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Analysis | Did overconfident regional satraps who ignored Congress’ central leadership cost the party?

The stunning defeat of the loss of the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan not only reflected the failure of the top leadership in being assertive with regard to decision making but also the overconfidence of regional straps

The Hindu

India's ruling party wins 3 of 4 states in elections in a boost for prime minister

India's ruling Hindu nationalist party won in three of four state elections in a vote that pitted the main opposition against that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi before national polls next year.

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Results disappointing but Congress not dejected, says Jairam Ramesh

Congress disappointed in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh but vote share is close to BJP. AICC’s Jairam Ramesh said this is reason for hope and revival.

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Mizoram Assembly Elections: Counting of vote underway for 40 seats

Mizoram, the counting will be conducted in 13 centres across the state and 40 counting halls. Read further on Dynamite News:

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INDIA challenge, Modi charm: What editorials said on election results

Mizoram still counts its votes even as at least three of the four other states which recently held assembly elections have thrown out their governments. And it’s not just anti-incumbency that has defined the change, as the mandate in Madhya Pradesh has spelt out.

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Congress’s woes in Rajasthan: Paper leaks, infighting, Gehlot making it all about himself

In the run-up to the Rajasthan assembly polls, there was one major question discussed ad nauseam in the state and the media.

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A scheme, Modi’s magic, an ‘irresponsible’ Congress: How BJP scripted victory in MP

Three months ago, no one would have imagined that the BJP would return to power in Madhya Pradesh. Even the party’s own central leadership was wary about reintroducing Shivraj Singh Chouhan as its chief ministerial candidate in the assembly elections – results of which gave the BJP 164 seats to…

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Morning Digest | Mizoram gears up for counting on December 4; Cyclone Michaung to bring Heavy rain to Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on December 03, 2023

The Hindu

BJP says its victory in three States is an indicator for Lok Sabha polls

BJP wins 3 States; leaders say it's a sign of things to come in LS polls. BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra claims party-JD(S) combine will sweep all 28 LS seats in Karnataka. Former CM Basavaraj Bommai says victory boosts PM's image, warns Congress. JD(S) alleges Congress won Telangana using money…

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Modi-Shivraj factor drives BJP win in M.P.; Congress caste census plank falls flat

BJP has bettered the Congress in all regions of the State; Modi’s direct connect with the voters, and reminding the electorate of the Centre’s schemes seem to have boosted the party’s fortunes; Shivraj brushed aside questions over his role and hit the ground running ahead of the polls

The Hindu

With Scindia on its side, BJP gains in Gwalior-Chambal region

Despite facing a crushing defeat in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress can draw solace from the fact that it held on its own in the Gwalior-Chambal region, even after losing its top leader Jyotiraditya Scindia to the BJP.

The Hindu

BJP sweeps tribal seats across M.P., Chhattisgarh; BAP opens account

BJP's courting of tribal vote in MP, Chhattisgarh & Rajasthan paid off; PM's Rs 24,000 cr plan for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups & BJP's focus on tribal representation, culture & nationalistic identity helped. BAP's "alternate politics" & Gondwana Gantantra Party's alliance with BSP also won seats.

The Hindu

The big question in Chhattisgarh: The next CM

BJP's O.P. Choudhary, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, former CM Raman Singh, State party president Arun Sao, Union Minister of State Renuka Singh, and former Union MoS Vishnu Deo Sai are contenders for Chhattisgarh CM. OBC Choudhary, Sao from numerically powerful Sahu community, Singh's seniority & experience, Singh & Sai…

The Hindu

Poll results will have no impact on INDIA alliance, says Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar says INDIA bloc's losses won't affect alliance; CM Shinde, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar & BJP leader Fadnavis say PM Modi's charisma remains intact; Fadnavis predicts BJP will sweep 2024 polls.

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Letters to The Editor — December 4, 2023

Readers’ mail to The Hindu’s Letters to The Editor

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Decisive wins: On M.P., Rajasthan, Telangana and Chhattisgarh Assembly election results

The BJP’s victories signify a consolidation of its hold over the Hindi heartland and in straight contests against its principal national opponent, the Congress

The Hindu

Nationally dominant, with a strategy that clicks

The saffron dominance of the BJP might not face a credible rival challenge either in 2024 or even for some time beyond it, as the Assembly election results show

The Hindu

BJP bags eight seats even as bigwigs lose

BJP Telangana wins 8 seats in 2021 polls, but bigwigs lose. Most MLAs are unheralded first-timers. Party positioned itself as alternative to ruling BRS, champion of weaker sections, but failed to win over voters. Most seats won in communally sensitive areas. Failed to do well in twin cities, Rangareddy district.…

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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.

The Hindu

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.

The Times of India

Chhattisgarh polls: Modi magic & BJP energy stun Congress

RAIPUR: Beating perception and exit polls, the BJP pulled off a stunning victory in Chhattisgarh on Sunday, riding the Modi magic to win 54 of the 90 assembly seats and wresting power from Congress.

The Hindu

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…

The Times of India

Madhya Pradesh: Amid BJP landslide, Kamal Nath retains home turf Chhindwara

BHOPAL: Despite the Bharatiya Janata Party securing a decisive victory and retaining power in Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath, the long-standing leader of the Congress party, maintained his stronghold on Chhindwara.

The Hindu

Telangana Assembly election results 2023 | Congress breaks Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s decade-long hold over Telangana with big wins

Telangana, the citadel of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) for the last 10 years, has been overrun by the Congress after a nine-and-half-year battle with the promise of self-respect and welfare schemes

The Hindu

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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