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One will see more hypocritical posturing by Modi while his stormtroopers do the opposite. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Vaishna-Roy-16745/" class="person-name lnk">Vaishna Roy</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col-xl-3 col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-12 after-border-right tab-no-side-border"><div class="element"><div class="label politics"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/busting-the-urban-rural-myth-2024-lok-sabha-election-how-bjp-lost-ground-in-rapidly-urbanising-areas/article68320131.ece">Mandate 2024</a></div><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/busting-the-urban-rural-myth-2024-lok-sabha-election-how-bjp-lost-ground-in-rapidly-urbanising-areas/article68320131.ece" title="Updated: June 27, 2024 13:27 IST Published: June 25, 2024 20:00 IST"> How the Lok Sabha election 2024 bust the urban-rural myth </a></h3><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/busting-the-urban-rural-myth-2024-lok-sabha-election-how-bjp-lost-ground-in-rapidly-urbanising-areas/article68320131.ece"> The BJP has lost more ground in rapidly urbanising areas—places witnessing faster rural-to-urban transition—than in areas seeing slower urbanisation. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Shamindra-Nath--Roy--23144/" class="person-name lnk">Shamindra Nath Roy,</a><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Ashish--Ranjan-23134/" class="person-name lnk lnk">Ashish Ranjan</a></div></div></div><div class="element"><div class="label politics"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/chandrababu-naidu-profile-andhra-pradesh-chief-minister-balancing-welfare-development/article68316115.ece">Profile</a></div><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/chandrababu-naidu-profile-andhra-pradesh-chief-minister-balancing-welfare-development/article68316115.ece" title="Updated: June 28, 2024 14:16 IST Published: June 25, 2024 19:33 IST"> Chandrababu Naidu: Walking a tightrope </a></h3><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/chandrababu-naidu-profile-andhra-pradesh-chief-minister-balancing-welfare-development/article68316115.ece"> The technocrat must balance welfare and development in his fourth term as Chief Minister if he wants to keep his rural voters on board. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Ayesha--Minhaz-17967/" class="person-name lnk">Ayesha Minhaz</a></div></div></div></div><div class=" col-xl-3 col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-12 after-border-right"><div class="element"><style> .element.bigger .picture.election::after { background-image: url(https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/special/special-election2024-big.svg); } .element .picture.election::after { background-image: url(https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/special/special-election2024-small.svg); } </style><div class=""><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/2024-lok-sabha-election-results-regional-parties-narendra-modi-bjp-nda-india-bloc-congress-opposition/article68316397.ece"><div class="picture election"><img src="https://assetsfl.thehindu.com/theme/images/fl-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/rhuow5/article68331307.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/Akhilesh%20Yadav%20chief%20of%20the%20regional%20Samajwadi%20Party%20gestures%20before%20the%20Indian%20National%20Developmental%20Inclusive%20Alliance%20INDIA%20bloc%E2%80%99s%20meeting%20in%20New%20Delhi%20India%20June%205%202024.%20REUTERSAdnan%20Abidi" data-original="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/rhuow5/article68331307.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/Akhilesh%20Yadav%20chief%20of%20the%20regional%20Samajwadi%20Party%20gestures%20before%20the%20Indian%20National%20Developmental%20Inclusive%20Alliance%20INDIA%20bloc%E2%80%99s%20meeting%20in%20New%20Delhi%20India%20June%205%202024.%20REUTERSAdnan%20Abidi" alt="Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in New Delhi on June 5. The SP, which won 37 seats in Uttar Pradesh, played a crucial role in halting the BJP juggernaut." title="Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in New Delhi on June 5. The SP, which won 37 seats in Uttar Pradesh, played a crucial role in halting the BJP juggernaut." data-device-variant= "LANDSCAPE~LANDSCAPE~LANDSCAPE~PORTRAIT" class="media-object adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%" /></div></a><div class="content"><div class="label politics"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/2024-lok-sabha-election-results-regional-parties-narendra-modi-bjp-nda-india-bloc-congress-opposition/article68316397.ece">Mandate 2024 — The Lede</a></div><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/2024-lok-sabha-election-results-regional-parties-narendra-modi-bjp-nda-india-bloc-congress-opposition/article68316397.ece" title="Updated: July 3, 2024 19:00 IST Published: June 25, 2024 19:19 IST"> Rise of the regionals</a></h3><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/2024-lok-sabha-election-results-regional-parties-narendra-modi-bjp-nda-india-bloc-congress-opposition/article68316397.ece"> The biggest takeaway from the 2024 election is that regional parties, whose future had been written off during the saffron wave, are back with a bang. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Ashish--Ranjan-23134/" class="person-name lnk">Ashish Ranjan</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col-xl-3 col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-12"><div class="element"><div class="label politics"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/dalit-politics-2024-lok-sabha-election-chandrashekhar-azad-awadhesh-prasad-sanjana-jatav/article68307255.ece">Mandate 2024</a></div><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/dalit-politics-2024-lok-sabha-election-chandrashekhar-azad-awadhesh-prasad-sanjana-jatav/article68307255.ece" title="Updated: August 23, 2024 15:58 IST Published: June 25, 2024 14:36 IST"> The changing face of Dalit politics </a></h3><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/dalit-politics-2024-lok-sabha-election-chandrashekhar-azad-awadhesh-prasad-sanjana-jatav/article68307255.ece"> New Age leaders are changing the narrative of Dalit politics by focussing on pragmatic issues rather than on personality cults and identity politics. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Anand-Mishra-20161/" class="person-name lnk">Anand Mishra </a></div></div></div><div class="element"><div class="label politics"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/jitan-ram-manjhi-profile-2024-lok-sabha-election-gaya-oldest-cabinet-minister-mahadalit/article68311415.ece">Profile</a></div><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/jitan-ram-manjhi-profile-2024-lok-sabha-election-gaya-oldest-cabinet-minister-mahadalit/article68311415.ece" title="Updated: July 2, 2024 14:30 IST Published: June 25, 2024 14:23 IST"> Jitan Ram Manjhi: Breaking barriers </a></h3><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/jitan-ram-manjhi-profile-2024-lok-sabha-election-gaya-oldest-cabinet-minister-mahadalit/article68311415.ece"> Manjhi, the oldest Minister in the Modi Cabinet and a member of the Mahadalit Musahar community, is aware of the expectations from him. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Anand-Mishra-20161/" class="person-name lnk">Anand Mishra </a></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><div id="piano-sec-subscribe-box"></div><div class="container" data-ga-label="More From"><div class="row justify-content-center"><div class="col-xl-8 col-lg-9 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12 section-magazine author-more-stories result"><div><h2 class="section-sub-title mb-1" ><a class="featured-title" href="#_">More stories from Election 2024</a></h2><style> .element .picture.election::after { background-image: url(https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/special/special-election2024-small.svg); } </style><div class="element row-element "><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/india-bloc-farmer-issues-protests-bjp-major-setback-punjab-haryana-western-up-maharashtra/article68316497.ece" target="_blank" ><div class=" picture election"><img src="https://assetsfl.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/hpieu4/article68316649.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/India_Election_Modi_in_Coalition_07769.jpg" data-original="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/hpieu4/article68316649.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/India_Election_Modi_in_Coalition_07769.jpg" data-device-variant="LANDSCAPE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="Farmer leaders protest the three contentious farm laws at the Delhi-Haryana border on December 14, 2020. " title="Farmer leaders protest the three contentious farm laws at the Delhi-Haryana border on December 14, 2020. " class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="content"><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/india-bloc-farmer-issues-protests-bjp-major-setback-punjab-haryana-western-up-maharashtra/article68316497.ece" title="Updated: June 29, 2024 13:14 IST Published: June 24, 2024 21:34 IST"> How agrarian anger powered the INDIA bloc juggernaut and gave BJP a major setback</a></h3><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/india-bloc-farmer-issues-protests-bjp-major-setback-punjab-haryana-western-up-maharashtra/article68316497.ece"><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/india-bloc-farmer-issues-protests-bjp-major-setback-punjab-haryana-western-up-maharashtra/article68316497.ece"> In States that were the site of farmer protests, the BJP suffered major losses, despite its government making many overtures to the peasant community. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/T-K--Rajalakshmi-12412/" class="person-name lnk">T.K. Rajalakshmi </a></div></div></div></div><style> .element .picture.election::after { background-image: url(https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/special/special-election2024-small.svg); } </style><div class="element row-element "><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/tamil-nadu-dravidian-politics-at-a-crossroads-aiadmk-not-dead-yet-bjp-rising-vote-share-dmk-congress-dominant/article68312365.ece" target="_blank" ><div class=" picture election"><img src="https://assetsfl.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/23aj7p/article68321283.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/4871_11_7_2022_15_52_31_1_01_AIADMKCLASH.JPG" data-original="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/23aj7p/article68321283.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/4871_11_7_2022_15_52_31_1_01_AIADMKCLASH.JPG" data-device-variant="LANDSCAPE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="The AIADMK headquarters in Chennai. Marred by internal tussles and a lack of strong leaders, the party, which saw seven candidates lose their deposits, needs to urgently set its house in order." title="The AIADMK headquarters in Chennai. Marred by internal tussles and a lack of strong leaders, the party, which saw seven candidates lose their deposits, needs to urgently set its house in order." class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="content"><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/tamil-nadu-dravidian-politics-at-a-crossroads-aiadmk-not-dead-yet-bjp-rising-vote-share-dmk-congress-dominant/article68312365.ece" title="Updated: July 5, 2024 13:32 IST Published: June 24, 2024 18:03 IST"> Dravidian parties at a crossroads</a></h3><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/tamil-nadu-dravidian-politics-at-a-crossroads-aiadmk-not-dead-yet-bjp-rising-vote-share-dmk-congress-dominant/article68312365.ece"><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/tamil-nadu-dravidian-politics-at-a-crossroads-aiadmk-not-dead-yet-bjp-rising-vote-share-dmk-congress-dominant/article68312365.ece"> For Dravidian majors, the rise of BJP and NTK serves as a wake-up call: Tamil Nadu politics may no longer remain bipolar as the field grows crowded. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Ilangovan-Rajasekaran-12420/" class="person-name lnk">Ilangovan Rajasekaran </a></div></div></div></div><style> .element .picture.election::after { background-image: url(https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/special/special-election2024-small.svg); } </style><div class="element row-element "><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/rahul-gandhi-reinvented-himself-in-2024-lok-sabha-election-pappu-gen-z-thirst-trap/article68315876.ece" target="_blank" ><div class="audio picture election"><img src="https://assetsfl.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/3kx396/article68320379.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/PTI05_27_2024_000140B.jpg" data-original="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/3kx396/article68320379.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/PTI05_27_2024_000140B.jpg" data-device-variant="LANDSCAPE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="Rahul Gandhi campaigning in Patna on May 27. During the election, Rahul holding up a copy of the Constitution became a common sight. " title="Rahul Gandhi campaigning in Patna on May 27. During the election, Rahul holding up a copy of the Constitution became a common sight. " class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="content"><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/rahul-gandhi-reinvented-himself-in-2024-lok-sabha-election-pappu-gen-z-thirst-trap/article68315876.ece" title="Updated: August 23, 2024 15:57 IST Published: June 24, 2024 17:08 IST"> Reinventing Rahul Gandhi</a></h3><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/rahul-gandhi-reinvented-himself-in-2024-lok-sabha-election-pappu-gen-z-thirst-trap/article68315876.ece"><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/rahul-gandhi-reinvented-himself-in-2024-lok-sabha-election-pappu-gen-z-thirst-trap/article68315876.ece"> Through this election, a new Rahul emerged: confident, irreverent, assertive, yet accessible. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Paromita-Vohra-21393/" class="person-name lnk">Paromita Vohra</a></div></div></div></div><style> .element .picture.election::after { background-image: url(https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/special/special-election2024-small.svg); } </style><div class="element row-element "><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/new-narendra-modi-bjp-nda-government-coalition-partners-economic-policy/article68307139.ece" target="_blank" ><div class=" picture election"><img src="https://assetsfl.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/u91599/article68326968.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/Modi3.0.JPG" data-original="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/u91599/article68326968.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/Modi3.0.JPG" data-device-variant="LANDSCAPE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="Modi’s policies have caused an unusual increase of income and wealth concentration in the hands of a few business houses." title="Modi’s policies have caused an unusual increase of income and wealth concentration in the hands of a few business houses." class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="content"><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/new-narendra-modi-bjp-nda-government-coalition-partners-economic-policy/article68307139.ece" title="Updated: July 3, 2024 13:09 IST Published: June 24, 2024 14:27 IST"> Will the setback to Hindutva politics force Modi 3.0 to rethink economic policies?</a></h3><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/new-narendra-modi-bjp-nda-government-coalition-partners-economic-policy/article68307139.ece"><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/new-narendra-modi-bjp-nda-government-coalition-partners-economic-policy/article68307139.ece"> Even though pressure mounts on the new government to address economic concerns, entrenched political objectives may hinder substantial policy shifts. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/C-P--Chandrasekhar-12422/" class="person-name lnk">C.P. Chandrasekhar</a></div></div></div></div><style> .element .picture.election::after { background-image: url(https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/special/special-election2024-small.svg); } </style><div class="element row-element "><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/india-opposition-constitution-bjp-2024-lok-sabha-election/article68311412.ece" target="_blank" ><div class=" picture election"><img src="https://assetsfl.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/gw7l51/article68311423.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/Modi%20Constitution.jpg%20" data-original="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/gw7l51/article68311423.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/Modi%20Constitution.jpg%20" data-device-variant="LANDSCAPE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying his respects to the Constitution of India as he attends the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting at Samvidhan Sadan, in New Delhi, on June 7. " title="Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying his respects to the Constitution of India as he attends the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting at Samvidhan Sadan, in New Delhi, on June 7. " class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="content"><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/india-opposition-constitution-bjp-2024-lok-sabha-election/article68311412.ece" title="Updated: July 1, 2024 15:07 IST Published: June 23, 2024 12:15 IST"> A vote for constitutional values</a></h3><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/india-opposition-constitution-bjp-2024-lok-sabha-election/article68311412.ece"><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/india-opposition-constitution-bjp-2024-lok-sabha-election/article68311412.ece"> Modi government’s actions belittling constitutional values opened up space for opposition parties to revive the struggle to protect the Constitution. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/VENKATANARAYANAN--S--23164/" class="person-name lnk">Venkatanarayanan S.</a></div></div></div></div><style> .element .picture.election::after { background-image: url(https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/special/special-election2024-small.svg); } </style><div class="element row-element "><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/conflict-between-rss-and-bjp-mohan-bhagwat-upset-with-modi/article68315893.ece" target="_blank" ><div class=" picture election"><img src="https://assetsfl.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/268nbf/article68315898.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/IMG_Prime_Minister_Naren_2_1_EACA9LQ9.jpg" data-original="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/268nbf/article68315898.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/IMG_Prime_Minister_Naren_2_1_EACA9LQ9.jpg" data-device-variant="LANDSCAPE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="Prime Minister Narendra Modi leads the rituals during the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony in the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, in Ayodhya on January 22. " title="Prime Minister Narendra Modi leads the rituals during the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony in the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, in Ayodhya on January 22. " class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="content"><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/conflict-between-rss-and-bjp-mohan-bhagwat-upset-with-modi/article68315893.ece" title="Updated: June 29, 2024 13:14 IST Published: June 23, 2024 11:46 IST"> The RSS sends a message </a></h3><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/conflict-between-rss-and-bjp-mohan-bhagwat-upset-with-modi/article68315893.ece"><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/conflict-between-rss-and-bjp-mohan-bhagwat-upset-with-modi/article68315893.ece"> Sangh Parivar’s comments on party strategy and leadership qualities hint at a change in power balance within the BJP and in its equation with the RSS. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Saba-Naqvi-18938/" class="person-name lnk">Saba Naqvi</a></div></div></div></div><style> .element .picture.election::after { background-image: url(https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/special/special-election2024-small.svg); } </style><div class="element row-element "><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/engineer-rashid-arrested-by-nia-on-money-laundering-charges-wins-from-jail-baramulla-kashmir/article68312092.ece" target="_blank" ><div class=" picture election"><img src="https://assetsfl.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/xzrdsv/article68312058.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/Engineer%20Rashid.JPG" data-original="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/xzrdsv/article68312058.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/Engineer%20Rashid.JPG" data-device-variant="LANDSCAPE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="Abdul Rashid Sheikh, aka Engineer Rashid, at a protest against the attack on Kashmiris after the fidayeen attack on the CRPF in Srinagar, on February 16, 2019." title="Abdul Rashid Sheikh, aka Engineer Rashid, at a protest against the attack on Kashmiris after the fidayeen attack on the CRPF in Srinagar, on February 16, 2019." class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="content"><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/engineer-rashid-arrested-by-nia-on-money-laundering-charges-wins-from-jail-baramulla-kashmir/article68312092.ece" title="Updated: July 2, 2024 12:55 IST Published: June 22, 2024 18:09 IST"> Engineer Rashid’s defiant victory a turning point for Kashmir’s democratic future</a></h3><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/engineer-rashid-arrested-by-nia-on-money-laundering-charges-wins-from-jail-baramulla-kashmir/article68312092.ece"><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/engineer-rashid-arrested-by-nia-on-money-laundering-charges-wins-from-jail-baramulla-kashmir/article68312092.ece"> Abdul Rashid Sheikh’s electoral win in Baramulla, while in jail, against National Conference’s Omar Abdullah, indicates a shift in voter sentiment. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/contributor/Iftikhar-Gilani-18649/" class="person-name lnk">Iftikhar Gilani</a></div></div></div></div><style> .element .picture.election::after { background-image: url(https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/special/special-election2024-small.svg); } </style><div class="element row-element "><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/maharashtra-nda-mva-2024-assembly-election-bjp-shiv-sena-ncp-congress-uddhav-thackeray-sharad-pawar/article68299582.ece" target="_blank" ><div class=" picture election"><img src="https://assetsfl.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/cuphal/article68315750.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/maharasthra%20politics.JPEG" data-original="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/cuphal/article68315750.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/maharasthra%20politics.JPEG" data-device-variant="LANDSCAPE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="MVA leaders Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray at a joint press conference in Mumbai on June 15." title="MVA leaders Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray at a joint press conference in Mumbai on June 15." class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="content"><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/maharashtra-nda-mva-2024-assembly-election-bjp-shiv-sena-ncp-congress-uddhav-thackeray-sharad-pawar/article68299582.ece" title="Updated: July 5, 2024 13:31 IST Published: June 21, 2024 19:01 IST"> Maharashtra: All sides get ready for a bigger battle</a></h3><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/maharashtra-nda-mva-2024-assembly-election-bjp-shiv-sena-ncp-congress-uddhav-thackeray-sharad-pawar/article68299582.ece"><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/maharashtra-nda-mva-2024-assembly-election-bjp-shiv-sena-ncp-congress-uddhav-thackeray-sharad-pawar/article68299582.ece"> The Lok Sabha election results have shaken the ruling NDA and given the opposition MVA a distinct advantage in the Assembly election later this year. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Amey--Tirodkar--19096/" class="person-name lnk">Amey Tirodkar </a></div></div></div></div><style> .element .picture.election::after { background-image: url(https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/special/special-election2024-small.svg); } </style><div class="element row-element "><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/punjab-end-of-road-for-shiromani-akali-dal-badal-family-neo-panthic-amritpal-singh-aap-congress-bjp/article68307167.ece" target="_blank" ><div class="audio picture election"><img src="https://assetsfl.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/68eksd/article68312951.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/6607_17_9_2021_15_57_58_1_17_09_AKALIDALPROTEST_A.JPG" data-original="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/68eksd/article68312951.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/6607_17_9_2021_15_57_58_1_17_09_AKALIDALPROTEST_A.JPG" data-device-variant="LANDSCAPE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal leading a protest march against the controversial farm laws, in New Delhi on September 17, 2021. Despite such protests, the party has lost public support and ceded much of its political space to other parties and radical elements." title="SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal leading a protest march against the controversial farm laws, in New Delhi on September 17, 2021. Despite such protests, the party has lost public support and ceded much of its political space to other parties and radical elements." class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="content"><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/punjab-end-of-road-for-shiromani-akali-dal-badal-family-neo-panthic-amritpal-singh-aap-congress-bjp/article68307167.ece" title="Updated: August 23, 2024 15:58 IST Published: June 21, 2024 17:54 IST"> Is it the end of the road for the Akali Dal?</a></h3><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/punjab-end-of-road-for-shiromani-akali-dal-badal-family-neo-panthic-amritpal-singh-aap-congress-bjp/article68307167.ece"><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/punjab-end-of-road-for-shiromani-akali-dal-badal-family-neo-panthic-amritpal-singh-aap-congress-bjp/article68307167.ece"> Even as Punjab itself is in a deep political churn, the Shiromani Akali Dal is yet to reinvent itself after the breakdown of its alliance with BJP. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Ashutosh--Sharma-17952/" class="person-name lnk">Ashutosh Sharma</a></div></div></div></div><style> .element .picture.election::after { background-image: url(https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/special/special-election2024-small.svg); } </style><div class="element row-element "><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/people-have-said-we-want-our-republic-dipankar-cpiml-liberation-2024-lok-sabha-election-results-bihar-nitish-kumar-bjp-modi/article68304136.ece" target="_blank" ><div class="video picture election"><img src="https://assetsfl.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/interviews/guyhp7/article68304106.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/060624_I_001_1.2.1.jpg" data-original="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/interviews/guyhp7/article68304106.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/060624_I_001_1.2.1.jpg" data-device-variant="LANDSCAPE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="Dipankar said that if you need to own your politics, you need to fund your politics." title="Dipankar said that if you need to own your politics, you need to fund your politics." class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="content"><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/people-have-said-we-want-our-republic-dipankar-cpiml-liberation-2024-lok-sabha-election-results-bihar-nitish-kumar-bjp-modi/article68304136.ece" title="Updated: July 24, 2024 17:25 IST Published: June 19, 2024 20:20 IST"> ‘People have said: we want our republic’: Dipankar</a></h3><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/people-have-said-we-want-our-republic-dipankar-cpiml-liberation-2024-lok-sabha-election-results-bihar-nitish-kumar-bjp-modi/article68304136.ece"><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/people-have-said-we-want-our-republic-dipankar-cpiml-liberation-2024-lok-sabha-election-results-bihar-nitish-kumar-bjp-modi/article68304136.ece"> The CPI(M-L) Liberation leader says that money power can only be fought with human power and a cooperative model can counter the corporate one. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Saba-Naqvi-18938/" class="person-name lnk">Saba Naqvi</a></div></div></div></div><style> .element .picture.election::after { background-image: url(https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/special/special-election2024-small.svg); } </style><div class="element row-element "><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/the-dystopian-times-lok-sabha-election-results-democracy-bjp-nda-narendra-modi/article68307534.ece" target="_blank" ><div class=" picture election"><img src="https://assetsfl.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/3i15kx/article68307535.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/appupen.jpg" data-original="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/3i15kx/article68307535.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/appupen.jpg" data-device-variant="LANDSCAPE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="" class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="content"><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/the-dystopian-times-lok-sabha-election-results-democracy-bjp-nda-narendra-modi/article68307534.ece" title="Updated: July 24, 2024 12:49 IST Published: June 19, 2024 16:06 IST"> ‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen </a></h3><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/the-dystopian-times-lok-sabha-election-results-democracy-bjp-nda-narendra-modi/article68307534.ece"><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/the-dystopian-times-lok-sabha-election-results-democracy-bjp-nda-narendra-modi/article68307534.ece"></a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Appupen-19513/" class="person-name lnk"> Appupen</a></div></div></div></div><style> .element .picture.election::after { background-image: url(https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/special/special-election2024-small.svg); 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Deve Gowda with former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in Bengaluru on March 29." title="Former Prime Minister and JD(S) chief H.D. Deve Gowda with former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in Bengaluru on March 29." class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="content"><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/bjp-jds-karnataka-nda-dominant-castes-lingayat-vokkaliga-siddaramaiah-ahinda/article68300060.ece" title="Updated: June 22, 2024 12:33 IST Published: June 17, 2024 18:28 IST"> How the BJP-JD(S) combine in Karnataka benefited from dominant caste consolidation</a></h3><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/bjp-jds-karnataka-nda-dominant-castes-lingayat-vokkaliga-siddaramaiah-ahinda/article68300060.ece"><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/bjp-jds-karnataka-nda-dominant-castes-lingayat-vokkaliga-siddaramaiah-ahinda/article68300060.ece"> The catalyst behind the coalition’s synergy was a tacit understanding between the elites of the Lingayats and the Vokkaligas. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a 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margin-bottom: 25px; line-height: 24px; } .popup .title::before { left: 0; } .popup .sub-text { font-size: 14px; margin: 15px 0; line-height: 24px; } .popup .popup-btn { /* width: 80px; */ height: 30px; font-size: 10px; padding: 9px 0 13px 10px; margin: 15px auto; } .popup .popup-btn:hover { padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0; } .popup .device-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; } .popup .device-list li { padding: 7px 0; } .popup .device-list li .s-no { font-size: 13px; width: 5px; } .popup .device-list li .icon { width: 15px; height: 15px; background-size: 15px 15px; margin: 2px 7px 0; } .popup .device-list li .device { font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; } .popup p.link { font-size: 12px; margin: 15px auto 0; } .popup p.link a { text-underline-offset: 2px; } .popup p.link span { color: #555555; font-size: 18px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: 3px; } } </style><div class="popup-background" id="user-session-popup" v-show="store.session_limit_exceeded === true" v-scope v-cloak><div class="popup" style="padding: 25px;"><button class="popup-close" onclick="window.tp.pianoId.logout()">✕</button><div class="title">Looks like you are already logged in from more than 3 devices!</div><div class="sub-text">To continue logging in, remove at least one device from the below list</div><ul class="device-list"><li v-for="device_detail, index in store.device_info" :key="index"><div class="device-info" v-scope="DeviceInfoComponent({index, ...device_detail})"></div><button class="btn popup-btn" @click="sendDeleteRequest([device_detail.payload], 'single')">Log out</button></li></ul><button class="btn popup-btn" @click="sendDeleteRequest(store.device_info.map(di => di.payload), 'all')">Log Out from all devices</button><p class="link"><a href="https://www.thehindugroup.com/privacy.html" target="_blank">Terms & conditions</a><span>  |  </span><a href="https://forms.office.com/r/tz7UETzxUs" target="_blank">Institutional Subscriber</a></p></div></div><template id="device-info"><span class="s-no">${ ind + 1 }</span><span class="icon"></span><span class="device"> ${ device }<span class="duration">Last active - ${ la }</span></span></template><script>const us_api_domain = "/";</script><script src="https://assetsfl.thehindu.com/theme/js/user_session.min.js?ver=1730878036"></script></body></html>