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  1. BJD forms committee to investigate reasons for election defeat

    Bhubaneswar, BJD on Wednesday decided to form a committee to probe the reasons for its defeat in the elections in Odisha, a party leader said.BJD's Kendrapara MLA Ganeshwar Behera said the decision was taken in a meeting with newly elected MLAs chaired by party president Naveen Patnaik."The...
  2. Lok Sabha election results: Very surprised by the defeat of political bigwigs in Bengal

    Kolkata: Veteran Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's defeat to political newbie Yusuf Pathan in his stronghold Baharampur in this Lok Sabha election came as a surprise to many, like the defeat of BJP's Dilip Ghosh and CPI(M)'s Mohammed Saleem.The defeat of BJP's Nisith Pramanik and Locket...
  3. Fadnavis wants to quit as Shiv Sena-NCP are 'liability' to Maharashtra BJP: MVA

    MVA allies Atul Londhe of Congress, Sushma Andhare of Shiv Sena (UBT) and Mahesh Taapsee of Nationalist Congress Party (SP) criticized Fadnavis for his willingness to step down as deputy chief minister while taking moral responsibility for the defeat of Mahayuti. In Lok Sabha elections 2024...
  4. "Election defeat is a collective responsibility": Eknath Shinde after blaming Fadnavis for BJP's poor performance in Lok Sabha elections

    Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], As Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis took the blame for the party's poor performance in the Lok Sabha elections in the state, CM Eknath Shinde said the election defeat was a collective defeat. Has taken...
  5. Indonesia Open: Tanishaa-Ponnappa reach pre-quarterfinals

    Jakarta [Indonesia], Indian women's doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa reached the pre-quarterfinal stage of the ongoing Indonesia Open on Wednesday.Crasto and Ponnappa defeated Canadian pair of Jackie Dent and Crystal Lai 21-15, 21-15 in 33 minutes.On the other hand, in...
  6. BJP's Bengal defeat: Caught in narrative, leadership crisis and minority solidarity

    Kolkata, BJP's defeat in the 2024 West Bengal Lok Sabha elections was worsened by its inability to counter TMC's narrative about central funding, dependence on central leadership, criticism over anti-Muslim rhetoric and echoes of the Citizenship Amendment Act, resulting in Big change in support...
  7. "Naveen Patnaik responsible for BJD's defeat in Odisha": Independent candidate Soumya Patnaik

    Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], After Biju Janata Dal (BJD) faced defeat in the state assembly and parliamentary elections, independent candidate Soumya Ranjan Patnaik took a dig at BJD, claiming that party supremo, former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was responsible for the party's defeat.The...
  8. Uncertain about political future, Adhir is ready for 'tough times' ahead

    Kolkata, a day after his defeat from Baharampur parliamentary constituency, veteran Congress leader and five-time MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday said he was not sure what his political future would be like.The party's chief mover in West Bengal and state Congress president was stunned...
  9. God's will: BJP's Ram temple plan in Ayodhya fails, SP wins elections

    Ayodhya (UP), construction of Ram temple was the main issue of BJP's campaign across the country. The irony is that the election pitch did not work in Ayodhya.Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency, which covers the temple city, rejected its two-time MP Lallu Singh in the Lok Sabha elections...
  10. Will talk to Devendra Fadnavis about resignation offer: Maharashtra CM

    New Delhi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said he will talk to Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who has offered to resign from the post following the BJP's election defeat in the state.Speaking to reporters here, Shinde said the election defeat was a collective...
  11. Indonesia Open: PV Sindhu is out after losing in the first round

    Jakarta [Indonesia], Two-time Olympic medalist and top Indian shuttler PV Sindhu suffered a defeat in the first round of the Indonesia Open 2024 in Jakarta on Wednesday.Sindhu faced Taiwan's Wen Chi Su in the first round of women's singles and lost 21-15, 15-21 and 21-14. This match lasted for...
  12. Sunil Chhetri says before the farewell match against Kuwait, 'It is not about me.'

    Chhetri, who had announced in May that the second leg match against Kuwait would be the end of his illustrious 19-year international career, stressed the importance of the team's performance more than his departure.“It's not about me and my last match. I don't want to address this again and...
  13. Party presidents faced defeat in Odisha assembly elections

    Bhubaneswar, BJP supremo Naveen Patnaik and state presidents of BJP and Congress Manmohan Samal and Sharat Patnaik respectively faced defeat in the Odisha assembly elections.Although Patnaik won from his traditional Hinjili assembly seat in Ganjam district by a slim margin of 4,636 votes, the...
  14. Release me from government duty for Maharashtra assembly elections, want to work for the organization: Fadnavis

    Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said he will request the top BJP leadership to relieve him of government duties so that he can focus on the state assembly elections, a day after the BJP's defeat in the Lok Sabha elections. has come. State.He also...
  15. Sindhu lost in the first round of Indonesia Open

    JAKARTA: India's ace shuttler P V Sindhu lost to Chinese Taipei's Su Wen-chi in the first round of the Indonesia Open on Wednesday, making her a surprise early exit from the BWF Super 1000 tournament.Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medalist and former world champion, lost 15-21, 21-15, 14-21 in the...
  16. From B-teams, BJD and YSRCP have become 'done' teams: Jairam Ramesh

    New Delhi [India], Pointing to the electoral defeat of YSR Congress Party and BJD, whom he termed BJP's B-teams, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday warned other regional parties against forging an alliance with the BJP. End up in the same fate."In the last ten years, BJD was the...
  17. From BJP's B-team, they have become 'bean teams': Congress taunts BJD, YSRCP

    New Delhi: After suffering a crushing defeat in the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, the Congress on Wednesday took a dig at the BJD and YSRCP, saying they have transformed from the "B-team" of the BJP to the "has-been" team.BJP on Tuesday came to power in Odisha by ousting BJD, which was in...
  18. 'Corrupt administration' of AINRC-led alliance reason for BJP's defeat in Lok Sabha elections: Congress

    Puducherry, The opposition has blamed the "corrupt and anti-people administration of the AINRC-BJP coalition ministry in Puducherry" for the Bharatiya Janata Party's defeat in the parliamentary elections in the Union Territory.Congress candidate V Vaithilingam retained the lone seat in the...
  19. On his son's defeat from Jalore constituency, Ashok Gehlot says, "It was a difficult seat."

    Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], After the results of the 18th Lok Sabha elections were declared yesterday, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot spoke about the defeat of his son Vaibhav Gehlot from the Jalore constituency of the state and claimed that winning the seat. It is difficult...
  20. NCP says, we humbly accept the people's mandate

    "We congratulate State President and Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency MP Sunil Tatkare for retaining the seat. It was expected that Sunetra Pawar would win the Baramati seat but we accept the decision of the people in Baramati and other constituencies. In a democracy, the people's rights are taken...