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Tuesday, May 18, 2021,
New Delhi
TamilnaduFirst.com brings you an exclusive interview of Shastri Ramachandaran, senior journalist and political and foreign affairs commentator based in Delhi, on the impact of the recent assembly elections on the political fortunes of the BJP and the Opposition. The ruling BJP is still reeling under the political blow it has been dealt in the elections, says Shastri.
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Saturday, April 18, 2020,
Chennai
There is nothing wrong in the AIADMK and BJP forging an alliance for the Lok Sabha elections as they were “natural allies”, said BJP National Executive member L Ganesan in an exclusive interview.
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Monday, December 23, 2019,
Ranchi
The BJP, which had assumed power in 71 per cent of the country’s States in 2017, has come down to just 35 per cent hold barely two years later.
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Thursday, May 23, 2019,
New Delhi
Counting has begun for 541 Lok Sabha constituencies in the country, with early trends, based on postal ballots, giving a lead to the NDA over the opposition. The NDA was leading in 89 seats (loss of 6 seats) , the UPA in 23 (a gain of one), and others in 33 (a gain of 4). In Uttar Pradesh, a close contest seems to be in the offing,
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018,
New Delhi
In a re-affirmation of DMK’s commitment to be part of a front against the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections, DMK president M K Stalin and his sister Kanimozhi called on Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on Sunday, ostensibly to wish her on her birthday, but more to consolidate the DMK ties with the UPA.
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Saturday, August 15, 2015,
Chennai
Rejecting Mr Modi's in-principle acceptance of OROP scheme, ex-servicemen announced that the stir for One Rank One Pension will be intensified.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015,
New Delhi
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said on February 4 that former environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan was pitted against him over the issue after he spoke about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Sunday, October 19, 2014,
New Delhi
The BJP is set to form a government on its own in Haryana, while it will emerge as the single largest party in Maharashtra and will have to look at partnership with Shiv Sena or NCP. The Congress is going out of power in two of its states.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014,
New Delhi
Early trends in bypolls across the country have come as a rude shock for the BJP, as it faces some losses in Gujarat and Rajasthan, while its rivals SP and TMC were ahead in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
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Saturday, May 24, 2014,
New Delhi
Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi will begin his first day in office with his own allies protesting against some of his decisions. In a huge embarrassment to the Indian Prime Minister, an NDA constituent, the MDMK, will stage a black-flag demonstration on May 26 against Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa's visit to the capital at the invitation of Modi.
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Sunday, March 16, 2014,
Chennai
The DMK virtually rejected an alliance with the Congress by unilterally announcing its list of 35 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, even while renominating 2G scam accused A Raja and Dayanidhi Maran. Party chief M Karunanidhi released the list of party candidates for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. It left five seats to its allies, VCK, IUML, MMK and PT.
