Sticking to his secular language, Jayant Chaudhury emerges as the biggest gainer among BJP allies in Uttar Pradesh thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By taking oath in English, Jayant sends a message to his vote bank in the Hindi heartland thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
An Odisha fortress and a hard electoral battle thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The demographic profile of the parliamentary constituency has been radically altered. For the first time, no major party had fielded a Muslim candidate.
No prominent party has fielded a single Muslim candidate in state, despite community being 11.56% of population and significant in 14 of 48 seats; AIMIM's Imtiaz Jaleel only Muslim MP from state right now