Muslim Vote Election 2014

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  Muslim Vote May Be X-Factor For Opposition In UP: Prannoy Roy's Analysis

  The key factors of caste and religion are likely to have a multiplier effect in Uttar Pradesh, with a divided opposition ranged against the ruling BJP, indicates data from last elections. It is very likely that a split in these votes may play into the hands of the BJP.

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  Indian Union Muslim League Retains Malappuram Lok Sabha Seat In Kerala, BJP's Vote Share Falls

  The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the largest ally of the Congress in Kerala, has retained the Malappuram parliament seat, winning a by-election by a big margin of 1.7 lakh votes. The BJP, which has been trying to increase its footprint in the state will be disappointed with a small fall in its vote share. The party is still a distant third be...

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  Uttar Pradesh: In Areas With Many Muslims, Hindu Vote For BJP Increases

  Muslims form about 18 per cent of Uttar Pradesh's population. In urban areas, they form 32 per cent of voters; in rural parts, they are about half that.

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  Muslims Not Voting Samajwadi Party Need DNA Test, Says Abu Azmi

  In an election that stands out for hate speeches, name calling and unambiguous attempts by political parties to polarise voters, comes another controversial comment from the Samajwadi Party's Abu Azmi.

• Congress proposal of quota for Muslims triggers storm

  A Congress promise of reservation for backward Muslims today kicked up a row with BJP calling it a "last desperate" act on its part to get some votes, a charge rejected outright by Congress which said it has not come out with any supplementary manifesto.

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  Truth vs Hype: The Battle for Benares (Part I: Shadow of the Don)

  In the narrow bylanes of Bajardiha, one of Benares' many dense Muslim pockets, there is an intense debate brewing. In the 2009 elections, they, like most of the city's approximately three lakh Muslims, voted overwhelmingly for mafia don Mukhtar Ansari, despite the fact that Mr Ansari was in prison facing a number of serious charges including murder...

• Truth vs Hype: Chasing the Muslim vote

  In election time, it isn't unusual for political parties like the Congress, the Samajwadi Party and the BSP to seek endorsements from Islamic clerics, as part of their strategy to garner Muslim votes.

• Election Commission bans Azam Khan and Amit Shah's rallies in Uttar Pradesh

  The Election Commission has banned BJP leader Amit Shah and Samajwadi Party's senior minister Azam Khan from addressing public meetings and rallies in Uttar Pradesh. Both parties have sought a review of the decision.

• Truth vs Hype: Political ads or religious appeals?

  A deluge of political ads in Urdu newspapers, which, as NDTV's show Truth vs Hype found, make barely concealed - and in some cases, open - appeals for the Muslim vote.

• Opinion: BJP and the Muslim Vote

  Patrick French's analysis with a lesson from history.

• Meira Kumar out to shed 'neglecting constituency' tag in Sasaram

  Outgoing Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will bank on votes of backward castes and Muslims besides Dalits to win the Sasaram Parliamentary seat for third consecutive time amid allegations that she has made more visits to foreign countries than to her constituency.

• Narendra Modi accuses Sonia Gandhi, Mulayam Singh Yadav of misleading Muslims

  Narendra Modi today attacked Sonia Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav accusing them of indulging in vote bank politics and "misleading" Muslims in the name of secularism.

• Agra: NGO persuades Muslim women to vote

  An NGO in Agra is working on persuading Muslim women voters to step out of their homes and exercise their franchise in the Lok Sabha elections.

• In Varanasi, the Narendra Modi puzzle for Muslim voters

  In the holy town of Varanasi, Muslim weavers famous for the exquisite 'Banarasi sari' are a critical community to be won over. This election may prove that the community does not always vote as a monolith.