Urdu press predicts Opposition victory, says BJP 'fighting a losing battle’

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New Delhi: The opposition coalition has surpassed its set target of forming the government and has left the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies far behind, an editorial Roznama Rashtriya Sahara said in an editorial on 22 May...

While the results will be known only on 4 June, the filth spread by political parties in society during the last five phases of the campaign is unprecedented in electoral history, the editorial said...

The aggressive style of election campaigning by the BJP, with its unethical statements, weak and irrelevant arguments, and divine claims, has especially shattered the fabric of social harmony to the utmost extent, the editorial said.. Sahara also dedicated one editorial to Irans late president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a plane crash on 19 May...

The editorial emphasised that the commission must reflect the true public opinion stored in EVMs, maintaining its independent and impartial status.. With numerous complaints from political parties, the public, journalist organisations, and commentators, the commission should clarify which complaints are valid, which are baseless, how many have been resolved, and how it will ensure impartiality and transparency in presenting the publics opinion on 4 June, it said...

In its 22 May editorial, Siasat addressed the Election Commissions directive against communal rhetoric, noting that leaders keep up public enthusiasm with various claims.. Recently, different sources are claiming that the BJP will secure a third term..