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8 years
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Naveen Patnaik resigns as CM. I think whoever is new BJP CM of OD should go first to meet Naveen and seek his blessings.🙏 Naveen is a legend. One of the most respect-worthy leaders of India.
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Radha Niranjani, princess of the Pudukottai Royal family, has joined BJP. Her mother had got 10% voteshare as AMMK candidate in 2019 in Tiruchirappalli.
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Sarath Kumar says he will campaign for BJP's Suresh Gopi in Thrissur.
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India's defence exports grew 31 times in 10 years.
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One Telugu Media report says "communist" villages across TG are turning to BJP entirely.
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3 years
Unbelievable. BJP winning 6 from Puducherry and 4 from TN. Total 10 Tamizhagam seats. Vel Vel Vetrivel.
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Suresh Gopi creates history. Becomes first BJP LS MP from Kerala.👍🔥
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2 years
Extraordinary rise of Annamalai. Less than 3 years in TN Politics, taking part in decision making over KN State alongside stalwarts like BSY, CM Bommai, Fadnavis. Not to mention the big three at the head of the table. Quite unprecedented in India.
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Extraordinary organisational skills of Yogi again. Such a massive event so smoothly managed. Not a single untoward incident.
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Shahpur Kandi barrage completed. Ravi river water will now no longer flow into Pak. Water to be used for irrigation of J&K and Punjab. 29 year old project held up for over 2 decades till 2018 finally completed.
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Praja Dvani breaking ranks with most other pollsters ... BRS 51 INC+ 31 BJP-JSP 30 They say momentum with BJP-JSP.
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OPS says Modi has given excellent governance for 10 years. So we want him to become PM again.
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Absurd of some "RWs" to lament BJP "losing" J & K. Demographically BJP is in contest in only 30-35 seats. It won 29. That's an excellent performance.
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The Atal and Modi years.
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TN Media reports that Samsung may move factory from TN to UP. AP Govt also trying to get factory to AP.
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Shocking trends from as yet incomplete SSN survey in Namakkal LS. BJP nearly 20% so far.😲 Gaining H votes mostly at ADMK's expense. DMK meanwhile beginning to lose minority votes to ADMK and NTK. Both good trends for BJP.
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4 more Regional Parties want to join NDA. All 4 very high profile and have been ruling Parties in their States. BJP not particularly keen on any of them as of now because of various levels of baggage.
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Journo Mani blames INC for Modi wave. Says INC did nothing for people for 60 years. Basic services for people are being fulfilled by Modi now. That is why Modi is so popular.
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As per media ... seat sharing in MH ... BJP 32 SS 12 NCP 4 Reasonable for BJP. Good deal for SS. Maybe NCP will get more assembly seats.
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7 months
Nonsense seat sharing by BJP in BH ... BJP 17 JDU 16 LJP 5 HAM 1 RLM 1 So in 2025 again Nitish as NDA CM. And in 2027 Nitish as MGB CM. BH is in a time loop.
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Official press conference of LJP ... LJP is with PM Modi and part of NDA. Says it will fight in Hajipur. Decision will be taken by Chirag.
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3 years
Terrific team now in place for TN BJP ... 1> 4 effective MLAs. 2> Nainar Nagendran as Assembly leader. 3> L Murugan as Central MoS. 4> K Annamalai as State Prez Plus interesting developments in Puducherry. Complete sea-change from just 2 years ago.
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Ageing is always terrifying. Sad to see recent videos of Naveen Patnaik. I always remember him as the charismatic, gentlemanly leader who suddenly emerged in the late 90s. Perfect complement to ABV as part of Odisha NDA. An iconic era of a quarter century maybe nearing the end.
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Considering the way elections in WB are ... TMC on backfoot. BJP creditable performance against heavy odds. All credit to workers and leaders. A fighting unit. INC, Left gaining M votes from TMC. If M splits, it is very good for BJP, but I feel 2024 will be polarised TMC v/s BJP.
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Finally cvoter also giving BJP 15.3% in TN.👍 I thought they would conservatively give less than 10%. India Today gives Annamalai credit for sharp rise in BJP. Says he is becoming "cult figure".
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10 months
OPS wishes Modi "triumph" for the new year.
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11 months
TN media loses hope. Says 2024 is gone. But they see silver lining in "Shivraj is threat to Modi".
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BJP seems to have intensified campaign around Annamalai's IPS background. Law and order probably becoming a big issue in TN.
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From "bimaru" to boom State .. UP on it's way to become an industrial and tech powerhouse.
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5 months
PB voteshares .. INC 26.3% AAP 26% BJP 18.6% SAD 13.4% Again some RWs crying about PB. This is a good performance by BJP.
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Pradip Varma
6 years
No idea how relevant an indicator this is, but BJP has won all 25 seats in Mumbai Co-op Housing Federation Election. It covers 22,000 co-op housing societies of whom 3500 can vote. May or may not reflect BJP's support in Mumbai Middle Class.
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BJP-TTV-OPS talks said to be almost done. Likely seats ... OPS 3 TTV 3 Not clear whether symbol issue settled.
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As per IndiaTV analysis .. community dominated reqionwise seat win rate of BJP .. Yadav 90% Jat 55% Punjabi 50% SC 33% Muslim 25%
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5 years
The Fadnavis era takes a break as he resigns as CM. One of those rare occasions when a CM got re-elected by voters, but still couldn't be CM. A big Thank You for all he has done for MH, & hoping for a quick return.
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11 months
Very interesting line taken by Revanth Reddy. Says dont compare me with dynast like KTR. Compare me with Sanjay Bandi who has risen from ground.
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Demography is Destiny. BJP creates history. First Party to win 3 successive 5-yr terms in HN. Urbanized HN is one of the demographically best States for BJP. Even Dominant Castes will move in BJP's favor as Urbanization expands.
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Those caste equations changed over 6.5 years. And BJP base in HN is still of recent origin. But the one thing heavily in BJP's favor is urbanization of HN. Good chance of Dominant caste voters moving to BJP over time, once current reaction is over.
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10 months
Well, OP Choudhary gets the most important Finance Ministry along with Commercial Tax, Housing, Environment and Planning-Economics-Statistics departments.👍
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11 months
One very bright prospect for BJP is O P Choudhary. Ex-IAS, early 40s. Should definitely get important Ministry in CG.
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3 years
Yes. We dodged a bullet to be frank.
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Looks like ... 🪷 10 ✋6 🪁1 🚗0 Extraordinary rise of 🪷
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10 months
As per a pollster who got the wild swings of TG correct over past 2 years ... For LS 2024, INC v/s BJP polarisation has already begun. INC gaining votes and seats. BJP gaining votes but not seats. BRS falling to 3rd place in most seats. Early days but trend will likely solidify.
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4 years
The current round of State Elections used to be one in which BJP could be ignored ... non-player in 4 States & erratic 3rd force in Assam. Now it is a dominant force in 2 States with a potential breakthrough in a 3rd. Shows how much BJP's electoral frontier has expanded.
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Going by Axis .. combined AP+TG 42 LS seats .. BJP 17 TDP 15 INC 5 YSRP 3 JSP 2 BJP will become largest Telugu States Party in LS.
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1 year
BJP PB chief Sunil Jakhar makes it clear that BJP will no longer be "junior". He says alliance with SAD was made in 90s due to situation then. Now "Punjab is ours".
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Pradip Varma
4 years
Vishal Reddy supports Kangana Ranaut, and his "Dravidian" certificate gets cancelled.😄
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6 months
Due to Surat LS seat becoming an unopposed election for BJP, it's national voteshare will reduce by about 0.14%. Crossing 40% becomes more difficult.
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8 months
As per media, AINRC chief and Puducherry CM N K Rangasamy has said ally BJP will contest LS seat.
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Pradip Varma
10 months
So end of the Vasundhara Raje era as well. The Gehlot-Raje rivalry of 20-25 years is over.
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5 months
GreatAndhra Media Group survey for TG ... BJP 8-10 INC 6-8 MIM 1 BRS 0
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5 years
@divya_16_ Aap nishchinth rahiye.
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Pradip Varma
9 months
Hopefully BJP leaders will either politely welcome Vijay into politics, like Annamalai has done. Or keep quiet. BJP's fight with Vijay will be in 2026. Not in 2024.
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8 months
Many, even among non BJP supporters, now saying BJP will win 25+ LS seats in WB.🔥 Let us see. Seeing mahaul it is possible. But depends on election day confidence among voters.
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10 months
DMDK backs Nirmala S in Nirmala-Udayanidhi clash. And attacks DMK over flood-relief issue. Looks like 75% chance of BJP-DMDK alliance.
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5 months
For those who lived through 2004, today is a picnic really. 2004 was Armageddon.
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8 months
As per a psephologist, BJP has crossed 25% voteshare on it's own in some seats in South TN. This is in addition to KK.
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8 months
Annamalai finally starts attacking ADMK. Not just DMK, now the 2-Party system is open target.
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10 months
As per a pollster who got the wild swings of TG correct over past 2 years ... For LS 2024, INC v/s BJP polarisation has already begun. INC gaining votes and seats. BJP gaining votes but not seats. BRS falling to 3rd place in most seats. Early days but trend will likely solidify.
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I disagree. Without Sidda, Kurubas would be voting BJP. Sidda has kept INC alive past 10+ years by restricting BJP socially.
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Siddaramaiah as CM suits BJP. If DKS becomes CM, Karnataka will become difficult for BJP.
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9 months
All speculations end. BJP announces that it will fight all 13 PB LS seats. SAD says alliance with BSP to continue. INC, AAP to have alliance only in Chandigarh. So PB heading for 4-cornered contest.👍
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SSN survey ... Dharmapuri rural ... DMK+ 40% ADMK 22% PMK 18% DMDK 8% NTK 6% BJP 5% BJP was literally NOTA Party in these rural areas. 5% if true is pretty good. As per these figures, if PMK gets full vote transfer from ADMK ... would be close contest.
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4 years
Circle of Time ... 2001 - TMC broke alliance with BJP as BJP would be a burden in it's fight against CPM. It instead allies with INC. 2021 - CPM & INC are gone and TMC is set to lose to BJP.
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Seems final stages of alliance formation ... OPS demands TN declare holiday on Jan 22nd. TTV re-iterates nothing wrong in allying with BJP. Says DMK will be taught a lesson.
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As per a media report .. BJP Central leadership sets path forward for BJP TN .. 1> Annamalai to be given extension till 2026 2> NDA to be expanded without including ADMK 3> Having grown from 6th to 3rd place, next target to go past 2nd place ADMK in voteshare
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1 year
As per media report INC unit in Firozpur LS seat set to get emptied due to Sunil Jakhar. Many INC members attended Jakhar's BJP meeting.
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10 months
Ramanathan Sarathkumar praises Modi. Looks likely that his Party SMK will join NDA.
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10 months
Pramod Mahajan looks almost like Pramod Mahajan.
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Journo Mani has written off DMK. While he says DMK+ may still sweep LS 2024, he feels DMK is now ever more toxic for INDI alliance outside TN. Modi will use DMK as a punching bag. And that in 2026 election there will be massive anger among people against DMK in TN itself.
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MP CM Dr. Mohan Yadav to be honored by Akhil Bharatiya Yadav Mahasabha in Bihar meeting.
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Pradip Varma
1 year
In WB, BJP workers and leaders put their lives on the line to fight it out. In PB, BJP fights every single bypoll seriously as a stepping stone. In TN, all Annamalai wanted to do was fight one bypoll. And for even that he was disallowed by others.
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6 months
According to "Atrocity Arumugam" ... BJP internal report says NDA likely to win 10 seats in TN.
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10 months
Yashwant Deshmukh says BJP alone 300+. MH, BH, WB 3 interesting States. Nitish has crashed, JDU heading for zero. BJP-RJD fight. MH impossible to predict right now.
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As per IPDS exit poll Coimbatore ... 🪷 34.9% 🌄 33.6% 🌱 21.7% 🎤 6.4% Would be a surprise for me if 🌱gets so little.
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4 years
Finally truth is out. Modi is the true son of the soil. Modi Dravidian Emperor of India.💪
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8 months
BJP should not form govt in Himachal. Best option would be a mid term poll coinciding with LS.
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9 months
The last time anyone in TN Media called for boycott of Annamalai, the number of mikes in front of him doubled.🤷‍♂️
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2 years
Rahul Narvekar has resuscitated his career. Had moved from SS to NCP, lost the election and seemingly headed nowhere. Then joined BJP, became MLA, and now all set to become Speaker. Family-wise well connected. Now may have bright future as he is still young.
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5 months
People are giving their final predictions. So here is mine ... BJP 315 NDA 367 I underestimated BJP both in 2014 and 2019.
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I dont see phase by phase. But generally I have now increased BJP from 310+-20 to 315 +-20.
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2 years
I will consider India to be a liberal Nation only when a member of a minority community like the Nath Sampraday becomes PM.
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2 years
Frankly an amazing video of Annamalai's Tiruppur rally.
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7 months
Does not look like BJP wants SAD alliance. Spokesperson said BJP will win all 13 seats in PB. And more leaders from other Parties including SAD, and former bureaucrats joined BJP.
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BJP continues to be aggressive in PB, appoints Sunil Jakhar as new State Prez. Whatever the result may be, BJP is batting on front foot. That is to be appreciated.
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BJP PB officially passes resolution for contesting all 13 LS seats in 2024. Says no to alliance. Welcomes increase in voteshare in Jalandhar bypoll and lead in 2 segments. LS 2024 equations will be even more favorable compared to a bypoll. Says sensitive PB needs BJP for harmony.
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5 months
Sushil Kumar Modi is no more. Om Shanti.🙏🇮🇳 The administrative backbone of the Nitish era.
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11 months
BJP got it's biggest ever win in CG. CG was INC's best chance of retaining a govt for the first time since more than a decade. Still it lost.
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Pradip Gupta again gives cryptic message on KN ... 1> No info that INC is ahead. 2> Last 8 of 10 verdicts have been pro-incumbency. 3> Corruption an issue only if it directly affects people. 4> BJP never won majority but led in 170 in 2019 due to Modi. 4> Full majority likely.
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7 months
Latest news is that BJP-PMK deal maybe done. PMK 8-10 seats.
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7 months
Multiple pollsters & analysts now saying BRS has slipped to 3rd position in Medak, and that it is BJP which is now leading due to collapse of BRS.
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Pradip Varma
6 months
Revanth Reddy's remarks against Stalin junior are not going to help INC in 2024. But it may be a signal that INC is beginning process of examining other options for 2026.
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Pradip Varma
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TN media Puthiya Thalaimurai poll gives BJP alone 36% voteshare in MH. BJP 36% INC 17% SS(UT) 9.92% SS(ES) 8.82% NCP(Ajit) 7% NCP(Sharad) 6.4% BJP+ 51.3% , 40 seats INC+ 33.3%, 8 seats
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End of the Khattar era. He now will move to LS. HN politics has been about the "Lals". Manohar Lal was the only Lal who actually got re-elected though. The other Lals lost as incumbents. Manohar Lal is the "Lal of the Lals".
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One very bright prospect for BJP is O P Choudhary. Ex-IAS, early 40s. Should definitely get important Ministry in CG.
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Pradip Varma
4 years
TN is not on Mars planet. TN is an Indian State. It has same voting patterns as other States. When the underlying ecosystems shift, Parties get replaced. Just like in WB, TG, AP etc.
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Pradip Varma
2 years
Shocking trends in betting markets for BMC election... BJP 120 SS 35 MNS 18 This would be a meltdown for SS. While this scale of victory for BJP could happen in an Assembly election, can BJP ensure middle class turnout for a municipality poll?
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Pradip Varma
5 years
@srijiyogesh @BryanDeanWright It is possible. I'm in general agreement that it could work. I'm also in very strong agreement that US soldiers have been in the past unnecessarily used as cannon fodder at great risk to life & limb.
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That article has fundamental inaccuracies. BJP's votes actually rise with education levels. It's vote base is more liberal, less casteist.
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The more I read about Modi, the more I think of him as India's Teddy Roosevelt.
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Rangaraj Pande has become more positive about BJP chances in TN. He seems to be hinting that BJP could overtake ADMK and may win a few seats. Earlier his target was BJP overtaking NTK.
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