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Of the 19 seats it contested, Twenty20 could put up a fight only in Kunnathunad, bagging 40,000-odd votes. Yet party founder Sabu Jacob believes its alliance with the BJP will work in the long run. Of the 22 BDJS candidates, only the Aroor nominee could come up with a decent show. The performance raises existential questions for the two parties
The elections brought an end to Trinamool Congress’s run in power from 2011 to 2026; the BJP, which built its campaign on religious polarisation, was able to sell a dream of industrialisation and providing jobs to the electorate
The Election Commission of India has assured all political parties of a triple-layer security at all counting centres with specialised patrols in vulnerable zones; only authorised personnel with QR-coded IDs are permitted entry in the counting venue
Kerala had 883 candidates in the fray on April 9 when, as per the latest updates, 79.7% of the 2.71 crore-strong electorate exercised their franchise
With Nepalese law enforcement agencies pushing for customs duty on Indian goods above ₹100, people living along the Indo-Nepal border are alarmed over a disruption to their lives. A report on their worry over what will happen next at the so-far open border that divides the two nations, but is also symbolic of centuries-old relationships that has diminished that separation in practice
