'It is mind-boggling that a party can be in rigor mortis even after numerous electoral defeats,' observes Ramesh Menon.
There are limitations to milking national security, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
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'The voter is cautioning the BJP not to take them for granted.'
BJP won 18 of the seats while the TMC won 22 of the seats.
The central government has announced national mourning on Monday.
There are 17 post graduates, 29 graduates among 70 newly-elected MLAs.
The blame game has started in Maharashtra Congress over the party's unprecedented defeat in the state.
The three, all from Trinidad and Tobago, read the epic for five nights at a function in Port of Spain.
Congress says it is not principally against cow protection but is against targeting Dalits and Muslims in the name of gau raksha.
If the challenge of the government is to regain the confidence of the minorities, it has to first overpower its own unruly gangs and their heroic masters, says Sunil Varghese.
Iraqi PM ordered troops to end rebellion before elections in January.
At 49, she also becomes the first outside woman to hold a key position in a Wadia company.
Two women were elected to the balloting committee for the first time in the history of the prestigious club.
The Samajwadi Party stormed to the power with 224 of the 403 assembly seats.
Somaiya, an old BJP hand and one of its leading speakers on economic issues in Parliament, had been a trenchant critic of the Sena.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who went on a whirlwind tour of the state to ensure the victory of his party candidates, described it as a "historic win". He attributed the victory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision and BJP chief Amit Shah's guidance.
For Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who continues the Gandhi family legacy of active politics that began several generations ago, the formal entry into politics was two decades in the making.
Police did not rule out the possibility of it being a 'political murder'.
The National Democratic Alliance, led by strong man Narendra Modi secured a whopping 352 of 542 seats, making it evident that his message of muscular nationalism, security and Hindu pride had worked wonders.
Congress and SP tussle over 10 assembly seats in Amethi and Rae Bareli.
The 'NaMo wave' failed to influence voters in Tripura, which remained a Communist bastion with the Left Front retaining both the Lok Sabha seats with record margins and a vote share of 64.0 per cent.
Modi said that some critics described Tripura as 'a small state with only two Lok Sabha seats' to downplay the BJP's win.
The home ministry's notice to Gandhi was sent in response to a complaint filed by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy.
Some people expressed apprehension that governor's rule might lead to lack of transparency and worsen the situation in the state
According to Yashwant Sinha, a national-level pre-poll alliance of all opposition parties should be formed or a nationwide pre-poll alliance of regional parties should be made to defeat the BJP in the general elections.
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Two state ministers have also come out in the open to demand a detailed assessment by the top leadership.
She has been appointed general secretary for Uttar Pradesh (East), while Jyotiraditya Scindia holds charge of UP West.
While being the all important member of the BJP's parliamentary board, Kumar is often regarded as the "Delhi face" of the Karnataka BJP and also for the state government who could be counted upon for taking issues concerning Karnataka.
The by-elections are seen as a prestigious popularity test for the ruling Congress-Janata Dal-Secular coalition, as the outcome is expected to have a bearing on the state's political scene.
Akhilesh Yadav confirmed in a television interview that the press conference is on the alliance in Uttar Pradesh, while parrying questions on the Congress.
