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SP-RLD row over chavanni flips open caste fault lines ahead of U.P. poll

September 9, 2026 admin

The modest chavanni – the now-obsolete 25-paise coin – is gaining currency in western Uttar Pradesh ahead of the State election following a war of words over loyalty and caste identity between Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president Jayant Chaudhary and his former ally, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav. The conflict escalated after Mr. Yadav made a…

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Data | BJP had the edge in recent bipolar contests in Karnataka

March 27, 2025 admin

Elections in Karnataka have increasingly become bipolar, with 77% of the seats recording bipolar contests in 2018 In the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections, 77% of the seats witnessed bipolar contests, which meant that only two parties were effectively fighting the election in those constituencies. This marked a shift from the 2013 and 2008 elections when…

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What Congress, Allies Say To Rahul Gandhis “Lost Dalits’ Confidence” Remark

January 31, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi’s comment that the Congress has lost the confidence of Dalits because it did not protect the interests of the Dalits and backwards the way it should have in the 1990s, has been accepted by the young generation of the party. “Such an admission is a sign of his large heartedness,” said…

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Akhilesh Yadav’s Reminder To Kannauj

May 13, 2024 admin

Kannauj: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, who is contesting today from the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat, says he is secure in the support of Dalits, that came to the party when it had tied up with Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party in 2019. In contrast, the BJP, he implied, despises the so-called lower castes. “When I…

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