Powertrip: Why Congress lost in Haryana, BJP looks for merger with Pawan’s Jana Sena
An exclusive scoop on Indian politics.
The Congress leaders are reflecting on the reasons that led to their loss in Haryana in spite of exit polls predicting a big win. Meanwhile, did the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu succeed in signing up Robbin Sharma’s political consulting firm Showtime Consulting?
In Andhra Pradesh, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has gone full ‘sanatani Hindu’ after the Tirupati laddu row. And has the BJP apparently reached out for a merger with his Jana Sena Party.
In this is Powertrip, exclusively curated for NL and TNM subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna.
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