Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attributed the impressive show by his party to the "alert voters" who he said rejected the 'mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) of opposition parties.
The party and its president, it seemed, were also unable to articulate their views effectively enough
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Former Union minister K V Thangkabalu, a senior Congress leader from Tamil Nadu, has decided not to contest the Lok Sabha elections.
Even though she always knows what's happening, this was the first time she reviewed plans with party veterans.
Luxury hotels are gearing up to sensitise their services for the woman traveller
Shah said, "Rahul baba cannot see development as he sports Italian spectacles."
The president also said that there should be no room in the country for the "intolerant Indian" as this nation has been a bastion of free though, speech and expression since ancient times.
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.
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Chinese mobile brands are deeply entrenched in the Indian market. A move to bar them may send a bold diplomatic message. But its cost for the local industry is anybody's guess. In the event that Chinese brands face curbs, two handset makers - Samsung and Apple - squarely stand to gain.
There are limitations to milking national security, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
The central government has announced national mourning on Monday.
BJP won 18 of the seats while the TMC won 22 of the seats.
Congress says it is not principally against cow protection but is against targeting Dalits and Muslims in the name of gau raksha.
'The voter is cautioning the BJP not to take them for granted.'
Two women were elected to the balloting committee for the first time in the history of the prestigious club.
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.
'It is mind-boggling that a party can be in rigor mortis even after numerous electoral defeats,' observes Ramesh Menon.
The Samajwadi Party stormed to the power with 224 of the 403 assembly seats.
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.
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.
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.
Congress and SP tussle over 10 assembly seats in Amethi and Rae Bareli.
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.
Somaiya, an old BJP hand and one of its leading speakers on economic issues in Parliament, had been a trenchant critic of the Sena.
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.
