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Women voters tilted the scales in favour of Congress in Telangana

Women's vote key in Telangana: INC won 37 of 56 seats where women outnumbered men. 1.6M women voted, 1.6M men, plus 1.6M service voters. INC won 37 of 56 seats where women voted in larger numbers. Women's turnout changed the equation, giving INC its only Assembly election win.

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Over 50 new faces to enter the Assembly

Telangana Assembly to welcome one-third new MLAs, incl. former MPs/MLCs, 8 doctors, 2 software engineers, 6 entrepreneurs, technocrats, businessmen, 1 lawyer, realtors, ex-IPS officer. Congress won 14 SC & 9 ST seats, BRS 5 SC & 3 ST. Notable SC leaders incl. CLP leader, ex-Deputy CM.

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Chhattisgarh Assembly election results 2023 | BJP stuns Congress, makes a strong comeback

BJP stuns Congress in Chhattisgarh elections, wins or leads in 54 seats. PM Modi's "guarantee" of welfare schemes and anti-corruption narrative credited for win. Mahtari Vandan Yojana, cash assistance scheme for married women, a key factor. BJP's Raman Singh, Renuka Singh, O.P. Chaudhary, Vishnu Deo Sai in contention for CM…

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AIMIM clings on to its seven Assembly seats

AIMIM clung to its seven assembly constituencies in Telangana, but saw reduced margins in Yakutpura and Nampally. Jaffar Hussain and Mohammed Majid Hussain won with wafer-thin margins of 878 and 2,000 votes respectively. Other first-time candidates, Mohammed Mubeen and Mir Zulfiqar Ali, won with 67,025 and 22,853 votes. Veteran legislators…

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Srinivas Reddy bucks the trend of Speakers losing polls

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Rajasthan Assembly election results | Gujjar disenchantment costs the Congress dearly

Congress's five-year struggle to contain Gehlot-Pilot rivalry failed; 14 of 31 seats lost in eastern Rajasthan, where Pilot's community holds sway. BJP capitalized on sentiment that Pilot was sidelined, humiliated. Gehlot's home district saw Congress lose 7/10 seats, pointing to his ego.

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CM promises permanent solution to paddy farmers’ woes

The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s ongoing Cabinet outreach programme titled Navakerala Sadas concluded its Palakkad district leg on Sunday by covering the Assembly constituencies of Chittur, Nemmara, Tharoor, and Alathur.

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Karnataka | No Opposition leader in Council though winter session is beginning today

BJP to choose Leader of Opposition in Council; regional balance, caste factor to be weighed. Party may pick leader from North Karnataka; names of Shashil G. Namoshi, Raghunath Rao Malkapure doing rounds. Caste factor may lead to selection of OBC leader; Kota Srinivas Poojary, Malkapure, N. Ravi Kumar in contention.…

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BJP increases tally, but suffers major setback in defeat of two sitting MLAs, three MPs in Telangana Assembly polls

BJP suffers a major setback in Telangana Assembly elections as prominent leaders, including two sitting MLAs and three MPs, lose seats. Eatala Rajender, M. Raghunandhan Rao, Bandi Sanjay, Arvind Dharmapuri and Soyam Bapu Rao all defeated by BRS candidates.

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BJP sweeps Hindi heartland, Congress surges in Telangana

BJP shrugs off anti-incumbency to retain power in Madhya Pradesh, storms back in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh after losses in 2018; Congress wrests power from BRS in Telangana

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Payback time for Congress as INDIA allies take it to task for ignoring them

INDIA allies angry over missed opportunity to fight Assembly polls. INDIA bloc in limbo for 3 months, Congress now facing fury of allies. Meeting on Dec 6 to discuss missed opportunity and how to counter BJP in 2024 LS polls. INDIA needs robust narrative and collective spirit to defeat BJP.

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Police officials in news for wrong reasons in Telangana 2023 Assembly elections

Telangana police ensured peaceful polls, but some officers are in news for wrong reasons. Three suspended for trying to help BRS candidate. ECI transferred 3 IPS officers and 10 SPs before polls. DGP Anjani Kumar and Additional DGP Sanjay Kumar Jain met Congress candidate Revanth Reddy before results announcement, violating…

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It is a vote against KCR and family: Kishan Reddy

Telangana BJP president and Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy said while the party “respects” the people’s mandate, the Congress did not score a “landslide victory”.

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Battle of wits between ruling Congress and Opposition on the cards as winter session begins on December 4 in Belagavi

State legislature in Belagavi to start Mon. Battle of wits between Congress & Opposition. 15 Bills to be moved. 2,512 & 1,207 starred/unstarred questions in Assembly & Council respectively. Privilege motion against Housing Minister. 2 days for North Karnataka issues. Awards for legislators who come on time. Schoolchildren to sit…

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Electoral outcome a blow against fake propaganda: Kummanam

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive committee member Kummanam Rajasekharan has said the outcome of the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are a blow to the Congress propaganda against the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.

The Times of India

BHOPAL: The BJP's success in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls can be attributed to several key factors, including an effective booth-level strategy, strong organizational maneuvering, and the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

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Mizoram Assembly election results | Congress hopes to upstage ruling MNF, ZPM; BJP seeks to increase its tally

Mizoram's Assembly election results on Dec 4 may surprise. 3 parties contesting all 40 seats: MNF, ZPM, Congress. MNF, ZPM upbeat; Congress hopes to upstage MNF. Polls on Nov 7 saw 80.43% turnout. MNF, ZPM confident; Congress accepts whatever seats won. In 2018, MNF won 26, ZPM 8, Congress 5.…

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Assembly election results | PM Modi, party organisation, women, Dalits and tribals charge the BJP juggernaut

BJP tested strategies in five State polls, including not highlighting State-specific face, depending on PM Modi, SC/ST and women support, countering Congress' caste census demand, & mid-course correction in Telangana. Results show these strategies worked, and will be used in 2024 LS polls.

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Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: It’s status quo in Hyderabad city

In 2023, the BJP increased its tally to two seats in Hyderabad city, while the AIMIM's seats decreased to six. In 2018, the Congress won none, the BJP won one, and the AIMIM and BRS won seven each. Table 1a and 1b show the seats won/led and vote share secured…

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023: How Bhopal and other cities voted? | Data

.2018: In Bhopal, Congress won 3, BJP 2; Gwalior, Congress 4, BJP 0; Jabalpur, Congress 3, BJP 1. 2023: Bhopal, BJP 3, Congress 2; Gwalior, BJP 2, Congress 2; Jabalpur, BJP 3, Congress 1. Tables show vote share in 2023 & 2018. BJP leads in 168 seats held by Congress…

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Over a dozen defectors have the last laugh

Defectors had the last laugh in over a dozen Assembly constituencies after the results of Telangana Assembly Elections were out on Sunday.

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Madhya Pradesh: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan wins from Budhni assembly seat

Celebrations erupted in Madhya Pradesh as incumbent Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Budhni, Shivraj Singh Chouhan won by a margin of 1,64,951 votes, garnering a total of 1,04,974 votes. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Telangana Assembly elections 2023 results | BJP first-timer humbles CM KCR, Congress Chief Revanth in Kamareddy

BJP's Venkataramana Reddy is giant-killer in Telangana Assembly elections, defeating CM K. Chandrashekhar Rao and TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy. He won by a margin of 5810 votes, securing 65,198 votes. His campaign focused on local issues, and his accessibility to the locals endeared him to the electorate. His challenge…

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Congress will get back its glory in Andhra Pradesh too very soon: Srikakulam DCC president

Srikakulam district Congress party president Pedada Parameswara Rao on December 3 hoped that the Congress Party would get back its past glory in Andhra Pradesh too as people of the State were keen to vote the party on the lines of Telangana where Congress party is all set to form…

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Rajasthan Assembly poll results unexpected, we humbly accept mandate, says Ashok Gehlot

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot humbly accepts people's mandate in Rajasthan polls; wishes new government success. Advises to take forward Congress' schemes, laws and innovations. Thanks workers and voters for their support.

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