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If Tamil Nadu CM doesn’t want to be at his ‘political enemy’ Stalin’s mercy, he will need the AIADMK on his side. Either way, his USP as the Dravidian majors’ alternative gets diluted, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh elaborates in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect----more----Read this week's Politically Correct here: https://theprint.in/opinion/vijay-gets-his-sarkar-in-real-life-too-many-odds-are-stacked-against-him/2927800/

These elections mark completion of BJP-secular party divide purely on Hindu-Muslim basis. BJP’s rivals are increasingly looking like Muslim parties though their leaders are all Hindus. On the evidence of the latest state elections, especially in West Bengal and Assam where Muslims constitute upwards of 30 percent of the electorate, the issue remains the same, if more compounded. The answers are more vexed. And politically, the conclusion would be, Muslims today matter even less to the Modi-Shah BJP than they did in 2019. Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with Shekhar Gupta:

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To Read this week's National Interest: https://theprint.in/national-interest/india-muslims-modi-shah-bjp-congress-secularism/2926251/

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To Read 2019 National Interest: https://theprint.in/national-interest/do-muslims-matter-for-modi-shah-bjp-or-india/325173/

https://theprint.in/politics/suvendu-adhikari-to-be-west-bengal-cm-the-right-hand-man-who-scripted-didis-doom/2925894/

#cuttheclutter

There is still uncertainty over Tamil Nadu govt formation. Hours after TVK chief met Tamil Nadu Governor, Chennai witnessed a series of fast-paced developments. While CPI & CPI(M) have backed TVK, there is suspense over IUML and VCK.

On Friday, Adhikari was elected leader of the BJP Legislature Party, making him the next Chief Minister of West Bengal. He will be sworn in on Saturday in Kolkata, ending 15 years of Trinamool Congress rule in the state. Mamata Banerjee’s fiercest political rival has now taken over the state’s top post. Adhikari emerged as the defining figure of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, leading the BJP to 207 victories in the 293-seat Assembly. The Trinamool Congress managed only 80 seats.

What's behind the impasse over Tamil Nadu Govt formation?

India recorded 1,87,702 cases of crime against children in 2024, compared to 1,77,335 in 2023, almost a 5.8% increase in a year. Most number of cases reported in Maharashtra.

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https://theprint.in/india/crimes-by-juveniles-up-11-in-2024-vs-2023-highest-number-of-cases-in-bihar-says-ncrb-report/2924308/

Pakistan cannot match India economically and militarily. The Iran model is tailor-made for it. Islamabad will invest in select technologies to match or even better India.

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https://theprint.in/opinion/operation-sindoor-2-pakistan-learning-iran/2924525/