NEW DELHI: After surprise setbacks in several key constituencies in Maharashtra in Lok Sabha polls this year, BJP found itself at a crossroads, needing to recalibrate its strategy to regain lost ground. Polarisation of Muslim votes against it led to significant losses for BJP in at least seven constituencies in the Lok Sabha polls that…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh Samajwadi Party chief Shyam Lal Pal on Tuesday wrote a letter to the state’s chief electoral officer accusing the police of misusing their authority during the Lok Sabha elections by forcing Muslim women voters to remove their veils. He said that this caused many women to leave polling stations without casting…
The state cabinet of Mumbai decided to increase the Maulana Azad Minorities Financial Development Corporation’s share capital from Rs 700 crore to Rs 1,000 crore. MUMBAI: In its outreach towards minorities, the state cabinet decided to increase the state share capital of the Maulana Azad Minorities Financial Development Corporation from Rs 700 crore to Rs…
LUCKNOW: Jatavs, the core of BSP’s vote base, stood by it in the Lok Sabha elections but Muslim voters didn’t despite being given a choice of candidates representing the community, party chief Mayawati said Wednesday in her first response to drawing a blank in UP.“People from my caste voted mostly for BSP and I am…
NEW DELHI: Expressing her disappointment after the Lok Sabha results, the Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said that the Muslim voters have failed to comprehend the party’s objectives despite the party’s efforts to provide them with proper representation in elections. She added that as a result of this, the party will carefully consider giving the…
