<h2>BJP's localised campaign, PM Modi's 'AAP-da' blitzkrieg end party's long drought in Delhi</h2>.<p>The BJP's hyper-localised campaign targeting the AAP's loyal base among the poor with its welfare promises and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's depiction of Delhi's ruling party as AAP-da seemed to have connected big time with the city's voters, ending in its victory. <br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/delhi/delhi-assembly-elections-2025-bjps-localised-campaign-pm-modis-aap-da-blitzkrieg-end-partys-long-drought-in-delhi-3396720">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Delhi Assembly Polls 2025: Meet Parvesh Verma, the giant killer who dealt Arvind Kejriwal his first defeat in national capital</h2>.<p>The leader who emerged as the giant killer in the prestigious New Delhi Assembly seat is BJP's Parvesh Verma.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/delhi/meet-parvesh-verma-the-giant-killer-who-dealt-arvind-kejriwal-his-first-defeat-in-delhi-3396363">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Uphill task for an out of favour AAP as 'Brand Kejriwal' loses sheen</h2>.<p>The Aam Aadmi Party has entered a challenging phase in its existence with an electoral rout in Delhi.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/delhi/delhi-assembly-elections-2025-uphill-task-for-an-out-of-favour-aap-as-brand-kejriwal-loses-sheen-3396585">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Milkipur bypoll: BJP avenges Ayodhya defeat, wins by huge margin</h2>.<p>BJP trounced arch rival Samajwadi Party (SP) by a huge margin in the Milkipur Assembly bypoll avenging its humiliating loss in the Faizabad (Ayodhya) Lok Sabha seat in last year's general elections.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/uttar-pradesh/milkipur-by-poll-bjp-avenges-ayodhya-defeat-wins-by-huge-margin-3396503">Read more</a></p>.<h2>‘Aur lado aapas mein’: Omar’s jibe at Congress and AAP after rout</h2>.<p>Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah appeared to take another swipe at the Opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc, particularly Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), after BJP's win in Delhi.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/delhi/delhi-assembly-elections-2025-aur-lado-aapas-mein-omars-jibe-at-congress-and-aap-after-rout-3396436">Read more</a></p>.<h2><strong>Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 | What worked in BJP's favour</strong></h2>.<p>The AAP was confident of retaining power in Delhi but corruption allegations against its top leaders and a rampant campaign by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), tagging Kejriwal and other leaders as corrupt, dented its image. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/delhi/delhi-assembly-elections-2025-what-worked-in-bjps-favour-3396552#2">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Bengaluru Namma Metro fares set to rise by up to 50% from February 9</h2>.<p>The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has decided to increase the the Namma metro ticket fare by up to 50 per cent from Sunday, February 9.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/bengaluru-namma-metro-fares-set-to-rise-by-up-to-50-from-february-9-3396598">Read more</a></p>.<h2>MFI ordinance will be sent back to Governor with clarifications: Karnataka Home Minister</h2>.<p>After the Governor returned the ordinance aimed at protecting borrowers from harassment by microfinance institutions (MFIs), Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said that the government would address his observations and send it again.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/mfi-ordinance-will-be-sent-back-to-governor-with-clarifications-karnataka-home-minister-3396427">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 | Old party hand, surprise pick: Meet the first-time MLAs</h2>.<p>The new Assembly will witness also few first-timer winners. Here are the newly elected MLAs who made it to Delhi assembly for the first time. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/delhi/delhi-assembly-elections-2025-old-party-hand-surprise-pick-meet-the-first-time-mlas-3396509#4">Read more</a></p>.<h2><strong>Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 Results | How turncoats performed</strong></h2>.<p>The grass has been greener on the other side for many turncoats who switched parties ahead of the Delhi assembly elections. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/delhi/delhi-assembly-elections-2025-results-how-turncoats-performed-3396498#1">Read more</a></p>.<p>Hamas handed over on Saturday three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in central Gaza's Deir Al-Balah, live television showed.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/hamas-hands-over-three-israeli-hostages-to-red-cross-in-central-gaza-3396409">Read more</a></p>
<h2>BJP's localised campaign, PM Modi's 'AAP-da' blitzkrieg end party's long drought in Delhi</h2>.<p>The BJP's hyper-localised campaign targeting the AAP's loyal base among the poor with its welfare promises and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's depiction of Delhi's ruling party as AAP-da seemed to have connected big time with the city's voters, ending in its victory. <br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/delhi/delhi-assembly-elections-2025-bjps-localised-campaign-pm-modis-aap-da-blitzkrieg-end-partys-long-drought-in-delhi-3396720">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Delhi Assembly Polls 2025: Meet Parvesh Verma, the giant killer who dealt Arvind Kejriwal his first defeat in national capital</h2>.<p>The leader who emerged as the giant killer in the prestigious New Delhi Assembly seat is BJP's Parvesh Verma.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/delhi/meet-parvesh-verma-the-giant-killer-who-dealt-arvind-kejriwal-his-first-defeat-in-delhi-3396363">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Uphill task for an out of favour AAP as 'Brand Kejriwal' loses sheen</h2>.<p>The Aam Aadmi Party has entered a challenging phase in its existence with an electoral rout in Delhi.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/delhi/delhi-assembly-elections-2025-uphill-task-for-an-out-of-favour-aap-as-brand-kejriwal-loses-sheen-3396585">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Milkipur bypoll: BJP avenges Ayodhya defeat, wins by huge margin</h2>.<p>BJP trounced arch rival Samajwadi Party (SP) by a huge margin in the Milkipur Assembly bypoll avenging its humiliating loss in the Faizabad (Ayodhya) Lok Sabha seat in last year's general elections.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/uttar-pradesh/milkipur-by-poll-bjp-avenges-ayodhya-defeat-wins-by-huge-margin-3396503">Read more</a></p>.<h2>‘Aur lado aapas mein’: Omar’s jibe at Congress and AAP after rout</h2>.<p>Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah appeared to take another swipe at the Opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc, particularly Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), after BJP's win in Delhi.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/delhi/delhi-assembly-elections-2025-aur-lado-aapas-mein-omars-jibe-at-congress-and-aap-after-rout-3396436">Read more</a></p>.<h2><strong>Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 | What worked in BJP's favour</strong></h2>.<p>The AAP was confident of retaining power in Delhi but corruption allegations against its top leaders and a rampant campaign by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), tagging Kejriwal and other leaders as corrupt, dented its image. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/delhi/delhi-assembly-elections-2025-what-worked-in-bjps-favour-3396552#2">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Bengaluru Namma Metro fares set to rise by up to 50% from February 9</h2>.<p>The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has decided to increase the the Namma metro ticket fare by up to 50 per cent from Sunday, February 9.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/bengaluru-namma-metro-fares-set-to-rise-by-up-to-50-from-february-9-3396598">Read more</a></p>.<h2>MFI ordinance will be sent back to Governor with clarifications: Karnataka Home Minister</h2>.<p>After the Governor returned the ordinance aimed at protecting borrowers from harassment by microfinance institutions (MFIs), Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said that the government would address his observations and send it again.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/mfi-ordinance-will-be-sent-back-to-governor-with-clarifications-karnataka-home-minister-3396427">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 | Old party hand, surprise pick: Meet the first-time MLAs</h2>.<p>The new Assembly will witness also few first-timer winners. Here are the newly elected MLAs who made it to Delhi assembly for the first time. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/delhi/delhi-assembly-elections-2025-old-party-hand-surprise-pick-meet-the-first-time-mlas-3396509#4">Read more</a></p>.<h2><strong>Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 Results | How turncoats performed</strong></h2>.<p>The grass has been greener on the other side for many turncoats who switched parties ahead of the Delhi assembly elections. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/delhi/delhi-assembly-elections-2025-results-how-turncoats-performed-3396498#1">Read more</a></p>.<p>Hamas handed over on Saturday three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in central Gaza's Deir Al-Balah, live television showed.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/hamas-hands-over-three-israeli-hostages-to-red-cross-in-central-gaza-3396409">Read more</a></p>
