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2024 Lok Sabha elections

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Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary confirms joining NDA, says no question of refusing after Bharat Ratna for his grandfather

OpIndia Staff - 9 February, 2024

After Karpoori Thakur and LK Advani, today Bharat Ratna was announced for 2 former Prime Ministers, PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, along with scientist MS Swaminathan.

News Reports

India Today-CVoter Mood of the Nation survey projects a third term for PM Modi, gives hope to INDI bloc in some states

OpIndia Staff - 8 February, 2024

49% of respondents said that the Congress is better off without the Gandhi parivaar.

Opinions

Decoding how PM Modi hacks EVMs, Part 1: Expanding focus on small-scale industries from MSME to other ministries – from Vishwakarmas to fishermen

S. Sudhir Kumar - 7 February, 2024

I don’t know about you but I am now a very firm believer that Prime Minister Narendra Modi hacks the EVMs (hereinafter, referred to as “The Project”). This first part explains how he uses MSMEs for it.

Politics

If you are facing defeats repeatedly, look for alternate leadership: Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter urges Congress party

OpIndia Staff - 6 February, 2024

Former president's daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee urged Congress to look for alternatives for PM face in upcoming Lok Sabha elections

News Reports

Election Commission asks political parties not to use children in any manner for campaign

ANI - 5 February, 2024

"This prohibition extends to the use of children to create the semblance of a political campaign in any manner including use through poem, songs, spoken words, display of insignia of political party/candidate, exhibiting ideology of political party, promoting achievements of a political party or criticizing the opponent political parties/candidates," ECI added.

News Reports

‘Party busy in promoting ‘tourism’ instead of preparing for 2024 elections’: Congress leader Acharya Pramod slams Rahul Gandhi over NYAY Yatra

OpIndia Staff - 29 January, 2024

Slamming the ongoing NYAY Yatra, Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnan asked the party to focus on 2024 LS elections.

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‘The chickens have come home to roost’: Milind Deora comments after TMC ditches Congress in Bengal

OpIndia Staff - 25 January, 2024

Milind Deora mocked Congress party after TMC declared to fight Lok Sabha elections on all 42 seats in West Bengal.

News Reports

BJP starts 2024 campaign, launches theme song for upcoming Lok Sabha elections

OpIndia Staff - 25 January, 2024

BJP has sounded its poll bugle for the 2024 general elections by releasing a campaign video

Media

The Guardian admits that Modi 3.0 is inevitable, continues to whine about India, Hindu nationalism, imaginary Muslim victimhood and more

Sanghamitra - 1 January, 2024

The author, for reasons best known to her, has not bothered to ask if Modi were to disenfranchise Muslims, why hasn't he already done that in his first and second terms? What exactly do Varshney and the author think he has been waiting for?

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