The Mahayuti secured a three-fourths majority in India's second most populous province on the back of a clinical campaign that plugged the lacunae of
| | | A three-party alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept Maharashtra in a record-busting victory and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) propelled the INDIA bloc to an unprecedented second consecutive term in Jharkhand, bringing the curtain down on the final round of elections this year and setting the stage for renewed churn in national politics. | THE DAILY QUIZ He’s directed 13 films, all of them starting with K. The last one, in 2013, was the third part in a superhero franchise, starring his son. He’s now announced his plan to retire from directing, along with the re-release of his 1995 hit Karan Arjun. Who? a. Karan Johar
b. Rakesh Roshan
c. Kabir Khan
d. Rajkumar Hirani TAKE THE FULL QUIZ | | THE BIG STORY Mahayuti seizes a Maha mandate, Soren keeps his Jharkhand crown The Mahayuti secured a three-fourths majority in India’s second most populous province on the back of a clinical campaign that plugged the lacunae of its Lok Sabha drubbing, and built a new pan-state coalition with women-focussed welfare promises, Hindutva consolidation, and smart alliance management. Stellar performances by the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) also sealed a fractious debate on the legacy of these two regional stalwarts. In the east, JMM chief Hemant Soren crafted a personalised campaign based on his tribal identity to rout the Opposition and win a near-two-thirds majority for the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) in the mineral-rich state. Soren, who was jailed for around five months earlier this year on corruption charges, bridged the tribal vs non-tribal fault line in the state with a welfare formula of his own, mixed with tribal pride and a sympathy wave. The decisive victories by the incumbents in both states underlined the continued importance of welfare, and the growing role of the women and the swing voter. Read more. | | THE BIG QUESTION What made developing countries angry over a leaked draft at COP29? Negotiators returned to the table late on Saturday in a last-ditch effort to salvage the COP29 climate talks, hours after dramatic walkouts by developing nations and heated protests threatened to derail the conference entirely. The renewed push for consensus came at the end of a turbulent day that saw delegates from the world’s most vulnerable nations storming out of negotiations, climate activists heckling the US climate envoy, and workers beginning to dismantle conference furnishings even as diplomatic efforts continued. “We’ve just walked out. We came here to this COP for a fair deal. We feel that we haven’t been heard,” Cedric Schuster, the Samoan chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States, had declared earlier in the day, leading an exodus of delegates from nations most threatened by rising seas. Read more. | STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED | | | | PHOTO OF THE DAY Life in NCR's "very poor" lane | | Were you forwarded this email? Did you stumble upon it online? Sign up here. | | Written and edited by Abhirup Sengupta. Produced by Md Shad Hasnain. | | | | | | | Get the Hindustan Times app and read premium stories | | | | | | View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Contact us You received this email because you signed up for HT Newsletters or because it is included in your subscription. Copyright © HT Digital Streams. All Rights Reserved | | | | |  | |
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