Newshour | Has the Supreme Court's observations on the Coalgate cover-up taken the sheen off Karnataka victory for the Congress? The Supreme Court came down heavily on the law minister, CBI, Attorney General GE Vahanvati, and former Additional Solicitor Genera...
Newshour | Will Congress consider early elections to capitalise on the victory of Karnataka? Was it Rahul Gandhi's win or Narendra Modi's loss in Karnataka? Congress secured a thumping majority with 121 seats in the 224-seat strong Karnataka Assembly. This vic...
Was it Rahul Gandhi's win or Narendra Modi's loss in Karnataka? Who will be the next CM? Watch an analysis of Congress' victory and BJP's loss in Karnataka. Arnab Goswami, along with representatives from the BJP and Congress have a heated debate over the outco...
Though there are several contenders for the chief minister’s post in Karnataka, including central ministers Mallikarjun Kharge and M Veerappa Moily, the leading contender is Siddaramaiah, who was Leader of the Opposition in the state. Congress has secured a ...
Representatives from all political parties from Karnataka hold a political debate over the outcome of the Assembly elections and discuss big questions like -- Can Congress end its internal feud by appointing a chief minister who is acceptable to all? Was it Ra...
BS Yeddyurappa's KJP split BJP votes and made a dent in the saffron party's vote bank, resulting in its massive defeat. BJP could only garner 40 seats. Congress secured a thumping majority with 121 seats in the 224-seat strong Karnataka Assembly. This victory ...
A confident Congress, after the convincing victory in Karnataka, take on BJP at the centre, mocks them and says that BJP would face a similar fate in the Lok Sabha polls in 2014. BJP's loss has also put a question mark on Narendra Modi's effectiveness as a nat...
The Congress party is happy with the elections results in Karnataka. After 2004 this is the first time that a party will form the government without support from others. The split with Yeddyurappa is being touted as one of the main reasons behind the huge loss...
After a gap of nearly 10 years the Congress party will form their own government without any help from other parties in Karnataka. As expected the Congress leaders fell over themselves in giving the credit to the Gandhi family for the victory in the state. Thi...
According to lawyer Ram Jethmalani BJP lost Karnataka because they expelled Yeddyurappa from the party. He also said that Yeddyurappa was innocent and the High Court crushed the case of corruption against the leader.
Congress is moving towards a single party majority in Karnataka while BJP has slid to the third spot in the state. While on the other hand, both the houses of the Parliament faced disruptions as the Opposition continued to demand the resignation of Law Ministe...
In a last minute change within the party, Rajnath Singh was named Bharatiya Janata Party's new president. The development came about last night after Sangh was forced to swallow pride as controversies amounted on their first choice Nitin Gadkari. Last-minute m...
In a last minute change within the party, Rajnath Singh was named Bharatiya Janata Party's new president. The development came about last night after Sangh was forced to swallow pride as controversies amounted on their first choice Nitin Gadkari. Last-minute m...
In spite of the brilliant win in Gujarat, Modi's name as the prime ministerial candidate is still not confirmed. A lot would depend on internal politics in BJP as well as the NDA allies. But on the other side, all the leaders of the Congress are trying to just...
Delhi is still far for Modi. The opposition that Modi faces is not just from BJP's allies in NDA but from some politicians within his own party. But whatever said and done about Modi, one thing that holds true is that he knows how to judge the mood of the audi...
Looking at the current political trends, 2014 may indeed be a clash of titans. While Congress is seen to be getting Rahul Gandhi ready for the Prime Ministerial elections, on the other side the whispers to make Modi stand for the post of Prime Minister is gath...
Just hours after Narendra Modi was declared winner in the 2012 Gujarat Assembly elections, BJP made it clear that his hattrick victory is a stepping stone for Modi to contest for the 2014 Prime Minister elections. BJP supporters from across the nation are expr...
Chief Minister Narendra Modi addressed a large crowd of joyful supporters on Thursday evening after BJP's decisive victory in the state elections in Gujarat and thanked the voters for coming out in large numbers to celebrate the enormous win. He spoke in a man...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narenda Modi has scored a hattrick in the state Assembly elections. The BJP emerged victorious winning just one seat short of its 2007 tall of 117 seats. Meanwhile, the Congress did a lot better than the previous elections by securing mo...
Narendra Modi secured yet another victory in the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2012 today. The factors which led to his victory are his developing agenda, because of which a lot of industrial growth has been seen in the State; the urban middle class are in full s...
After ensuring his third term in the Gujarat chief minister's office, Narendra Modi visits his mother Hira Ba, who welcomed him with homemade sweets and generous dose of blessings. Modi, who met his mother in Gandhinagar, had met her on the day of the polling ...
As the counting is still underway, no one can definitively announce someone to be winner. However, with the combined analysis of counting trends and results announced, it is seen that Congress's leads has come down but for BJP the number is the same as in 2007...
As Congress looks to win Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat chosing for BJP, the two national parties are at 1-1 situation. As the counting nears its close, BJP's clear victory in Gujarat seems to be a certainty. On the other hand, BJP's plan to return to form the g...
With Congress victory in Himachal Pradesh, Virbhadra Singh the previous Chief Minister, will look forward to another term in the State. He has now become the longest serving Chief Minster in this hill state. With congress's victory, BJP's dreams of winning Him...
After the Congress won Himachal Pradesh, but lost the state of Gujarat, the party remains defiant that this in no way means that Modi is a contender to lookout for in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. According to Union law minister and Congress member Salman Khur...
In one of the most bizarre comments post counting in Gujarat Assembly elections, Finance Minister Chidambaram has said that Congress party are the clear winners in both Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. While the statement may hold true for Himachal, it is illogic...
Even though the BJP was looking for a return in Himachal Pradesh, the Prem Kumar Dhumal-run government there has been defeated to make way for Congress. So is the big differentiator for the party the man Narendra Modi itself? BJP member Vani Tripathi says that...
As the chorus for BJP's fifth consecutive win increases in Gujarat, party spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said that the battle for 2014 elections has only begun. Naqvi, however, did not comment on BJP's loss in Himachal Pradesh, where Congress won 38 seat...
As the counting begins, the numbers stand at 3 for BJP and 2 for Congress. But the significant point that comes to the forefront is that Congress with the help of Keshubhai Patel have been successful in making in-roads into BJP strongholds. Rajkot West was the...
At the start of the counting, BJP opens its account with 3 leads in Saurashtra. Experts point to the fact that if this early trend continues then the script for a 'Dabangg' victory for Modi and BJP is imminent. They are also hinting to the fact that Modi could...
The 2012 Assembly elections in Gujarat is not just a contest for the 182 Assembly seats. Whatever the results of the Assembly elections, the aftershocks will be felt in the national capital. Exit poll results are predicting a landslide victory for incumbent Ch...
It is counting day for Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. All eyes are now on Gujarat, where poll pandits are predicting a hattrick for Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Over 71 percent of voters have cast their votes during the two phases of polling in the state. Assu...
The celebrations have already begun in the BJP camp in Gujarat, as Chief Minister Narendra Modi prepares for a record third-term in power. The BJP is also getting ready a massive party for December 20, when the results of the Assembly elections will be made pu...
After winning the FDI debate in Lok Sabha yesterday, the UPA government is confident about its win in the Rajya Sabha today where it needs the support of 123 members in the 244-member house to defeat the motion brought by the opposition. Speaking to reporters,...
Gujarat's longest-serving Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, looks all set for a hat-trick in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections. The 'India Today ORG Gujarat polls' survey has projected that despite anti-incumbency the BJP will win yet again in Gujarat, and ...
Kick-starting the assembly polls campaign in Himachal Pradesh, senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj asks the people to support BJP to win the elections. She also attacks Congress over the many scam and scandals in the recent times.
BJP sweeps the Delhi civic polls 2012 with the party president Nitin Gadkari saying that the party has emerged as a strong alternative to the 'corrupt' Congress.
Calling his win in the Nagar Kurnool seat a victory for Telangana, independent candidate Nagam Janardhan Reddy took a dig at his former party boss Chandrababu Naidu
Conceding defeat of the Congress-NCP alliance in Mumbai civic body polls, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan says it is difficult to dislodge Shiv Sena.