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Congress and DMK break up after a long-term partnership
Move triggers sharp reaction from DMK, which terms it backstabbing
India: West Bengal election win boosts Modi's BJP
The election outcome allows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party to further expand its political dominance.
Kerala assembly election results: Sickle gets hammered, Left homeless
Kerala's election results mark a significant shift, leaving India without a Communist government for the first time since 1977. The Left faces a national relevance challenge, struggling to convert its progressive appeal into electoral victories. Recent setbac…
With Kerala defeat, how Left has been 'left out' of India
The Left Democratic Front faces a significant defeat in Kerala, marking its absence from any state government for the first time in nearly fifty years. This outcome underscores a broader national decline for Left parties. The Congress-led United Democratic Fr…
India loses its last left-wing government after five decades
Kerala in India, which gave the world its first democratically elected communist government, has voted the left out.
P B Mehta writes: BJP’s triumph is a testament to its political energy, but it carries a shadow for Indian democracy
Congress might exult in the fact that all its INDIA bloc rivals have fallen away. But Congress is nowhere near even putting up a minimal resistance and is no match for the BJP’s ruthlessness
With Left losing Kerala, India has no communist government for the first time since 1977: trajectory of the decline
West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura have had communist governments in the past. Here is a brief history of how they came to power and their more recent decline.
Assam results: Himanta Biswa Sarma set for landslide second term in early trends
The trends suggest a consolidation of BJP’s dominance in the state, driven by governance messaging, organisational strength, and a polarised campaign narrative.