Defeats in recent bypolls and a united opposition have rattled the BJP. But the Congress must win the three poll-bound states for the anti-BJP alliance to remain intact
Even before polling began for the byelection in the Kairana Lok Sabha constituency on May 28, BJP leaders had realised that another defeat for the party was on the cards in Uttar Pradesh. Kairana, which had fallen vacant after the death of MP Hukum Singh, slipped out of their hands after the humiliations in Gorakhpur and Phulpur. Rashtriya Lok Dal candidate Tabassum Hasan beat Singh’s daughter Mriganka by more than 44,000 votes to become the first Muslim MP from Uttar Pradesh—a state with 19 per cent Muslims—in the 16th Lok Sabha.
In the four Lok Sabha byelections held on the day, the BJP lost two seats. The Nationalist Congress Party took the Bhandara-Gondia seat in Maharashtra, which had been vacated after MP Nana Patole quit the BJP to join the Congress in December 2017. BJP-ally Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party retained Nagaland’s only Lok Sabha constituency (vacated after Neiphiu Rio resigned to become chief minister). The BJP won in Palghar, Maharashtra, which had been vacated after the death of its MP Chintaman Vanga, with a margin of 29,572, despite a four-way tussle in which its ally Shiv Sena was also an opponent.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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A golden girl
One of India's most formidable beauties passed away earlier this month. The odd thing is she would absolutely hate this obituary; she hated being written about and avoided publicity for all of her nine decades. Indira Aswani was 93 when she died. But anyone who encountered her, even briefly, was in such awe of her grace and poise, and one could not but remember her forever.
The interest in wine is growing delightfully in India
The renowned British wine writer and television presenter Jancis Robinson, 74, recently came to Delhi and Mumbai to reacquaint herself with India's wine industry. This was the Robinson's fourth visit to India; the last one was seven years ago. On this trip, Robinson and her husband, restaurateur Nicholas Lander, were hosted by the Taj Hotels and Sonal Holland, India's only Master of Wine.
United in the states
Indian-Americans coming together under the Democratic umbrella could get Harris over the line in key battlegrounds
COVER DRIVE
Usage-driven motor insurance policies offer several benefits
GDP as the only measure of progress is illogical
Dasho Karma Ura, one of the world's leading happiness experts, has guided Bhutan's unique gross national happiness (GNH) project. He uses empirical data to show that money cannot buy happiness in all circumstances, rather it is family and health that have the strongest positive effect on happiness. Excerpts from an interview:
India is not a controlling big brother
Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay considers India a benevolent elder sibling as the \"big brotherly attitude\" is happily missing from bilateral ties. He thinks the relationship shared by the two countries has become a model of friendship not just for the region, but for the entire world. \"India's attitude is definitely not of a big brother who is controlling and does not allow the little brother to blossom and grow,\" says Tobgay in an exclusive interview with THE WEEK.
Comrade with no foes
Lal Salaam, Comrade Yechury-you were quite a guy!
Pinning down saffron
In her first political bout, Vinesh Phogat rides on the anti-BJP sentiment across Haryana
MAKE IN MANIPUR
Home-made rockets and weapons from across the border are escalating the conflict
SAHEB LOSES STEAM
Coalition dynamics and poor electoral prospects continue to diminish Ajit Pawar's political stock
