Congress, Modi and BJP
Analysis-Low turnout, apathy in India election a worry for Modi's campaign
A lower turnout so far in India’s long general election has rattled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign managers, raising into question whether his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies can achieve the landslide victory predicted by opinion polls just one month ago.
Opinion
With India’s election in full swing, Narendra Modi is getting desperate – and dangerous
The Indian PM may still be in a strong position; but incendiary, anti-Muslim rhetoric shows that all may not be going to plan, says writer Salil Tripathi
Narendra Modi increases anti-Muslim rhetoric in India election campaign
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has increased divisive rhetoric on the election campaign, deploying some of the most extreme language of his decade in power to attack opponents and mobilise Hindu voters as his party seeks a historic third term.
Tell voters about Congress plan to snatch quota: Modi to BJP candidates
In a speech in Banswara, Rajasthan, on April 21, Modi, referring to Muslims, had said that the Congress, if voted to power, could distribute the nation s wealth among infiltrators and those who have more children .
PM Modi's letter to Phase 3 BJP candidates phase 3: ‘Sensitise voters against Congress’
PM Modi wrote that this is not an ordinary election and every vote to BJP will to accelerate its efforts to form a strong government.
India equity options pricing in a no-surprises election verdict
Investors do not expect India's national elections to spark major volatility in the country's stock market, unlike prior ...
As India votes, misinformation surges on social media: ‘The whole country is paying the price’
Claims circulating online recently have misstated details about casting a ballot, claimed without evidence that the election ...
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India Election Misinformation
- An Indian laborer at a building construction site watches election trends on a mobile phone in Gauhati, India, May 23, 2019 ...
India election sees turnout fall in second phase as Modi and Gandhi trade barbs
India voted on Friday in the second phase of the world's biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals ...
CBS News13d
India's 2024 election kicks off, with major implications for the world's biggest democracy
New Delhi — People started casting votes Friday in India in what's set to be the largest general election ever held anywhere in the world, with nearly 1 billion eligible voters. The election ...
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India election: fears that Modi’s BJP will polarise voters in fight for key state
But this was no ordinary iftar. India is in the midst of a general election during which prime minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are seeking a third ...
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India’s election overshadowed by the rise of online misinformation
As India kicks off the world’s biggest election, which starts on April 19 and runs through June 1, the electoral landscape is overshadowed by misinformation. Misinformation is not just a problem ...
CNN13d
India heads to the polls in world’s biggest election
Polls opened Friday in the first and largest phase of India’s marathon election, in which populist Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely expected to secure a rare third consecutive term and ...
LS polls: India equity options pricing in a no-surprises election verdict
At this time in 2019, the implied volatility was 28 per cent-30 per cent, suggesting an investor had to pay much more to ...
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India Election
Polling officials arrive at the residence of 89-year-old Rubi Paul to help her cast her vote using postal ballot before the ...
India’s Modi risks losing key state election over alleged sex scandal involving ex-PM’s grandson
Prajwal Revanna is accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of women after the release of videos showing his alleged crimes.