Two years ago, the biennial Legislative Council elections in Maharashtra yielded surprising results, including the defeat of Congress's Chandrakant Handore. Shortly thereafter, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government fell when Eknath Shinde led a rebellion that split Shiv Sena. Now, the tables seem turned as the

Amid Cross-Voting Concerns, Biennial Elections for 11 Maharashtra Legislative Council Seats Scheduled Biennial elections for 11 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council are set to take place on Friday amidst concerns of cross-voting. The contest includes 12 candidates, notably BJP’s Pankaja Munde and Milind Narvekar, an

The Punjab and Haryana High Court's order on Wednesday, directing the Haryana government to remove barricades along the Punjab-Haryana border at Shambhu within a week, has provided a much-needed respite for the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. The barricades, erected in February to prevent

Back from his visits to Russia and Austria, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with leading economists on Thursday to discuss the Union Budget 2024-25, which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present in Parliament on July 23. This will be the first Budget of the Modi-led

In another blow to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi, which is facing a vacuum with all its top leaders in jail, Chhatarpur MLA Kartar Singh Tanwar joined the BJP on Wednesday. Tanwar stated that he was leaving the AAP due to the party's "dictatorship."

Presenting the first full budget of the Bhajan Lal Sharma government, Finance Minister Diya Kumari spoke with Hamza Khan about her vision, why she avoided populist measures, and the political dynamics involved. Edited excerpts: What are the core ideas and vision behind the budget? The core idea was

WITHOUT directly criticizing the Yogi Adityanath government or the Centre, Rahul Gandhi, the newly appointed Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, emphasized all the Congress party's key concerns during his first visit to his constituency, Raebareli, after winning the election there. Gandhi's itinerary

In Haryana, the BJP is grappling with internal discord as it braces for the upcoming Assembly polls, having experienced a significant reduction in its Lok Sabha seat count to just five. The longstanding rivalry between Manohar Lal Khattar and Rao Inderjit Singh has resurfaced prominently.

Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and veteran BJP leader Prem Kumar Dhumal, aged 80, shares concerns about the stability of the Congress-led government in the state despite its majority in the Assembly. He highlights the challenges posed by internal dissidence and resentment within the Congress

Of modest national significance, the 13 assembly by-elections occurring across seven states on Wednesday hold particular importance. They will serve as a precursor for both the BJP and the Opposition as they prepare for the upcoming Budget Session commencing on July 22. Amidst the broader