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‘Caste in politics has been a channel of mobility’ – Lok Sabha Election news
Community and caste are still important in India. If caste was irrelevant for this election then parties would not have…
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‘MLAs & MPs better think beyond caste’ – Lok Sabha Election news
What the 2009 elections have made very apparent is that calculations based on caste do not count when it comes…
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Dr Singh knows how to get his own way – Lok Sabha Election news
I cannot claim to be a close friend or adviser of Dr Manmohan Singh. I have known him as a…
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Why UP is the biggest surprise this election – Lok Sabha Election news
When the EVMs were finally asked to make a mega beep after a month-long five phased grueling electoral contest in…
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Congress faces stronger Opposition in AP – Lok Sabha Election news
The Congress performance in Andhra Pradesh in the Lok Sabha poll may have been impressive, but party leaders are worried…
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Congress will keep both BSP and SP away – Lok Sabha Election news
With a stunning tally of 21 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress has stumped each of its political…
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Verdict 2009: Rahul UP and rising – Lok Sabha Election news
The day belonged to Congress president Sonia Gandhi — wearing a bright orange-red Mangalagiri sari, the auspicious colour — and…
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Will ‘winds of change’ blow away CPI-M in Bengal? – Lok Sabha Election news
While traversing the picturesque villages of Bengal, Jyoti Malhotra finds that anger and dissent against the CPI-M’s high-handedness threatens to…
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Karat’s acid test and Left Front’s greatest gamble – Lok Sabha Election news
Will CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat be relevant after May 16? Jyoti Malhotra tries to find out in Kolkata. As…
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‘There is no Bengal line or Kolkata line’ – Lok Sabha Election news
Is the sun finally setting on the Marxist citadel in West Bengal? Jyoti Malhotra reports from Kolkata. Hours before the…
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