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Opinion | Lok Sabha Elections: Why A 2004-Like Scenario Is Unlikely
People who believe that the BJP could lose this election often cite the example of 2004, when Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a public favourite, lost the mandate.
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Opinion | Road To 2024: Can Economic Performance Affect A Party's Winnability?
A government in India is likely to be voted out whenever GDP growth under it is lower compared to its predecessor's. This happened six times, in 1977, 1980, 1991, 1996, 2004 and 2014.
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5 Key Seats In Tamil Nadu To Watch Out For In Lok Sabha Polls 2024
In 2004, the DMK-led bloc swept the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu, winning all 39 seats and the lone Puducherry segment, giving the much needed stability to the Congress-led UPA-I regime.
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"Exactly 20 Years Ago...": Jairam Ramesh Recalls Congress' Similar Loss In 2003 And A Strong Comeback
With Congress facing defeats in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, party leader Jairam Ramesh recalled that 20 years ago the party similarly lost in these three states but came back strong and emerged as the single largest party in 2004 poll
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Why Votes For Presidential Poll Will Be Stored In Ballot Boxes, Not EVMs
Ever wondered why electronic voting machines, used in four Lok Sabha elections and 127 assembly polls since 2004, are not deployed in polls to elect the President and Vice President of India, members of Rajya Sabha, and members of state legislative c
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Amit Shah's First Bill In Parliament Today On Jammu And Kashmir Quotas
Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Amendment Bill will be the first legislative business of the BJP president in parliament after his election to the lower house and cabinet appointment following the party's decisive win in national polls last month.
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Election Results: Rahul Gandhi Concedes Defeat In Amethi, Congratulates Smriti Irani
Congress president Rahul Gandhi conceded defeat in Amethi, the constituency in Uttar Pradesh that he has been winning effortlessly since 2004, and congratulated the BJP's Smriti Irani for her victory.
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Election Result: BJP's Rajyavardhan Rathore Leads Krishna Poonia By Over 3.9 Lakh Votes In Jaipur Rural
The 2019 Lok Sabha contest in Jaipur Rural was pitched as a battle between two Olympic athletes; Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won silver at the 2004 Games in Athens and Krishna Poonia competed in the 2012 Games in London
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Election Results 2019: "Who Says..." - Smriti Irani As She Stuns Rahul Gandhi In Amethi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi conceded defeat in Amethi, the constituency in Uttar Pradesh that he has been winning effortlessly since 2004, and congratulated the BJP's Smriti Irani for her victory. "I want Smriti Irani ji to keep people's faith and take care of Amethi with love," he told reporters in a brief press conference after the Congress's...
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BJP Tears Into Azam Khan For "Khaki Underwear" Comment Against Jaya Prada
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan is heard talking about "khaki underwear" in an appalling rant while campaigning in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur against actress-turned-politician Jaya Prada, a former party colleague who is now his BJP rival.
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"Don't Forget 2004": Sonia Gandhi's Message To BJP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not invincible, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi told reporters today in Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh, where she filed her nomination papers. "Don't forget 2004," she said, reminding the media of her party Congress taking power despite widespread predictions of a BJP victory.
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Doubling Farmers' Income, Ram Temple: 10 Big Points From BJP's Manifesto
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called his party's manifesto or Sankalp patra, a document promising good governance, security and prosperity of the country. BJP chief Amit Shah in his introductory message claimed that India is a "maha-shakti" now. During the period between 2004 and 2014, when UPA was in power, India had "slipped in the eyes of the wor...
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Smriti Irani, In Amethi, Says "Want To Warn Wayanad" About Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi will file his nomination papers today in Kerala's Wayanad, the second constituency he is fighting from in the April-May national election, apart from his traditional Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. On cue, Union Minister Smriti Irani headed to Amethi this morning and delivered a sharp attack.
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BJP Fields Ex-Congress Leader Against Sonia Gandhi In Rae Bareli
The BJP on Wednesday fielded local strongman Dinesh Pratap Singh against Sonia Gandhi in Rae Bareli and also named candidates who will taken on Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Singh Yadav.
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Jaya Prada Joins BJP, Says "Honoured To Work Under PM Modi's Leadership"
Jaya Prada BJP: Veteran actor and former lawmaker Jaya Prada joined the BJP today, two weeks before the national elections. She has been pitted against Azam Khan on the Rampur constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Jaya Prada had represented Rampur twice in the Lok Sabha -- in 2004 and 2009 -- as a member of the Samajwadi Party.
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Opinion | Lok Sabha Elections: Why A 2004-Like Scenario Is Unlikely
People who believe that the BJP could lose this election often cite the example of 2004, when Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a public favourite, lost the mandate.
-
Opinion | Road To 2024: Can Economic Performance Affect A Party's Winnability?
A government in India is likely to be voted out whenever GDP growth under it is lower compared to its predecessor's. This happened six times, in 1977, 1980, 1991, 1996, 2004 and 2014.
-
5 Key Seats In Tamil Nadu To Watch Out For In Lok Sabha Polls 2024
In 2004, the DMK-led bloc swept the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu, winning all 39 seats and the lone Puducherry segment, giving the much needed stability to the Congress-led UPA-I regime.
-
"Exactly 20 Years Ago...": Jairam Ramesh Recalls Congress' Similar Loss In 2003 And A Strong Comeback
With Congress facing defeats in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, party leader Jairam Ramesh recalled that 20 years ago the party similarly lost in these three states but came back strong and emerged as the single largest party in 2004 poll
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Why Votes For Presidential Poll Will Be Stored In Ballot Boxes, Not EVMs
Ever wondered why electronic voting machines, used in four Lok Sabha elections and 127 assembly polls since 2004, are not deployed in polls to elect the President and Vice President of India, members of Rajya Sabha, and members of state legislative c
-
Amit Shah's First Bill In Parliament Today On Jammu And Kashmir Quotas
Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Amendment Bill will be the first legislative business of the BJP president in parliament after his election to the lower house and cabinet appointment following the party's decisive win in national polls last month.
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Election Results: Rahul Gandhi Concedes Defeat In Amethi, Congratulates Smriti Irani
Congress president Rahul Gandhi conceded defeat in Amethi, the constituency in Uttar Pradesh that he has been winning effortlessly since 2004, and congratulated the BJP's Smriti Irani for her victory.
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Election Result: BJP's Rajyavardhan Rathore Leads Krishna Poonia By Over 3.9 Lakh Votes In Jaipur Rural
The 2019 Lok Sabha contest in Jaipur Rural was pitched as a battle between two Olympic athletes; Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won silver at the 2004 Games in Athens and Krishna Poonia competed in the 2012 Games in London
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Election Results 2019: "Who Says..." - Smriti Irani As She Stuns Rahul Gandhi In Amethi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi conceded defeat in Amethi, the constituency in Uttar Pradesh that he has been winning effortlessly since 2004, and congratulated the BJP's Smriti Irani for her victory. "I want Smriti Irani ji to keep people's faith and take care of Amethi with love," he told reporters in a brief press conference after the Congress's...
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BJP Tears Into Azam Khan For "Khaki Underwear" Comment Against Jaya Prada
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan is heard talking about "khaki underwear" in an appalling rant while campaigning in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur against actress-turned-politician Jaya Prada, a former party colleague who is now his BJP rival.
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"Don't Forget 2004": Sonia Gandhi's Message To BJP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not invincible, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi told reporters today in Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh, where she filed her nomination papers. "Don't forget 2004," she said, reminding the media of her party Congress taking power despite widespread predictions of a BJP victory.
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Doubling Farmers' Income, Ram Temple: 10 Big Points From BJP's Manifesto
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called his party's manifesto or Sankalp patra, a document promising good governance, security and prosperity of the country. BJP chief Amit Shah in his introductory message claimed that India is a "maha-shakti" now. During the period between 2004 and 2014, when UPA was in power, India had "slipped in the eyes of the wor...
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Smriti Irani, In Amethi, Says "Want To Warn Wayanad" About Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi will file his nomination papers today in Kerala's Wayanad, the second constituency he is fighting from in the April-May national election, apart from his traditional Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. On cue, Union Minister Smriti Irani headed to Amethi this morning and delivered a sharp attack.
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BJP Fields Ex-Congress Leader Against Sonia Gandhi In Rae Bareli
The BJP on Wednesday fielded local strongman Dinesh Pratap Singh against Sonia Gandhi in Rae Bareli and also named candidates who will taken on Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Singh Yadav.
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Jaya Prada Joins BJP, Says "Honoured To Work Under PM Modi's Leadership"
Jaya Prada BJP: Veteran actor and former lawmaker Jaya Prada joined the BJP today, two weeks before the national elections. She has been pitted against Azam Khan on the Rampur constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Jaya Prada had represented Rampur twice in the Lok Sabha -- in 2004 and 2009 -- as a member of the Samajwadi Party.
