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A phone recording of CM Eknath Shinde and Arun Dongale, chairman of influential Kolhapur district milk cooperative milk producers association, better known for its milk brand Gokul, has gone viral.

S Ramadoss-led PMK, which represents the Vanniyars and demands reservation for them, has allied with the BJP. Whether the outreach to the middle castes will help BJP, or be counter-productive given the distinct social reform movement in Tamil Nadu, is a difficult question to answer.

Recalling the troubles J&K went through in the 1990s and subsequent years of hartals and stone pelting, Sirwal said Modi’s government had put a check on such incidents.

From religion to jobs to Brand Modi – several metrics have emerged as front runners on what clicks for India’s female voters.

Union Minister V Muraleedharan attacked the left party of being scared by the increasing presence of BJP in the state

‘The Kerala Story’ screening was condemned by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Opposition leader VD Satheesan, both of whom characterised the incident as a ploy by the Sangh Parivar and cautioned against its influence on the public.

The former CM expelled from AIADMK and now in BJP camp is fighting from a relatively new territory, facing lingering anger over his “rebellion”

If NCP gets Nasik seat, they may give Satara to BJP for Udayanraje Bhosale. In case Ajit Pawar compromises on Satara, only then is he likely to get Nasik’s seat for Bhujbal. Satara is the traditional seat of NCP

Not surprisingly, the BJP fancies its chances in Kanniyakumari despite not being in alliance with either of the Dravidian majors

Ramkishore Shukla, who was formerly with Congress but recently moved to BJP raked up a political storm saying it was an RSS poll strategy.