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Few state polls have been as dramatic as this round. TOI explains the verdicts through 10 decisive factors, from freebies becoming entitlements to women’s safety, and from Hindu vote to Gen Z angst

Recent state election results reveal a resurgence of anti-incumbency, Hindu vote consolidation, and the enduring appeal of Narendra Modi. Factors like women's safety concerns, the rise of cash transfer schemes, and Gen Z's political awakening also played significant roles. The article delves into these ten decisive elements shaping India's electoral landscape.

West Bengal gears up for a fierce electoral battle as Mamata Banerjee's TMC faces a strong challenge from the BJP, aiming to breach her long-held bastion. The Congress-Left alliance seeks to regain lost ground amidst concerns over violence and governance.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav sought to know when a probe into "police brutality" during protest against Citizenship Act will be ordered. "The govt is afraid of Hindu-Muslim unity. It is making allegations that people are criminals. It wants to confiscate property of the poor. It is commenting on people's dress ... Threatening to take revenge," he said.

More than 5,300 criminal suspects, including 85 militants, have been arrested in Bangladesh as part of an intensified crackdown on Islamists to halt a wave of brutal attacks on minorities and secular writers, police said on Sunday.

A Hindu ashram worker was on Friday hacked to death by unidentified assailants while he was out for the morning walk, days after another priest was killed by suspected ISIS jihadists in Bangladesh which has seen a string of brutal attacks by Islamists on religious minorities and secular activists.

Sri Rama Sene leader Pramod Mutalik said the 'Yuva Brigade', 'Hindu Jana Jagruti Samiti', 'Sri Rama Sene' and other Hindu organisations together will launch a large campaign "I'm Kanhaiya Lal", "I'm Nupur Sharma Supporter" from Thursday.

Chowdhury said most political parties had now realised the importance of Hindus in electoral politics, noting that their support was crucial in at least 80 of the total 297 constituencies in National Parliament.

BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Friday met Avinash Narimogaru, who was allegedly assaulted by Puttur Rural police in connection with the case of a banner carrying photographs of former CM DV Sadananda Gowda and BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel with a garland of chappals placed on it near KSRTC bus stand on Monday.

London witnessed a Hindu protest against the lynching of Dipu Das and persecution in Bangladesh, disrupted by Khalistani demonstrators. Over 500 Hindus demanded justice for Das and protection for minorities, highlighting centuries of oppression. The peaceful Hindu gathering was met with anti-India and anti-Hindu slogans from the counter-protestors, prompting police intervention.

Condemning the brutal murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Udaipur in Rajasthan, the volunteers of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Bajrang Dal and other Hindu frontal organisations on Thursday protested at Subhash Chauraha in the city and sought justice for the victim.

Afghanistan’s Sikh and Hindu minorities have made a desperate appeal to India to at least evacuate their women and children while some escape routes are still open and Kabul protests against the takeover by the insurgents, report Yudhvir Rana and Shariq Majeed.

IS claimed responsibility for the killing of Ananda Gopal Ganguly. The terror group said it "assassinated" the priest while he was going for prayers, the SITE monitoring group quoted the terror group's Amaq news agency. He was attacked at around 9:30am by 3 bike-borne men.

An article calling Mohammad Ali Jinnah as the "symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity" in the Gujarat government mouthpiece, Gujarat, is expectedly taking political overtones.

More than 3,000 people, including 37 militants, have been arrested across Bangladesh in a sweeping crackdown on Islamists to halt a wave of fatal attacks on minorities and secular writers, as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday vowed to catch "each and every killer".

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday promised to intensify a nationwide anti-terror clampdown, a day after a Hindu priest was hacked to death by IS jihadists in Bangladesh, which has seen a series of brutal attacks by Islamists on minorities and secular activists.