NEW DELHI: Ten years ago, chaos erupted in the Delhi assembly. Marshals stormed in, gripping BJP leader Vijender Gupta as he resisted with all his might. His white kurta-pyjama crumpled in the struggle, hands clinging to the furniture as half a dozen officials pried him away. Dramatic visuals from the assembly captured the moment—Gupta, clad…
Delhi’s is among the smallest of many elections held in the world’s largest democracy – but on Saturday, the national capital sent out some massive national political messages.First, BJP’s post-Lok Sabha elections loss of lustre is now a firmly closed chapter. Modi is back again as a political super-force and the most saleable political brand….
The 2025 Delhi assembly elections saw a significant shift in voter preferences, leading to a historic victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and ending their 27-year exile from power. The BJP improved its vote share by 7.3 percentage points to secure 45.8 per cent of votes, while the AAP saw its share dip by…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the voters have thrown the AAP-da (Aam Aadmi Party) out of Delhi politics. “Today’s victory is historic. This is not an ordinary victory. The people of Delhi have driven out ‘AAP-da’. Delhi has been freed from the ‘AAP-da’,” PM Modi said. Bharatiya Janata Party defeated…
Sandeep Dikshit, Arvind Kejriwal and Parvesh Verma (R) NEW DELHI: Exit polls have predicted an end to the 10-year rule of Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi with most of the pollsters giving BJP a majority in the February 5 elections. If these predictions hold true on February 8 when the votes are…
New Delhi: Delhi’s ever-expanding middle class, instrumental in catapulting Arvind Kejriwal and his AAP party to power after Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement, forms the epicentre of a political tug-of-war that could give new shape to the city’s political future. On Feb 8, when the votes are counted, it will become clear whether the middle class…
NEW DELHI: The AAP versus Congress battle in Delhi is getting bigger and bitter with the allies-turned-rivals engaged in no-holds-barred attack against each other. Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi, who have shared stage several times in the last one year as allies under the opposition’s INDIA banner, have been targeting each other like never before.Rahul…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Friday announced a Rs 2,500 monthly allowance for eligible women under Mahila Samridhi Yojana while unveiling the first of its three-part manifesto ahead of Feb 5 Delhi polls.It also promised Rs 21,000 and six nutritional kits for expecting mothers along with Rs 5,000 for the first child and Rs 6,000 for…
BJP’s CEC meeting at headquarters, New Delhi (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The Bhartiya Janata Party on Saturday announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, less than a month before the polling date. The list comprises a total of 29 names, came after the first list, which also included 29 candidates.The…
NEW DELHI: A fresh drama erupted on Tuesday over the Delhi chief minister’s residence as AAP leader Atishi alleged BJP-led Union government of “snatching her home” for the second time in three months by cancelling the allotment. The dangal over the CM’s house escalated after BJP’s Amit Malviya stepped in to counter the Delhi CM…
