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Blog | Suvendu Adhikari: The Man Who Never Forgot How He Was Denied A Stage In 2011
The story of Suvendu Adhikari begins in 2011 - from a stage in Dharmatala that made him invisible and denied him the limelight he thought should've been his.
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Opinion | Mamata Banerjee Brought Down The Left, But Never Quite Learnt From Its Fall
The traits that served Mamata well when she swept the Left out of power in West Bengal in 2011 are the very ones that ultimately led to her downfall.
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MK Stalin's Shock Defeat Puts Nail In DMK's Coffin. But Who Beat Him?
The Kolathur seat was created after delimitation before the 2011 election and Stalin - then the Deputy Chief Minister - edged the AIADMK's Saidai Duraisamy in the state poll that year by 2,734 votes.
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The 5 Ms Behind PM Modi-Led BJP's Rise In Mamata Banerjee's Bengal
With counting underway for the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, early trends showed the BJP maintaining a comfortable lead with over 160 seats, well past the halfway mark of 148.
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Left Behind? Left Not In Power In Any State For 1st Time In 50 Years
When the first elections were held in the country in 1951-52, it was the Communist Party of India that had the highest number of seats among Opposition parties in the Lok Sabha.
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Opinion | 5 Districts Made Mamata In 2011. Will They Unmake Her This Time?
In 2011, the TMC alliance swept 82 out of the 108 seats here, signalling the end of the Left regime. Analysts called it a fluke, saying the Left would come back. That was not to be.
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BJP's Pijush Hazarika Eyes Hat-Trick, Faces Veteran Bubul Das In Assam
Hazarika has been holding the Jagiroad seat since 2016 for the BJP.
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Meet Sobha Surendran, BJP Leader Contesting From Congress Bastion Palakkad
Congress workers have accused the BJP of trying to influence voters by distributing money in areas like Tharuvakurissi and Kannadi Panchayat in Palakkad.
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Puducherry Set To Go To Polls Tomorrow With High-Profile Face-Off In 2 Seats
Political disputes have intensified throughout the Union Territory, but the elections in Thattanchavady and Lawspet are gaining attention.
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O Panneerselvam Out, AIADMK's Star Constituency Bodinayakanur At Crossroads
Since 1989, the DMK has managed to win Bodinayakanur only twice. O Panneerselvam secured consecutive victories in 2011, 2016, and 2021 as an AIADMK candidate.The political landscape, however, has changed, with Panneerselvam now contesting as a DMK candidate
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IAS Officer Who Scripted Nitish Kumar Success Stories Gets Top Bihar Job
The year is 2006. Bihar cadre IAS officer Pratyaya Amrit, then in his late 30s, is on central deputation in Delhi.
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BJP Releases Rs 1.34 Lakh Crore 'DMK Files'. 'Joke', Says Ruling Party
Specifically targeting Chief Minister MK Stalin, Mr Annamalai alleged he was paid a bribe of two hundred crore rupees for favouring a company to secure the contract for Chennai Metro Rail ahead of the 2011 assembly elections when DMK was in power.
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Mamata Banerjee Faces Fight, Left Keeps Kerala, BJP Wins Assam: Exit Polls
Mamata Banerjee has an edge in Bengal and her Trinamool Congress could win 152 of the state's 294 seats with the BJP not far behind at 130 seats, says NDTV's poll of exit polls on state elections that were held alongside a steep rise in Covid cases a
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'Metro Man' E Sreedharan To Join BJP, Says Open To Fighting Kerala Polls
E Sreedharan, the legendary "Metro Man" of India, is set to join the BJP months ahead of polls in Kerala.
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Arun Jaitley's 6-Point Rebuttal To Rahul Gandhi's Allegations At Mandsaur
Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, freshly back from his renal transplant surgery, today provided a point-by-point rebuttal to Rahul Gandhi's accusations against the Narendra Modi government. In his address at Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, the Congress chief had virtually launched the party's campaign for the year-end state assembly elections, making seve...
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Blog | Suvendu Adhikari: The Man Who Never Forgot How He Was Denied A Stage In 2011
The story of Suvendu Adhikari begins in 2011 - from a stage in Dharmatala that made him invisible and denied him the limelight he thought should've been his.
-
Opinion | Mamata Banerjee Brought Down The Left, But Never Quite Learnt From Its Fall
The traits that served Mamata well when she swept the Left out of power in West Bengal in 2011 are the very ones that ultimately led to her downfall.
-
MK Stalin's Shock Defeat Puts Nail In DMK's Coffin. But Who Beat Him?
The Kolathur seat was created after delimitation before the 2011 election and Stalin - then the Deputy Chief Minister - edged the AIADMK's Saidai Duraisamy in the state poll that year by 2,734 votes.
-
The 5 Ms Behind PM Modi-Led BJP's Rise In Mamata Banerjee's Bengal
With counting underway for the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, early trends showed the BJP maintaining a comfortable lead with over 160 seats, well past the halfway mark of 148.
-
Left Behind? Left Not In Power In Any State For 1st Time In 50 Years
When the first elections were held in the country in 1951-52, it was the Communist Party of India that had the highest number of seats among Opposition parties in the Lok Sabha.
-
Opinion | 5 Districts Made Mamata In 2011. Will They Unmake Her This Time?
In 2011, the TMC alliance swept 82 out of the 108 seats here, signalling the end of the Left regime. Analysts called it a fluke, saying the Left would come back. That was not to be.
-
BJP's Pijush Hazarika Eyes Hat-Trick, Faces Veteran Bubul Das In Assam
Hazarika has been holding the Jagiroad seat since 2016 for the BJP.
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Meet Sobha Surendran, BJP Leader Contesting From Congress Bastion Palakkad
Congress workers have accused the BJP of trying to influence voters by distributing money in areas like Tharuvakurissi and Kannadi Panchayat in Palakkad.
-
Puducherry Set To Go To Polls Tomorrow With High-Profile Face-Off In 2 Seats
Political disputes have intensified throughout the Union Territory, but the elections in Thattanchavady and Lawspet are gaining attention.
-
O Panneerselvam Out, AIADMK's Star Constituency Bodinayakanur At Crossroads
Since 1989, the DMK has managed to win Bodinayakanur only twice. O Panneerselvam secured consecutive victories in 2011, 2016, and 2021 as an AIADMK candidate.The political landscape, however, has changed, with Panneerselvam now contesting as a DMK candidate
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IAS Officer Who Scripted Nitish Kumar Success Stories Gets Top Bihar Job
The year is 2006. Bihar cadre IAS officer Pratyaya Amrit, then in his late 30s, is on central deputation in Delhi.
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BJP Releases Rs 1.34 Lakh Crore 'DMK Files'. 'Joke', Says Ruling Party
Specifically targeting Chief Minister MK Stalin, Mr Annamalai alleged he was paid a bribe of two hundred crore rupees for favouring a company to secure the contract for Chennai Metro Rail ahead of the 2011 assembly elections when DMK was in power.
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Mamata Banerjee Faces Fight, Left Keeps Kerala, BJP Wins Assam: Exit Polls
Mamata Banerjee has an edge in Bengal and her Trinamool Congress could win 152 of the state's 294 seats with the BJP not far behind at 130 seats, says NDTV's poll of exit polls on state elections that were held alongside a steep rise in Covid cases a
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'Metro Man' E Sreedharan To Join BJP, Says Open To Fighting Kerala Polls
E Sreedharan, the legendary "Metro Man" of India, is set to join the BJP months ahead of polls in Kerala.
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Arun Jaitley's 6-Point Rebuttal To Rahul Gandhi's Allegations At Mandsaur
Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, freshly back from his renal transplant surgery, today provided a point-by-point rebuttal to Rahul Gandhi's accusations against the Narendra Modi government. In his address at Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, the Congress chief had virtually launched the party's campaign for the year-end state assembly elections, making seve...
