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Have things turned significantly in Gujarat, considered a free run for the BJP?

The third phase of polling for India’s 18th Lok Sabha could have serious surprises in store for an aggressive and cocksure Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Gujarat, once considered a free run for prime minister Narendra Modi; as voting figures for the 26 parliamentary seats in the western Indian state -- reviled for its politics of exclusion both on the economic and socio-religious front (“Gujarat Model”)-- poured in late on Tuesday, communities and activists who had strived for change are cautiously hopeful; the turn in voter’s mood has been perceptible over the past six weeks. A minimum of four seats and upwards of eight for INDIA is the ground level prediction by Sabrangindia

Reports from UP’s Sambhal claim that several members of the Muslim community prevented from exercising their vote

Videos have emerged of resident Muslims claiming they were lathi charged at the polling booths. Samajwadi Party, which has won several times in the region, has also supported this claim.

Assam sees final day of polling after break-neck campaign unleashed by parties

With the BJP fighting to maintain its winning streak after it won 9 out of 14 Lok Sabha seats in 2019, opposition parties have sped up their campaigning as well, giving a tough fight.

Samyukta Kisan Morcha: Appeals to farmers to vote against the BJP

The platform representing several farmer organisations has urged farmers, workers, women and the common man to teach a lesson to the BJP in the 18th Lok Sabha elections

Demand Independence, ECI should publish figures of each round of polls: Congress President Kharge

In a letter addressed to all the leaders of INDIA parties, regarding the discrepancies in the voting data released by Election Commission of India (ECI) and non-publishing of actual numbers of registered voters, Mallikarujun Kharge, Congress President has raised serious issues on the dysfunctional partisan conduct of the statutory body

Manipur conflict state-manufactured in order facilitate corporate loot: FACAM

In a statement marking one year of what it calls “genocidal violence” in Manipur, the civil rights network Forum Against Corporatization and Militarization (FACAM)...

Another man assaulted by cow vigilantes in Karnataka

Karnataka has witnessed several instances of violence against cattle traders, out of which many of such victims are Muslims.

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