Even after a day of the three Assembly by election results being declared, analyses continue over the outcome, especially on Bihar’s Bankipur seat, and possible effects on upcoming polls. While the mandate appears largely against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with a 2 1 verdict, Bihar has mirrored the split and ebb among Opposition.
INDIA bloc chairperson and Congress president, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Monday flagged economic, social, and foreign policy challenges faced by the nation and criticised the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across the country at the alliance meeting at Constitution Club.
Following setbacks in the recently held assembly elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, the INDIA bloc held a crucial meeting in New Delhi on Monday to chalk out its strategy against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
The gathering, branded as the “INDIA janbandhan” meeting, is expected to deliberate on the alliance’s future course, including preparations for the 2029 Lok Sabha elections and coordination on key political issues.
If large sections of the electorate continue to back the ruling leadership despite economic pressures and periodic crises, where exactly is the Opposition falling short?
Ahead of the INDIA bloc meeting on June 8, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday asserted that the opposition alliance stays united despite some parties choosing to opt out of attendance due to their "respective reasons".
The DMK and CPI-M on Sunday came down heavily on the Congress, accusing the party of "backstabbing" and "abusing" its partners in the INDIA bloc, and also charged its leaders with not taking everyone along in the Opposition alliance.
In the past few weeks, several Opposition parties have once again pushed for the revival of the INDIA bloc or the formation of a similar anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) platform amid the ruling party’s expanding political footprint across the country, including in regions where it earlier struggled to open its account. After Trinamool Congress chief.
New Delhi: With the trends predicting a clear majority for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, Assam and Pondicherry, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi asserted that the INDIA bloc “should learn a lesson” from the mandate. Joshi termed the results as the “biggest blessing, especially in the present context of West Bengal”. “The INDI.
Shimla: Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Congress and the INDIA bloc over the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, asserting that the proposed legislation represented not just a policy initiative but the core ideological conviction of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision.
