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US Midterm Elections 2026: The races that will decide control of the US Senate
Control of the US Senate will hinge on a small group of closely watched races, with Democrats defending seats in Georgia, Michigan and New Hampshire while targeting Republican-held contests in Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska, Iowa, Texas and Kansas. Democrats need a net gain of four seats for a 51-49 majority, making breakthroughs in several states Trump carried in 2024 crucial to their chances.
2024 Lok Sabha Election results: Surprised with LS results? Here are the biggest upsets
2024 Lok Sabha Election results: The counting day is turning out to be a big eye-opener for the country and also for many prominent candidates. Some of them had been handed facile wins by the recent exit polls.
In J&K, former CMs Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti concede defeat
Former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti faced defeats in the Lok Sabha election results in Kashmir, with Mufti losing to Gujjar leader Mian Altaf Ahmad and Abdullah to former MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid.
Congress' Rae Bareli fortress seems impregnable but BJP goes all out to breach it
The Gandhi family's influence is a significant factor in the Lok Sabha elections in Rae Bareli, India. Congress has lost Rae Bareli three times since Independence, losing it to the BJP in the 2019 polls. Sonia Gandhi has represented the constituency for four consecutive terms since 2004 and has now passed on the baton to her son Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi is up against Dinesh Pratap Singh, who lost to Sonia Gandhi in the 2019 polls.
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Is BJP shifting focus to South? PM Modi's smiley message provides a hint
The BJP is shifting its focus towards Southern India after consolidating its dominance in the Northern Hindi heartland and limiting Congress to just two states in the South. Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized opposition attempts to create a "north-south" divide for partisan reasons, asserting the BJP's growing influence in Telangana despite Congress' recent victory.

Mamata's soft Hindutva vs Suvendu's aggressive Hindutva plays out in Nandigram
By the time she got immobilised and confined to a hospital bed in Kolkata following a mishap at the hustings which the TMC alleged was a conspiracy to "take her life" and the BJP a "well-scripted drama", the TMC boss had visited 12 temples in two days.

Bihar polls: 'Mahagathbandhan' seat sharing talks hit roadblock
The grand alliance spearhead, the RJD, which had emerged as the single largest party in the last elections with 81 seats, it finding it tough to convince its recalcitrant partners of its pre-eminence in the coalition and allow it to contest 150 odd seats of the 243-member assembly.

OPCC president Niranjan Patnaik resigns after election debacle
"While the Congress faced defeat in the state, I too lost at the hustings," the Congress stalwart said.

Lok Sabha polls 2019: Will Congress field Priyanka Gandhi from Varanasi?
Party sources said internal surveys have been conducted in both Allahabad and Varanasi to assess the Congress’ strength in the seats.

Here are the backroom boys securing numbers for their parties in Karnataka
B Sreeramulu, R Ashok of the BJP; HD Kumaraswamy, DK Shivakumar for Cong-JD(S) are experienced backroom boys securing numbers for their parties

View: The three Karnataka heavyweights whose careers only a victory can keep on track
Be it chief minister Siddaramaiah, former PM and JD(S) stalwart H D Deve Gowda or BJP’s B S Yeddyurappa, the consequences of defeat have far bigger ramifications for them than victory.

Nitish Kumar surrendered before Lalu Yadav and Congress, claims BJP
"Kumar has conceded defeat to the RJD supremo and Congress by agreeing to contest on 100 seats against 118", Sushil Kumar Modi said.

Shiv Sena stooped to new low in poll campaign by attacking PM Narendra Modi: BJP
BJP today hit back at Shiv Sena for "stooping to a new low" by launching a personal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Elections 2014: Technocrats lose to Modi wave
Former Infosys executives Nilekani and Balakrishnan fought their maiden elections for different parties from Bangalore.

With Delhi BJP in disarray, Narendra Modi to campaign only for a day
Narendra Modi has decided to campaign for only a day, apparently wary of being held responsible in case the party performs poorly in the assembly election.
Congress goes soft on UP attacks amid snap poll talk
The Congress on Friday accused regional parties of trying to destabilize the Centre, but lowered its pitch on the post-poll violence in UP.
Bihar voters respond to economic incentives, just like everywhere else
With the results of the Bihar elections in, it may be time to slay that mythic dragon of Indian politics : 'anti-incumbency' .
Cong washes away corruption taint with help of Mr Clean
The Congress' right political call on forging an alliance with former chief minister Babulal Marandi’s JVM has put it within striking distance of forming the next government in the state.
Sri Lankan issue fails to make an impact on TN poll results
Plight of Sri Lankan Tamils failed to make an impact with the pro-Eelam parties -- PMK and MDMK -- suffering defeat while AIADMK not gaining much.
BJP cedes ground to Nitish
Still smarting from the snub delivered to it in Orissa, BJP has sought to retrieve some alliance ground by sealing a seat-sharing pact with JD(U) for the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar.
Brown to succeed Blair as rival concedes defeat
Britain’s chancellor Gordon Brown has cleared the final hurdle to succeed Tony Blair as the prime minister as his only rival, Left-winger John Mcdonnel, has conceded defeat in the race for the top post.
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