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Kanniyakumari retains its position as BJP's stronghold after TN urban polls
The southern tip of Tamil Nadu has once again retained its position as the stronghold of the BJP with the saffron party winning 200 seats here out of the 308 in the February 19 urban local body elections.Twenty-six years later, the BJP continues its winning streak winning 200 of the 308 seats from the district after the historic political entry of the saffron party in the Dravida land.
BJP appears able to retain support in current round of state elections: US official
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appears to be able to retain its support in the current round of state elections in India, according to a US State Department official in charge of the region. The BJP held the government by itself in four of the six Indian states are having their elections, and in one in a coalition, while the Congress was the ruling party in one. Lu said that for the opposition to be effective, the Congress party will have to find its message and its leadership.
Tewari questions Punjab CM, Cong leaders on Ukraine
Congress MP from Punjab, Manish Tewari on Wednesday questioned the state leaders for doing nothing for the students stranded in Ukraine. Congress MP from Punjab, Manish Tewari on Wednesday questioned the state leaders for doing nothing for the students stranded in Ukraine.
Battle for UP: Mamata shown black flags in Varanasi
Mamata went to take part in the Ganga Aarti at the Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi and to express her annoyance over the incident, she sat on the ghat steps instead of a chair and watched the Ganga Aarti. The West Bengal chief minister's convoy was passing through Chetganj area when a group of Hindu Yuva Vahini workers started raising slogans like 'wapas jao' (go back) and waved black flags. They were restrained by the police present on the spot.
Battle for UP: Polling begins for 6th phase, Yogi in the fray
Polling has begun for the sixth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh in which 57 assembly constituencies, spread across ten districts are going to polls. The districts where polling is being held on Thursday are Ambedkar Nagar, Balrampur, Siddharth Nagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria and Ballia. These 57 assembly segments, of which 11 are reserved, are particularly crucial for the BJP.
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