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With Congress behind AAP losses in 13 Delhi seats, allies question future of INDIA bloc
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Politics

With Congress behind AAP losses in 13 Delhi seats, allies question future of INDIA bloc

New Delhi: A breakdown of Delhi election results show the Congress secured more votes than the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP’s) margin of defeat in 13 seats, even relegating AAP to the third place in one, contributing to the losses of several heavyweights, including former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, former deputy CM Manish Sisodia, and outgoing Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, among others. The results have sparked a fresh churn within the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) with non-Congress parties, including the Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congress, and the Left, criticising the Congress’s strategy of targeting AAP in what was a make-or-break battle for Kejriwal. “The Congress spoke the language of the BJP during the elections. It sent out a wrong message to the vote...
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Has the INDIA bloc lost its vitality after the Lok Sabha polls?
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Opinion

Has the INDIA bloc lost its vitality after the Lok Sabha polls?

The INDIA bloc managed to prevent the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from reaching the majority mark in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However, it went on to lose the Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly elections. In the ongoing campaign to the Delhi Assembly elections, the INDIA bloc appears fragmented as certain constituents of the coalition, such as the Samajwadi Party and the Trinamool Congress, are supporting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), leaving the Congress to fight on its own. Has the INDIA bloc lost its vitality after the Lok Sabha polls? K.K. Kailash and Hilal Ahmed discuss the question in a conversation moderated by Sobhana K. Nair. Edited excerpts: Are pre-poll alliances inherently weak? Hilal Ahmed: It depends on the nature of the alliance. Let’s compare the two major alli...
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Congress readies to pivot
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Culture

Congress readies to pivot

While the world was busy celebrating Christmas on December 25, Congress treasurer Ajay Maken was holding a press conference in New Delhi. A former Union minister known for his proximity to the Gandhi family, Maken launched into a scathing critique of Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal. Calling the former Delhi chief minister “anti-national”, he blamed him for the worsening political and administrative situation in the national capital. “If there’s one word for Kejriwal,” Maken declared, “it’s Farziwal (fraud).” Source link
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