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As India waits for a final verdict, the issues that defined the polls

‘Modi factor’, accompanied by BJP’s electoral and political dominance, the Oppn’s hectic efforts to create an alliance, and reservations are set to define the outcome

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a mammoth electoral exercise spanning seven phases, concluded on Saturday, and the counting of votes will take place on June 4. (AFP)

India News

Updated on Jun 02, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByDipankar Ghose

In Rohtak, Employment dreams take centre stage in poll season

In 2014, the BJP won the assembly elections, riding on both its Lok Sabha triumph and a clever caste calculus.

Thousands of people in Haryana took part in the January recruitment drive held for menial jobs in Israel. (HT file)

India News

Updated on May 25, 2024 04:35 AM IST

BySunil Rahar, Dipankar Ghose, Rohtak

Election in Pincodes: Hearts, minds collide in a fraying Congress stronghold

HT looks at some key constituencies across the country that encapsulate the issues shaping the ongoing Lok Sabha electoral contest

BJP’s Smriti Irani and Congress’s Kishori Lal Sharma during roadshows in Amethi. (ANI & PTI)

India News

Updated on May 14, 2024 08:20 AM IST

ByUmesh Raghuvanshi, Dipankar Ghose

Lok Sabha elections phase 2: Poll mercury rises as 88 seats up for grabs today

Lok Sabha polls: 158.8 million voters, 12 states, 1 UT, 88 constituencies, 3.4 million 1st-time voters, 32.8 million young voters, 1,202 candidates, 189 seats.

Polling staff carrying EVMs and other polling materials leave for their respective polling stations on the eve of 2nd Phase of voting for the General Elections 2024, in Ghaziabad on Thursday.(ANI )

India News

Updated on Apr 26, 2024 04:40 AM IST

ByDipankar Ghose, Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi

Election in Pincodes: As scars heal, disaffection widens in fractured town

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, HT looks at some key constituencies across India that encapsulate the issues shaping the elections

Union minister of state Sanjeev Balyan (centre) and RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary(on his left) in Muzaffarnagar on April 9. (X)

India News

Published on Apr 19, 2024 11:53 AM IST

ByDipankar Ghose

Regional parties face battle for relevance in election arena

In many ways, it is clear that the 2024 elections are framed by a challenge repeatedly thrown out by Prime Minister Modi over the past few weeks.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in Aurangabad on March 2. In January, the latter returned to the BJP-led NDA fold. (HT file)

India News

Updated on Mar 17, 2024 06:26 AM IST

ByDipankar Ghose, New Delhi

The first single-party majority in a generation

The Congress slumps to its worst-ever showing. For the BJP, some of the highest vote shares by a single party since the 1980s.

Narendra Modi inspects a guard of honour at Red Fort, during Independence Day celebrations. (HT Photo)

the return of one-party dominance

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:53 PM IST

ByDhrubo Jyoti, Dipankar Ghose

Scandal, airstrikes, farm plans: 5 key moments

In an era of scams, the primary opposition finds a new face. There's a battle on the borders. A new strongman emerges.

Opposition Parliamentarians protest against the UPA regime at the Gandhi statue in the Parliament complex. (HT Photo)

the return of one-party dominance

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:45 PM IST

ByDhrubo Jyoti, Dipankar Ghose

Modi, Shah, Rahul Gandhi: 5 key leaders

These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.

People at a TMC rally in Midnapore, West Bengal, wait for a helicopter carrying party chief Mamata Banerjee to land, in 2016. (HT Photo)

the return of one-party dominance

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:57 PM IST

ByDhrubo Jyoti, Dipankar Ghose

Sharp curves: An era of dramatic reversals

A reversal of fortunes marks the start of a decade of Congress rule.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee at a rally in Bhopal. (HT Photo)

an era of stable coalitions

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:43 PM IST

ByDipankar Ghose, Dhrubo Jyoti

No-trust vote, India Shining, UPA is born: 5 key moments

Mayawati withdraws support for the second Vajpayee government, a campaign backfires spectacularly, a major alliance is born, and an inner voice is heeded.

UPA leaders with copies of the alliance’s common minimum programme in New Delhi. (HT Photo)

an era of stable coalitions

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:42 PM IST

ByDipankar Ghose, Dhrubo Jyoti

Vajpayee, Sonia, Manmohan: 5 key leaders

These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.

A political rally at Chandwa in Latehar district, Jharkhand. (HT Photo)

an era of stable coalitions

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:42 PM IST

ByDipankar Ghose, Dhrubo Jyoti

A time of shaky victories, changing equations

A dramatic fall, an assassination, a hung House; new conflicts and new divisions emerge.

Rajiv Gandhi votes during the 1989 general election. (HT Photo)

A saffron right rises

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:39 PM IST

ByDhrubo Jyoti, Dipankar Ghose

Bofors, Janmabhoomi, an assassination: 5 key moments

A weapons scam breaks, unprecedented in its scale and impact. Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated, aged 46. A rath yatra marks a turning point for a nation.

Rajiv Gandhi's funeral procession makes its way through New Delhi. (HT Photo)

A saffron right rises

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:39 PM IST

ByDhrubo Jyoti, Dipankar Ghose

Advani, Narasimha Rao, Jayalalithaa: 5 key leaders

These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.

BSP’s Mayawati at an election rally in Varanasi. (HT Photo)

A saffron right rises

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:38 PM IST

ByDhrubo Jyoti, Dipankar Ghose

Victory, amid the shadow of change

The Congress tally of 404 in 1984 remains the only time a political party has crossed the 400-figure mark in the Lok Sabha. But already, the 30 seats won by the TDP marked a shift in the making.

Voters at a polling booth during the 1984 election. (HT Photo)

A party at its peak

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:37 PM IST

ByDipankar Ghose, Dhrubo Jyoti

Southern sojourn, Janata implodes, an assassination: 5 key moments

Six months after she is bundled out of power, Indira strikes a chord with a visit to a remote troublespot. Elsewhere, a coalition loses popularity, then crumbles. And a plane crash permanently alters the course of history.

Indira Gandhi’s funeral procession at Teen Murti Bhawan. (HT Photo)

A party at its peak

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:37 PM IST

ByDipankar Ghose, Dhrubo Jyoti

Rajiv Gandhi, Charan Singh, NTR: 5 key leaders

These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.

Congress supporters in New Delhi. (HT Photo)

A party at its peak

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:36 PM IST

ByDipankar Ghose, Dhrubo Jyoti

After a dark day, a vital shift

Emergency serves as an impetus for a landmark first: the first majority secured by a non-Congress party.

Janata Party supporters congratulate Morarji Desai after the 1977 election victory. (HT Photo)

The Opposition rallies

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:35 PM IST

ByDhrubo Jyoti, Dipankar Ghose

Garibi Hatao, Bangladesh war, Emergency: 5 key moments

Shastri's unexpected death heralds a change, a new country is born of a war on the border, and Emergency acts as a black mark on the national record.

Soldiers heading to the frontlines during the Bangladesh war. (HT Photo)

The Opposition rallies

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:34 PM IST

ByDhrubo Jyoti, Dipankar Ghose

Indira, Kamaraj, Jayaprakash Narayan: 5 key leaders

These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.

The Opposition rallies

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:34 PM IST

ByDhrubo Jyoti, Dipankar Ghose

A Centre takes shape

These were the years of the Congress, and of Jawaharlal Nehru. Smaller parties could win only a handful of seats. The Communist Party of India emerged as the second-biggest party in the Lok Sabha, but was a distant runner-up.

Ballot boxes stored in Varanasi. (HT Photo)

The Nehruvian era

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:32 PM IST

ByDipankar Ghose, Dhrubo Jyoti

States are reorganised, a caste panel formed: 5 key moments

Allahabad East-Jaunpur West, as it was called then, would send Jawaharlal Nehru to the Lok Sabha for three consecutive terms. Syama Prasad Mookerjee's Bharatiya Jana Sangh would find its feet. And the Kalelkar Committee would begin an early exploration of issues of caste.

C Rajagopalachari, Vallabhai Patel, and Jawaharlal Nehru. (HT Photo)

The Nehruvian era

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:32 PM IST

ByDipankar Ghose, Dhrubo Jyoti

Nehru, Ambedkar, Shastri: 5 key leaders

These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.

The Nehruvian era

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:28 PM IST

ByDipankar Ghose, Dhrubo Jyoti

Parliament security breach: How Bhagat Singh endures, even for the misguided

It's no surprise that even as legacies of Nehru, Patel & Gandhi are ensnared in modern-day political chambers, battle and fascination for Bhagat Singh endures

In a country where history is now increasingly contested, where leaders are valorised and demonised in equal measure, Bhagat Singh is everyone’s hero. (File)

India News

Updated on Dec 15, 2023 04:47 AM IST

ByDipankar Ghose

Modi’s guarantees ensured credibility among the people: Raman Singh

After a stunning victory in the Chhattisgarh elections, three-term chief minister Raman Singh credits the announcement of welfare schemes as the turning point for the BJP. Corruption was also a major issue in the campaign, with the Congress being punished for their involvement. The BJP's success in tribal seats is attributed to the Congress' lack of understanding and empathy for these regions. The party's first priorities in government will be to fulfill their manifesto promises. The decision of who will be the next Chhattisgarh CM will be made by the party in a meeting of legislators.

India News

Updated on Dec 04, 2023 07:42 AM IST

ByDipankar Ghose

Misfired OBC gambit, infighting: How to lose a mandate in 5 years

A senior leader said that a simmering leadership struggle within the Congress in the wake of the 2018 win also cost the Congress

Raipur, Dec 03 (ANI): A view of the Chhattisgarh Congress office during the counting of votes for the State Assembly elections, in Raipur on Sunday. As per official EC trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in the state with 54 of the total 90 seats. (ANI Photo) (ANI)

India News

Updated on Dec 04, 2023 07:22 AM IST

ByRitesh Mishra, Dipankar Ghose

Anti-incumbency a challenge in rural Telangana as BRS eyes return

An expert said while headwinds against the ruling BRS have only crystallised over the last few weeks of the campaign, the signs of disaffection have been there.

Telangana chief minister and BRS president K Chandrashekar Rao in Kamareddy on November 9. (PTI)

India News

Updated on Nov 28, 2023 06:58 AM IST

ByDipankar Ghose, Kaleshwaram/chelpur

Telangana elections: BJP’s prospects take hit as it cedes ground

Since the state was created in 2014, the BRS has always been the pre-eminent political force, winning both assembly polls and most seats in the 2019 LS polls

In 2019, the BJP had won 4 of the 17 seats, winning 23% of the vote, and pushing Congress, the traditional opposition, down into third (ANI)

India News

Updated on Nov 27, 2023 01:30 AM IST

ByDipankar Ghose, Hyderabad

Talks of change shroud AIMIM bastion of Hyderabad after Cong finds space

Hyderabad has always been central to Telangana’s identity. It is a city that saw the most strident protests for the creation of the new state in 2014.

Hyderabad is perhaps the most important district politically; it has 15 of the 119 seats in the state (HT file photo)

India News

Updated on Nov 26, 2023 06:00 AM IST

ByDipankar Ghose, Hyderabad

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‘Modi factor’, accompanied by BJP’s electoral and political dominance, the Oppn’s hectic efforts to create an alliance, and reservations are set to define the outcome

In 2014, the BJP won the assembly elections, riding on both its Lok Sabha triumph and a clever caste calculus.

HT looks at some key constituencies across the country that encapsulate the issues shaping the ongoing Lok Sabha electoral contest

Lok Sabha polls: 158.8 million voters, 12 states, 1 UT, 88 constituencies, 3.4 million 1st-time voters, 32.8 million young voters, 1,202 candidates, 189 seats.

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, HT looks at some key constituencies across India that encapsulate the issues shaping the elections

In many ways, it is clear that the 2024 elections are framed by a challenge repeatedly thrown out by Prime Minister Modi over the past few weeks.

The Congress slumps to its worst-ever showing. For the BJP, some of the highest vote shares by a single party since the 1980s.

In an era of scams, the primary opposition finds a new face. There's a battle on the borders. A new strongman emerges.

These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.

A reversal of fortunes marks the start of a decade of Congress rule.

Mayawati withdraws support for the second Vajpayee government, a campaign backfires spectacularly, a major alliance is born, and an inner voice is heeded.

These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.

A dramatic fall, an assassination, a hung House; new conflicts and new divisions emerge.

A weapons scam breaks, unprecedented in its scale and impact. Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated, aged 46. A rath yatra marks a turning point for a nation.

These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.

The Congress tally of 404 in 1984 remains the only time a political party has crossed the 400-figure mark in the Lok Sabha. But already, the 30 seats won by the TDP marked a shift in the making.

Six months after she is bundled out of power, Indira strikes a chord with a visit to a remote troublespot. Elsewhere, a coalition loses popularity, then crumbles. And a plane crash permanently alters the course of history.

These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.

Emergency serves as an impetus for a landmark first: the first majority secured by a non-Congress party.

Shastri's unexpected death heralds a change, a new country is born of a war on the border, and Emergency acts as a black mark on the national record.

These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.

These were the years of the Congress, and of Jawaharlal Nehru. Smaller parties could win only a handful of seats. The Communist Party of India emerged as the second-biggest party in the Lok Sabha, but was a distant runner-up.

Allahabad East-Jaunpur West, as it was called then, would send Jawaharlal Nehru to the Lok Sabha for three consecutive terms. Syama Prasad Mookerjee's Bharatiya Jana Sangh would find its feet. And the Kalelkar Committee would begin an early exploration of issues of caste.

These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.

It's no surprise that even as legacies of Nehru, Patel & Gandhi are ensnared in modern-day political chambers, battle and fascination for Bhagat Singh endures

A senior leader said that a simmering leadership struggle within the Congress in the wake of the 2018 win also cost the Congress

An expert said while headwinds against the ruling BRS have only crystallised over the last few weeks of the campaign, the signs of disaffection have been there.

Since the state was created in 2014, the BRS has always been the pre-eminent political force, winning both assembly polls and most seats in the 2019 LS polls

Hyderabad has always been central to Telangana’s identity. It is a city that saw the most strident protests for the creation of the new state in 2014.

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