Opinion/Commentary
Presidential pain for NDA -
Radhika Ramaseshan, Telegraph
The BJP’s plans to keep the NDA intact and prospect for new allies by contesting the presidential election came unstuck after the Janata Dal (United) insisted on supporting Pranab Mukherjee and not Purno A. Sangma. The other glitches in the BJP’s belated desire to go for a contest were Mamata Banerjee’s refusal so far to budge from backing A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. But sections of the BJP, keen on eventually bringing in Mamata, Jayalalithaa and Naveen Patnaik into the NDA “parivar”, asked senior leader L.K. Advani to “keep working” on the Bengal chief minister and coax her to support Sangma.
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Pakistan polls: Nawaz, Imran are neck-and-neck, survey says -
Times of India
Karnataka election: BJP’s messy governance helped Cong win -
T S Sudhir, FirstPost
Congress gains 1.8%, BJP loses 13.9% -
Times of India
Congress wins clear majority in Karnataka after 14 years, BJP reduced to joint 2nd with Gowda -
ToI
Yeddyurappa's KJP wins few, decides many -
Johnson TA, IndianExpress
Pakistan elections 2013: A guide for the perplexed -
Ghazala Akbar, PaktTeaHouse
In Pakistan, the ballot is against the bullet -
Kamila Shamsie, EconomicTimes
On eve of elections, a dismal public mood in Pakistan: Pew study -
Business Standard
Fear factor hits Sheila Dikshit as polls near -
Bhuvan Bagga, Mail Today
In Balochistan, nationalist versus separatist -
Anita Joshua, Hindu
Karnataka Congress leaders start jockeying for CM’s post -
Subodh Ghildiyal, Times of India
Caste plays dominant role in Pak elections -
Sameer Arshad, Times of India
How will Imran Khan's fall affect Pakistan's election? -
Lyse Doucet, BBC
Karnataka poll: Parties hope for EVMs to spit out positive outcome -
Business Standard
Pakistan elections: why feudal ties no longer bind for voters -
Jason Burke, Guardian
Wild card in the polls -
Frederic Grare, Indian Express
UPA II will be felled by people's anger -
Sandeep Bamzai, Mail Today
Pakistan election violence forces candidates behind high walls -
Katharine Houreld, Reuters
Pakistan election: the 4m votes no one wants -
Jon Boone, Guardian
Malaysia's election result exposes divided country -
CBC News
A tawdry victory -
Economist
Will voters punish SP for rising crime? -
Sahil Makkar, Mint
The Muslim factor in Uttar Pradesh -
Badri Narayan Tiwari, Mint
The second wave in Pakistan’s politics -
Cyril Almeida, DeccanChronicle
All eyes on Muslim votes in Bihar -
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7th Sept 2013
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September 2013
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