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'Split due to lack of leadership': BJP on recent defections in TMC, Sena UBT

The leader said the recent episodes of disgruntlement against TMC and Shiv Sena (UBT) chiefs, Mamata Banerjee and Uddhav Thackeray, respectively, illustrate the disconnect between the top brass and the cadre.
Published on Jun 21, 2026 07:45 am IST

NDA nears 2/3rd mark after Rajya Sabha polls, bags a surprise Jharkhand seat

Jharkhand Assembly LoP Babulal Marandi and state BJP President Aditya Sahu join hands with the newly elected NDA-supported Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani.
Updated on Jun 19, 2026 07:03 am IST

Betrayed, says Congress as NDA-backed Parimal Nathwani wins Jharkhand RS poll

JMM’s Baidyanath Ram and the BJP-backed Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani won the two Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand
Published on Jun 18, 2026 09:10 pm IST

Defections and mergers: Can NDA secure a two-thirds Lok Sabha majority?

NDA closes in on crucial two-thirds threshold as Opposition faces defections, dissidence and mergers.
Updated on Jun 18, 2026 09:34 am IST

NDA legislators shifted to Ranchi hotel ahead of Rajya Sabha polls

NDA legislators shifted to Ranchi hotel ahead of Rajya Sabha polls
Published on Jun 17, 2026 03:22 am IST

BJP still needs more MPs to pass crucial legislations

Senior BJP leaders with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
Published on Jun 16, 2026 06:49 am IST

Decision today on Congress’s objections to BJP-backed Jharkhand RS candidate

NDA-backed independent candidate Parimal Nathwani. (X)
Published on Jun 10, 2026 06:00 pm IST

NDA to revive delimitation push, may look beyond allies

PM Modi addresses an NDA Parliamentary Party meeting at Parliament premises in New Delhi.
Published on Jun 10, 2026 07:43 am IST

No RS berth for Gowda as BJP names Nagaraja

HD Deve Gowda (Arijit Sen/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 09, 2026 06:46 am IST

Four ministers to take oath with Himanta Biswa Sarma in Assam today

Himanta Biswa Sarma Oath Ceremony LIVE | Himanta Sarma takes oath as Assam CM | PM Modi | Amit Shah
Published on May 12, 2026 10:57 am IST

AINRC-led NDA wins Puducherry

The AINRC won 12 seats, the BJP four, and the AIADMK and Latchiya Jananayaka Katchi (LJK) one seat each. (Image shared by @annamalai_k)
Published on May 05, 2026 11:04 am IST

EPS wins 8th time from Edappadi as AIADMK secures 47 seats

Palaniswami, 72, won the Edappadi Assembly segment by securing 1,48,933 votes. (@EPSTamilNadu)
Published on May 05, 2026 10:58 am IST

What explains the BJP’s Assam victory?

The combined vote share of the BJP and its allies is now 48% in Assam. (File photo)
Published on May 06, 2026 01:05 pm IST

How Kerala mandate impacts the UDF, the LDF and the BJP

The people of Kerala, desiring change, voted the LDF out (reducing its tally from 99 seats in the 2021 assembly polls to just 35 this time). The mandate is for the UDF, which now has 102 seats in the assembly. (PTI)
Published on May 04, 2026 10:30 pm IST

V Vaithilingam, Puducherry's key Congress face, trails from Thattanchavady

File phot of senior Congress leader V Vaithilingam.
Published on May 04, 2026 12:16 pm IST

Uttar Pradesh legislature special session: BJP should appoint a woman as its national chief, says CLP leader

Congress Legislature Party leader Aradhna Mishra in the Uttar Pradesh assembly on Monday. (SOURCED IMAGE)
Published on May 01, 2026 06:32 am IST

BJP’s strength in Rajya Sabha rises to 113 with inclusion of seven AAP members

Raghav Chadha on Friday announced that two-thirds of members of the AAP in the Rajya Sabha were merging with the BJP. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Apr 27, 2026 03:16 pm IST

NDA strength in Rajya Sabha to increase after Raghav Chadha's AAP split

BJP National President Nitin Nabin meets Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal at the party's headquarters, in New Delhi, Friday, April 24.
Updated on Apr 25, 2026 09:00 pm IST

Samrat Choudhary government to seek trust vote in Bihar Assembly on April 24

Samrat Choudhary government to seek trust vote in Bihar Assembly’s April 24 session despite NDA majority
Updated on Apr 18, 2026 04:18 pm IST

Bihar’s moment of transition

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What should one expect from the change of guard in the state? Regarding governance and political and economic matters, one should largely expect the status quo. (Santosh Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 14, 2026 09:17 pm IST

Samrat Choudhary scripts history, to be Bihar’s first BJP CM as Nitish steps down

Samrat Choudhary greets supporters and party workers at the BJP office after his unanimous election as leader of the BJP legislature party in Bihar, on Tuesday. (ANI Video Grab)
Published on Apr 14, 2026 05:25 pm IST

Bihar CM announcement to be made tomorrow, Shivraj Chouhan to chair key meet

Nitish Kumar to resign as Bihar chief minister soon.
Published on Apr 13, 2026 03:09 pm IST

NDA to pick new Bihar CM after Nitish Kumar’s Rajya Sabha oath, says BJP leader

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar at the 'Samriddhi Yatra', in Buxar (CMO Bihar/ File Photo)
Updated on Apr 05, 2026 06:23 pm IST

K Annamalai clarifies after BJP snub from Tamil Nadu polls, cites ‘choice’

‘My decision’: K Annamalai clarifies absence from BJP Tamil Nadu candidate list for upcoming Assembly elections
Updated on Apr 05, 2026 12:00 am IST

PM Modi says BJP Kerala’s ‘A-team’, accuses LDF and UDF of decades-long ‘loot’

The PM said that Kerala currently faces a public debt of 5 lakh crore, further alleging that the taxpayers’ money is going into the pockets of the LDF leaders.
Published on Mar 30, 2026 07:54 am IST

5 key constituencies that will define Kerala elections

Kozhikode: A voter holds a placard during the SVEEP (Systematic Voters� Education and Electoral Participation), a voter awareness initiative ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections.
Published on Mar 28, 2026 12:59 pm IST

AIADMK's full list of candidates for Tamil Nadu assembly polls

Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami greets supporters during an election roadshow at the Mylapore constituency, ahead of the state Assembly elections, in Chennai district.
Published on Mar 25, 2026 08:31 pm IST

Post-RS poll fiasco, Cong faces existential crisis in Bihar

A meeting of state Congress in Patna on Wednesday. (@INCBihar)
Published on Mar 18, 2026 06:09 pm IST

Nitish, Nabin win as NDA sweeps all 5 RS seats in Bihar

Bihar Rajya Sabha elections: Nitish Kumar, Nitin Nabin among NDA’s five winners
Updated on Mar 17, 2026 03:00 pm IST

Pawan Kalyan on Jana Nayagan certification row: ‘Don’t blame the government’

Actor-politician Pawan Kalyan defended the delay in Jana Nayagan's censor certification, stating it is due to procedural issues rather than political pressure.
Published on Mar 16, 2026 03:37 pm IST