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Akali Dal-BJP set to create history in Punjab

Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance was set to create history on Tuesday as it inched towards power, stunning the Congress.

By Tuesday afternoon, the Akali

Elections 2012: Congress humiliated in Rae Bareli

The Congress on Tuesday suffered a disastrous defeat losing all five seats in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli constituency, represented by party president Sonia Gandhi in the Lok Sabha.

Four of the seats

Rahul Gandhi takes blame for UP debacle

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accepted responsibility for the party's disastrous showing in Uttar Pradesh where he aggressively led the election campaign.

"I fought, so it is my

Assembly elections 2012: Counting of votes begins

The counting of votes in the Assembly elections to the five states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa – considered some sort of a semi-final before the next general elections – beg

Maya's statues, elephants not to be pulled down in SP wave

The expensive giant statues of BSP supremo Mayawati and party symbol elephant in Uttar Pradesh will remain safe with Samajwadi's star campaigner Akhilesh Yadav saying on Tuesday they will not be pulle

BSP, SP gain; BSP set to be routed in UP

Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) seemed headed for a rout as early voting trends showed dramatic gains for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party.

BJP and Samajwadi Part

2012 Assembly polls analysis: Wake up call for national parties

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The people have delivered their verdict and before the 2014 General elections, the message is loud and clear – a wake up call for the national parties.

As the current trend indicates, Samajwadi Part

Assembly elections 2012: Goa

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday led in three seats and the ruling Congress in two as vote count began early Tuesday.

BJP candidates Ganesh Gaonkar (Sanvordem), Ramesh Tawadkar (Canacona)

Mulayam Singh Yadav: the Phoenix rises again

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He is diminutive but a never say die fighter, having learnt his skills as a young wrestler. On Tuesday, Mulayam Singh Yadav, aged 72, proved why he cannot be vanquished in his home turf.

As his Samaj

Elections 2012: BJP prefers UP oppn

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which might end up as the second biggest group in Uttar Pradesh, will not support any coalition government, BJP leader Muqtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday.

With early

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