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Jantar Mantar shut to protest, CJP leaders sent to jail, Delhi police invoke ‘breach of peace’
Denotification of the protest site precedes preventive action against Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, who attempted to enter the barricaded area and unfurl the Tricolour
UP’s tribal belts show unusual voter activity
While a higher voter turnout usually indicates an anti-incumbency factor and favours the Opposition, the opposite proved true for UP’s tribal districts
UP Assembly Elections: Margin of victory less than 500 votes in 11 seats!
Close contest in 52 seats where victory margin was less than 5,000 votes; BJP won half i.e 26 of these seats
Forcing the EC to cancel elections is unprecedented, unconstitutional: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi CM says the Election Commission "postponed” civic body elections in Delhi under pressure from the Centre that was “scared of an AAP sweep"
UP Assembly Elections: Farmers dealt a mighty blow to the BJP in some constituencies
The BJP won with an overall majority, but suffered greatly in farmer-dominated areas; 'Vote ki Chot' not entirely ineffective
Why is Mayawati blaming Muslims and media for BSP’s electoral debacle in UP?
She claimed a ‘media campaign’ led the Muslim community to vote for SP en masse, and it also confused anti-BJP Hindus
UP Assembly Elections: Lakhimpur Kheri witness allegedly attacked by BJP goons celebrating victory
Victim Diljot Singh said that his assailants threatened to kill all witnesses, following the BJP’s Assembly election victory
Hate Offender Keshav Prasad Maurya emerges as one of the biggest losers in UP Assembly elections
Dr Pallavi Patel defeated the former Deputy Chief Minister, showing how people in UP are rejecting a culture of hate, even if it is in isolated pockets
Manipur Assembly Elections: NPP emerges as new Opposition to BJP
Regional party NPP becomes the leading Opposition party as the Congress barely manages 5 seats, less than even the JD(U)
Goa Assembly Elections: BJP misses majority mark by 1 seat
One seat short, the BJP will form a government by allying with independents and other smaller parties
UP Assembly Elections: Serial hate offender Raghvendra Pratap Singh gets the boot in Domariyaganj!
SP's Saiyada Khatoon defeated the communal venom spewing BJP MLA, indicating how the electorate did not support hate or discrimination
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