Yes, the BJP failed to win an absolute majority on its own but it is still by far the single largest party
Read MoreCEC said that 312 million women voters cast their vote in General Elections 2024, which is 1.25 times the women voters of 27 EU countries in their last national election
Read MoreUnion Home Minister Amit Shah also appealed to voters to elect a visionary leadership that will continue to enhance the pride of the nation
Read MoreThe decision to close the markets is taken to ensure that citizens, including those working in the financial sector, can participate in the electoral process
Read MoreSurjit Bhalla's book, How We Vote, provides an analytical framework for understanding electoral trends in India, highlighting the historical decline of the Congress and the rise of the BJP
Read MoreContrary to popular perception that voter turnout was lower for 2024 compared to 2019 elections, number crunching shows, it is actually the highest ever in India's election history since independence. This is an advantage BJP
Read MoreInvestors are concerned with regard to the outcome, as to the margin of victory or any major upheaval in the offing, as markets being intelligent in nature, factoring all different scenarios
Read MoreUnion Home Minister Amit Shah urges voters including those in Jammu and Kashmir to reach polling booths in record numbers
Read MorePolling for all 175 seats of the State Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh and 28 seats of the State Legislative Assembly of Odisha also started simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls
Read MoreIn this election season, politics, leaders, and candidates, are centre stage. Gone are the days when fiery political arguments would end with unanimous agreement that politicians are self-serving and corrupt. Proponents now unrelentingly insist that their favoured party is incorruptible and pure as the driven snow; arguments run on parallel tracks without converging as they once did. Yet, very many voters are unhappy about the ease and remorselessness with which turncoat politicians switch parties
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