FOLLOWING the Cold War, when the United States, which had emerged as the world’s sole superpower, began facing a challenge from the new economic powerhouse China, it intensified its efforts to destabilise various governments across the globe out of sheer desperation. The current attack launched by the United States, in collaboration with Israel, against Iran is a direct result of America's attempts to preserve its own hegemonic dominance. The US-Israel-Iran conflict is also having a severely adverse impact on the Indian economy.

AS part of its campaign in recent elections, the BJP organised “Nari Shakti Vandan” programmes in various parts of the country in the form of women’s outrage rallies or torch processions.

In Uttar Pradesh, under the “Nari Shakti Mission”, letters have been sent by the Higher Education Secretary to degree colleges instructing them to organise seminars and various programs on “Nari Shakti Vandan” among girl students and to send reports along with photographs to the government.

IN Tamil Nadu, CPI(M) faced the election as part of the DMK front to defeat the ADMK-BJP alliance in the state. Though the allocation of seats to be contested by us was not satisfactory, five seats offered by DMK were accepted and work was started in the larger interest and the main goal of defeating ADMK-BJP alliance. CPI(M) contested in Padmanabhapuram, Palani, Thiruvotriyur and the two seats won by us in 2021, Keezhvelur and Gandharvakottai. It secured victory in two seats, namely Padmanabhapuram and Keezhvelur.

The Congress led United Democratic Front (UDF) has secured a comfortable victory in the State Assembly elections, gaining an absolute majority with 102 seats. The LDF managed to win 35 seats, while the NDA secured 3 seats. The UDF repeated the dominance it displayed in the 2025 local body elections in this assembly poll held three months later. Within the UDF, the Congress won 63 seats, the Muslim League 22, and the Kerala Congress 7.

Initial Statement issued by the Assam State Committee of the CPI(M) 

The BJP-led alliance has returned to power in Assam for a third consecutive term with an overwhelming majority of seats. The fact that the alliance secured nearly 48 per cent of the total votes (BJP alone secured 37.8 percent of votes, contesting in 90 seats out of a total of 126 seats) despite widespread public dissatisfaction with the BJP government has surprised many observers.