tied up with Chandrababu Naidu, they helped trigger...

Mon, Dec 10, 2018
Of all assembly polls since 2014, these are most important

'The confidence of the Opposition will go up and alliances will be easier to...

Sun, Dec 9, 2018
Factionalism a thing of past, unity our strength: Scindia

Asked if he considers himself as a front-runner for the chief minister's post...

Sat, Dec 8, 2018
After body shaming Vasundhara Raje, Sharad Yadav expresses regret

Our relations are very old. If she thinks whatever I had said has hurt her, I...

Fri, Dec 7, 2018
'I feel insulted': Raje slams Sharad Yadav for body shaming her

Yadav called Raje fat and asked people to give her rest.

Exit polls: Cong takes Raj, tight race in MP, C'garh; TRS holds Telangana

In Mizoram, opposition MNF likely to end 10-year Congress rule.

Tue, Dec 4, 2018
The 2018 Telangana election sentiment meter

Rediff Labs analysed the 2013 assembly election results to develop a...

Mon, Dec 3, 2018
Barmer has a special place in its heart for Jaswant Singh

In the BJP veteran's home district, some feel he has been harmed by his...

Why assembly polls may not set the tune for 2019

'Even if the Congress bags two of the three heartland states in the assembly...

Sun, Dec 2, 2018
BJP, Congress, TRS step up poll campaign in Telangana

BJP president Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and...

Sat, Dec 1, 2018
Don't write off Ashok Gehlot just yet

Whatever the outcome of the assembly election in Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot is...

Fri, Nov 30, 2018
'Uphill task to beat Raje, but I'm here to win'

Congress candidate Manvendra Singh, who recently crossed over from the BJP,...

Thu, Nov 29, 2018
Rajasthan Congress vows to waive farm loans, provide free education to women

Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot said the manifesto was prepared after...

Wed, Nov 28, 2018
MP records 75% voter turnout; poll percentage dips in Mizoram

Polling in Madhya Pradesh was marred by complaints of faulty EVMs and voter...

Tue, Nov 27, 2018
Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram ready for polls; Congress, BJP vie for supremacy

In MP, the Congress is hoping for a comeback, while in Mizoram, the BJP...

The 2018 Rajasthan election sentiment meter

Rediff Labs analysed the 2013 assembly election results to develop a...

Mon, Nov 26, 2018
BJP believes a grand Ram temple should be built in Ayodhya: Shah

He alleged that the Congress was putting hurdles in the construction of a Ram...

Why Congress is worried over the Jat vote in Rajasthan

The Jat community is itching to end its brief dalliance with the BJP, but it...

This candidate is polishing shoes to woo voters in MP

Sharad Singh Kumar, of the Rashtriya Aamjan Party contesting on the election...

Sat, Nov 24, 2018
Congress abusing my mother as it lacks strength to fight me: Modi

Meanwhile, Gandhi said Modi has betrayed the people, claiming that he had not...

Fri, Nov 23, 2018
Rajasthan BJP expels 11 rebel leaders

They have been expelled for their decision to contest elections against party...

Rahul's snub makes CP Joshi regret casteist remark; BJP lodges plaint

Joshi had reportedly said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP MP Uma Bharti and...

Rajasthan polls: The caste factor

The two parties have fielded 33 candidates each belonging to the Jat...

Thu, Nov 22, 2018
J & K election could be held before LS polls: EC

EC said as per the Supreme Court, the outer limit for holding fresh polls...

On the campaign trail with Mizoram's richest candidate

Robert Romawia Royte of the Mizo National Front has declared assets of Rs 55...

The 2018 Madhya Pradesh election sentiment meter

After 15 years in power, the Bharatiya Janata Party is facing significant...

Wed, Nov 21, 2018
Madhya Pradesh: 'BJP is losing its pool of voters'

'Shivraj Singh Chouhan gave an affidavit in the Supreme Court that his...

Tue, Nov 20, 2018
Over 71% voting recorded in 2nd phase of Chhattisgarh polls

During the first phase of voting on November 12 for 18 seats in the...

Sun, Nov 18, 2018
It's now or never for us in Madhya Pradesh: Scindia

Scindia sought to steer clear of reports about rift among party leaders for...

Sat, Nov 17, 2018
Raj poll: Congress fields Jaswant Singh's son against Vasundhara Raje

Manvendra Singh will take on the Rajasthan CM from Jhalrapatan constituency.

Fri, Nov 16, 2018
Make a non-Gandhi Cong prez, dares Modi; Rahul targets govt on note-ban, Rafale

Gandhi said the BJP, in power in Madhya Pradesh since 2003, is only working...

Thu, Nov 15, 2018
Days before poll, Ashish Kundra appointed new Mizoram chief electoral officer

The groups were asking for Shashank's ouster over a row on allowing Bru...

Party will decide my constituency: Sachin Pilot

On Wednesday, the Congress had announced that former chief minister Ashok...

Mon, Nov 12, 2018
BJP promises Yoga in schools, Sanskrit varsity in Telangana manifesto

These measures are in addition to other proposals made earlier, including...

All you need to know about Chhattisgarh polls-Phase 1

Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases across all 90...

Sun, Nov 11, 2018
1 lakh security men deployed for 1st phase of Chhattisgarh poll

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is eyeing a fourth straight term in the...

Armed with voting machines, real life 'Newtons' all set for Chhattisgarh poll

From walking up to 10 kms to crossing rivers and spending nights in Naxal-hit...

1 BSF soldier killed in Naxal attack a day before Chhattisgarh poll

This is the fourth IED blast triggered by Naxals in Chhattisgarh in the last...

How polls in 5 states will set the pace for 2019

If the Congress manages to upset its dominant rival, the BJP, in these...

Chhattisgarh polls: Jogi releases party manifesto on stamp paper

'If I don't fulfil promises made in it, I can be sent to jail,' he said.

Sat, Nov 10, 2018
'Naxal free' and 'Naya Chhattisgarh': Amit Shah releases BJP manifesto

BJP national president Amit Shah asserted that the last 15 years rule of the...

Fri, Nov 9, 2018
Surveys give majority to Congress in Rajasthan, edge in MP

In Madhya Pradesh, the C-Voter poll projections gave the BJP 107 seats with a...

Sat, Nov 3, 2018
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's brother-in-law joins Congress

Sanjay Singh Masani said the state needs Congress's chief Kamal Nath not...

Fri, Nov 2, 2018
MP: Chouhan to fight polls, Kamal Nath, Scindia to sit it out

The ruling BJP stole a march on the Congress on Friday by releasing its first...

Thu, Nov 1, 2018
The 2018 Chhattisgarh election sentiment meter

Rediff Labs analysed the 2013 assembly election results merged with 2014 Lok...

Thu, Oct 25, 2018
Why Atal's niece is taking on the BJP

'Vajpayeeji's BJP was democratic.''It was a BJP that belonged to its party...

Mon, Oct 22, 2018
Congress fields Vajpayee's niece against CM Raman Singh in Chhattisgarh

A former MP from Janjgir Lok Sabha constituency, Shukla left the Bharatiya...

'Who contests elections is decided by BJP, not RSS'

'The RSS guides us, never dictates.'

5-state polls will be a reality check for parties ahead of 2019

Labelled as the semi-final before the big Lok Sabha poll, assembly elections...

Sun, Oct 21, 2018
Assembly polls 2018: UP CM to add firepower to BJP arsenal

'Star campaigner' to address election meetings in poll-bound Chhattisgarh,...

Thu, Oct 18, 2018
'What the party decides is the law for Vasundhara Raje'

'Change is the rule of politics.'

Sun, Oct 14, 2018
After BSP, now CPI allies with Ajit Jogi for Chhattisgarh polls

The development is being seen as a blow to the opposition Congress which was...

Sun, Oct 7, 2018
Opinion polls: Cong likely to win Raj; has edge in MP, Chhattisgarh

The opinion poll has said that if the assembly polls are held now, the...

Sat, Oct 6, 2018
Dates out for Rajasthan, 4 other states; results on Dec 11

The Election Commission on Saturday announced the dates for the Rajasthan,...

BJP works for few rich, Congress thinks of poor: Rahul Gandhi

The Congress chief alleged that in the 2016 demonetisation exercise, black...

Wed, Oct 3, 2018
Maya attacks Congress sharply, raises doubts on Opposition unity

BSP chief's hard blows meet with timid retort from India's Grand Old Party.

Sat, Aug 25, 2018
Win 5 of these 9 states and rule India

'UP, Maharashtra, AP (including Telangana), Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, MP, Bihar,...

Sat, Aug 11, 2018
Rahul launches campaign in Rajasthan, targets PM on Rafale again

Directly accusing Modi of corruption in the deal for the French fighter...

Mon, Jun 25, 2018
'Congress will win 150 seats in MP'

'Never has this happened in the state's political history -- that every class...