By-elections 2014

Since the BJP came to power in 2014 general elections with a massive mandate - 282 of Lok Sabha's 543 seats -- the party has lost six seats in subsequent by-elections. The last of these defeats came yesterday, when the party lost the prestigious Gorakhpur and Phulpur seats of Uttar Pradesh - vacated in 2017 by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and hi...

A smiling Yogi Adityanath, flashing the ubiquitous victory sign after casting his vote this morning for the Lok Sabha by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, told NDTV that he was confident of "victory margins as big as in 2014".

The recent incident in North 24 Parganas district of Bengal is a case study on how a religious controversy is manufactured and promoted by the Rumour Spreading Society (RSS). Its affiliates join in for the political benefit of the BJP. The BJP has been trying to make inroads in Bengal. In 2014, it invested heavily in an expensive campaign in the st...

The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the largest ally of the Congress in Kerala, has retained the Malappuram parliament seat, winning a by-election by a big margin of 1.7 lakh votes. The BJP, which has been trying to increase its footprint in the state will be disappointed with a small fall in its vote share. The party is still a distant third be...

Voting for the 288 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra has begun. Along with the assembly election, the by-election to the Beed parliamentary seat is also being held.

Ashok Malik analyses the BJP's performance in the UP by-elections.

It will make no dent in the BJP's massive majority in Rajasthan, but the Congress' win in three of four assembly seats in by-elections in the state is cause for pause for the ruling party. All four seats were held by BJP legislators who became MPs in May this year. The party has managed to retain just one - the Kota South seat. The Congress has won...

Counting of votes for crucial by-elections to three Lok Sabha and 32 Assembly seats across nine states has ended. The ruling BJP, which suffered reverses in a round of by-elections last month, has suffered another setback as rivals today made significant gains.

The Congress on Monday announced its candidates for 16 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Assam and West Bengal where bypolls are to be held on September 13.

By-elections for four Lok Sabha and five Assembly seats in four states went off peacefully today, results, which will be announced on June 5, will be keenly watched in the run-up to the 2014 general elections.

Jagan Mohan Reddy's mother, wife, sister and brother-in-law are at Chanchalguda jail right now; family celebrations are in order despite the somber settings. The YSR Congress is close to sweeping the Andhra Pradesh by-elections so big that it has not even spared the Congress its Nellore Lok Sabha seat.

A bitter campaign came to an end on Sunday in the Nellore Lok Sabha and 18 Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly constituencies for Tuesday's by-polls, which are being seen as a semifinal before the 2014 general elections.

Since the BJP came to power in 2014 general elections with a massive mandate - 282 of Lok Sabha's 543 seats -- the party has lost six seats in subsequent by-elections. The last of these defeats came yesterday, when the party lost the prestigious Gorakhpur and Phulpur seats of Uttar Pradesh - vacated in 2017 by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and hi...

A smiling Yogi Adityanath, flashing the ubiquitous victory sign after casting his vote this morning for the Lok Sabha by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, told NDTV that he was confident of "victory margins as big as in 2014".

The recent incident in North 24 Parganas district of Bengal is a case study on how a religious controversy is manufactured and promoted by the Rumour Spreading Society (RSS). Its affiliates join in for the political benefit of the BJP. The BJP has been trying to make inroads in Bengal. In 2014, it invested heavily in an expensive campaign in the st...

The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the largest ally of the Congress in Kerala, has retained the Malappuram parliament seat, winning a by-election by a big margin of 1.7 lakh votes. The BJP, which has been trying to increase its footprint in the state will be disappointed with a small fall in its vote share. The party is still a distant third be...

Voting for the 288 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra has begun. Along with the assembly election, the by-election to the Beed parliamentary seat is also being held.

Ashok Malik analyses the BJP's performance in the UP by-elections.

It will make no dent in the BJP's massive majority in Rajasthan, but the Congress' win in three of four assembly seats in by-elections in the state is cause for pause for the ruling party. All four seats were held by BJP legislators who became MPs in May this year. The party has managed to retain just one - the Kota South seat. The Congress has won...

Counting of votes for crucial by-elections to three Lok Sabha and 32 Assembly seats across nine states has ended. The ruling BJP, which suffered reverses in a round of by-elections last month, has suffered another setback as rivals today made significant gains.

The Congress on Monday announced its candidates for 16 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Assam and West Bengal where bypolls are to be held on September 13.

By-elections for four Lok Sabha and five Assembly seats in four states went off peacefully today, results, which will be announced on June 5, will be keenly watched in the run-up to the 2014 general elections.

Jagan Mohan Reddy's mother, wife, sister and brother-in-law are at Chanchalguda jail right now; family celebrations are in order despite the somber settings. The YSR Congress is close to sweeping the Andhra Pradesh by-elections so big that it has not even spared the Congress its Nellore Lok Sabha seat.

A bitter campaign came to an end on Sunday in the Nellore Lok Sabha and 18 Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly constituencies for Tuesday's by-polls, which are being seen as a semifinal before the 2014 general elections.