Opinion | Tamil Nadu: Can BJP Emerge As An Alternative To Dravidian Politics?

It is in Tamil Nadu that the BJP has raised its stake in the current elections without aligning with either of the Dravidian parties, which have dominated Tamil politics for the past six decades.

Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poll mantra for this Lok Sabha election, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said "Modi ki guarantee" means all Opposition leaders will be in jail after June 4, when poll results are out

Former Union minister Birender Singh on Monday said he has quit the BJP and will be joining the Congress, the move coming almost a month after his son Brijender Singh joined the grand old party.

"Why should I vote to elect a representative of a place which is no longer mine ... elections mean nothing to us," says a distraught Nobi, who lost her home 11 months ago to ethnic violence in Manipur and is living in a relief camp.

The emergence of new voting blocs, such as first-time voters and women, has brought fresh perspectives to the electoral process in India.

Less than two weeks before the general election, poll strategist Prashant Kishor sounded a red alert for the Congress and INDIA bloc, warning of improved performances - seats + vote share - by the BJP in eastern and southern states.