Aluva, April 10 – Confident after what he described as the United Democratic Front’s (UDF) most energetic campaign in over three decades, Leader of the Opposition, V.D. Satheesan, on Friday asserted that the alliance is poised to cross the 100 seat mark in the Kerala Assembly elections, riding...
anti-incumbency
bjp
cpi(m)
electoral politics
ernakulam
idukki
kerala assembly elections
ldf (left democratic front)
malappuram
pathanamthitta
political campaign
polling percentage
social media campaigns
united democratic front (udf)
v.d. satheesan
wayanad
Bengaluru, April 7 – Senior BJP leader and opposition leader in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, said that the upcoming by-election will see a contest between the poor and the rich, and the Congress will lose.Speaking at a press conference in Bengaluru, he said that in Davanagere and...
anti-incumbency
assam politics
backward classes
bagalkot
bharatiya janata party
by-election
congress party
davanagere
deputy cm d.k. shivakumar
greater bengaluru authority (gba)
karnataka politics
minority vote
r. ashoka
siddaramaiah
tamil nadu politics
zameer ahmad khan
Chandigarh, March 22 Anti-incumbency is the accumulated bill of millions of small institutional failures – each too small to generate a headline, but collectively large enough to change a government.This is the central argument of a forthcoming book by former Haryana DGP O P Singh.In the...
anti-incumbency
corruption
economic regulation
fear tax
government bureaucracy
government processes
haryana
institutional failure
licensing
neeraj chopra
o p singh
police administration
policy implementation
public administration
rulemaking
Kolkata, March 22 TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose said that the anti-incumbency in West Bengal, which was localized, has largely been obscured by the fallout of the SIR exercise, giving the party a distinct advantage over the BJP in the upcoming assembly elections.The...
anti-incumbency
aparajita bill
bengal politics
bengali language
bjp
citizenship (immigration)
disinformation
mamata banerjee
political campaigns
rajya sabha
sagarika ghose
sandeshkhali
sir exercise
tmc
west bengal assembly elections
women's safety in west bengal
Chennai, March 21 The people of Tamil Nadu are temperamentally very scientific, skilled in technical education and science, but they also love films, movie stars, and have built a cult-like respect and stature for actors, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday.Without mentioning anyone...
anti-incumbency
bjp
dmk government
film industry
film stars
governance
gulf war
india politics
kiren rijiju
narendra modi
political analysis
public opinion
state politics
tamil nadu
union minister
Kalaburagi (Karnataka), March 20 Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra said on Friday that "the power struggle and internal infighting within the ruling Congress in the state have reached a climax, and a change in the chief minister is inevitable".He also expressed confidence that the BJP...
Kolkata, March 18 Signs of simmering rebellion emerged within the ruling TMC a day after the party unveiled its candidate list for the West Bengal assembly polls, with several sitting MLAs and leaders openly expressing resentment over being denied tickets in what the party describes as a...
anti-incumbency
asit mazumdar
bengal politics
candidate reshuffle
debangshu bhattacharya
i-pac
khageswar roy
mamata banerjee
political discontent
political protests
rafiqur rahaman
tajmul hossain
trinamool congress
west bengal
west bengal assembly elections
Kolkata, March 18 Facing anti-incumbency after 15 years in power while attempting a calibrated generational shift within its ranks, the TMC is entering the West Bengal assembly elections banking on its welfare-driven social coalition, strong grassroots organization, and Mamata Banerjee’s...
Kolkata, March 17 In one of its biggest candidate reshuffles in recent elections, the ruling TMC dropped 74 sitting MLAs, nearly a third of its legislative strength, while announcing candidates for 291 of the 294 West Bengal assembly seats on Tuesday, signaling a calibrated anti-incumbency...
anti-incumbency
bengal politics
bhabanipur constituency
booth-level organization
candidate selection
community representation
india elections
mamata banerjee
nandigram
political reshuffle
sir (surveillance and intelligence response)
social coalition
suvendu adhikari
trinamool congress (tmc)
voter demographics
west bengal assembly election
In Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee announced the candidates for 291 of the 294 West Bengal assembly seats, emphasizing a strategy of controlled change rather than relying on star power.The Mamata Banerjee-Suvendu Adhikari rivalry will intensify in Bhabanipur, where the chief minister will defend her...
anti-incumbency
bhabanipur
bharatiya janata party (bjp)
candidate list
electoral strategy
generational transition
india politics
kolkata
mamata banerjee
political analyst
political candidates
social coalition
suvendu adhikari
tmc (trinamool congress)
west bengal assembly elections
west bengal politics
Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 – As Kerala heads towards a crucial Assembly election with just weeks to go, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s bid for a historic third consecutive term appears increasingly uncertain, with challenges mounting from within the Communist Party of India (Marxist)...
alappuzha
anti-incumbency
candidate selection
communist party of india (marxist)
cpi(m)
g. sudhakaran
kannur
kerala assembly election
kerala politics
p.k. sasi
palakkad
pinarayi vijayan
political rebellion
t. k. govindan
v. kunjikrishnan
Kolkata, March 16 As West Bengal heads into another important election, the TMC is facing one of its most critical organizational challenges in recent years: crafting a candidate list that can counter anti-incumbency, reshape local political dynamics, and maintain the party's dominance after 15...
anti-incumbency
assembly elections
campaign narratives
candidate selection
constituency analysis
electoral politics
generational change
political analysis
political dynamics
political leadership
political reform
political strategy
trinamool congress (tmc)
voter demographics
west bengal
west bengal election
New Delhi, March 16 The stakes are high for the BJP in the upcoming elections to five state assemblies, with West Bengal being the major test case for the saffron party.In the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections, the BJP emerged as the main opposition, winning 77 seats in the 294-member...
anti-incumbency
assam
assembly election
bharatiya janata party
election
governance
india
kerala
political party
political strategy
puducherry
scheduled tribe
tamil nadu
trinamool congress
west bengal
Kolkata, March 15 – Aggression and novelty have been hallmarks of West Bengal elections. We look at the issues that are likely to be central to the campaigns of political parties.Bengali sub-nationalism: Before the SIR exercise gained prominence in Bengal, the TMC aggressively campaigned, both...
anti-incumbency
bengali sub-nationalism
bjp (bharatiya janata party)
employment crisis (bengal)
india
industrial decline (bengal)
jute industry
matua community
migration (india)
political defections
sir (state identification and residence) process
social welfare schemes
tmc (trinamool congress)
urban anger
west bengal assembly
west bengal elections
Chennai, March 15 The April 23 Assembly election is crucial for the AIADMK, which is determined to re-establish its rule in Tamil Nadu after being in the opposition for five years.In a charged political atmosphere, especially with the sudden entry of actor Vijay in the electoral fray and the...
aiadmk
alliance politics
anti-incumbency
cauvery river
dmk
edappadi k palaniswami
elections
indian politics
jayalalithaa
kudimaramathu scheme
mgr
political campaign
political parties
tamil nadu assembly election
tamil nadu politics
vijay
Kolkata, March 15 As West Bengal heads into another high-stakes assembly election following the EC's announcement of the poll schedule, the ruling TMC needs to navigate a complex political terrain shaped by incumbency, welfare-driven support, organizational muscle, and a polarized opposition...
Guwahati, March 15 The ruling BJP-led NDA in Assam will enter the elections to the 126-member assembly, banking on its governance record and organizational strength, even as it faces the usual challenges of anti-incumbency and local grievances.Seeking a third consecutive term, the BJP, under...