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Going from 59 to 56: How new Lok Sabha will be younger

The Lok Sabha elections are done and dusted and an analysis of the newly-elected MPs reveals that the average age has dipped to 56 from 59 years

Bet gone wrong? Rajasthan’s Phalodi Satta Bazar election result prediction didn’t sync with voters

In mid-April, ahead of the first of seven phase Lok Sabha polls, bookies were expecting BJP to win a maximum of 325 seats and a minimum of 322

40 years of Operation Blue Star: A tragic episode that Indira Gandhi could have avoided

The Indira Gandhi government could not have chosen the worse time, June 5, 1984, asking the Indian army to storm the holiest Sikh Shrine, Golden Temple, on a day that marked martyrdom of Guru Arjun Dev

In Assam, Congress secures three seats with two stunning victories, revitalising the party

The victories achieved by Gaurav Gogoi in Jorhat and Rakibul Hussain in Dhubri are remarkable, each overcoming unique challenges to secure ultimate success

'We'll take appropriate steps at appropriate time': INDIA bloc vows to keep fighting as NDA prepares for govt formation

Even as it performed better than expected, the INDIA bloc has fallen short of the majority-mark of 272 and is currently not in a position to form the next government

'Mandate is decisively against Mr Modi,' says Mallikarjun Kharge, but who will heed his call to join the INDIA bloc?

The INDIA bloc would welcome all parties that share a fundamental commitment to the values enshrined in the Preamble of Constitution, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Wednesday

2024 Lok Sabha election: Which states went the NDA way, which chose INDI alliance?

The 2024 Lok Sabha election has proven to be one for the history books. Even as the results show the BJP-led NDA poised to form its third government in a row, the INDIA bloc put up a tough fight that may force the ruling leadership to re-think its poll strategy in the future. There were surprises in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana and Rajasthan

In Lok Sabha election 2024, BJP got 69 lakh more votes from 2019, but 63 fewer seats. Here's how

The BJP saw the total number of votes it received go up by almost 69 lakh from 2019 to 2024. However, its national vote share fell from 37.3 per cent in 2019 to 36.6 per cent in 2024. Despite a rise in total votes and only a 0.7 per cent drop in voter share, the numbers translated to an 11 per cent drop in seat share for the BJP. We explain how

Lok Sabha election results 2024: How Congress' Geniben Thakor earned the title of giant slayer in Gujarat

Congress has finally opened its account in Gujarat thanks to Geniben Thakor's crucial win. She defeated BJP rival Dr Rekhaben Chaudhari in the Banaskantha Lok Sabha seat by a margin of 30,406 votes. The win is noteworthy since, she is the only Congress candidate to secure a seat from the western state

In Manipur, did Rahul Gandhi's visit to the state during peak strife period provide Congress an edge over BJP?

While Congress regained the Inner Manipur seat, the noteworthy point is that a sitting cabinet minister in the N Biren Singh government, Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh, had to bite the dust