'On October 12-13, he started shivering from fear in his tent.' 'That was the time he wrote a letter to my mother to conduct Ganeshji's Atharvashirsha.' 'The moment he finished writing that letter, he told us, he felt serene calmness.'

'China will do everything to hamper our ability to be a competitor.' 'China wants every country in the region to be subservient and we are the biggest stumbling block.'

'They were very vocal on the defence of the Constitution, reservation, SC/ST Act and democratic rights.'

'There is a huge constituency that upholds this ideology.' 'Hindutva will remain relevant in our public life in the near future as an ideology and in politics as well.'

On the 25th anniversary of the battle that made his war cry 'Dil Maange More' part of national lore, we republish that feature to salute Captain Batra's ultimate sacrifice for the nation.

'What matters is policies, not personalities like Priyanka, Rahul or Modi.'

'The inauguration of the Ram temple was the pinnacle of the BJP's religious politics.' 'Politics is dynamic. What goes up has to come down.'

'Modi 3.0 will have more balanced policies like one saw in Modi's first term.'

'The victory is an expression of agrarian distress and social turmoil.'

Meet IAF Veteran Bhopinder Singh Saini from the Viro ke Vir Indian Party.

BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar's wife and son who keep themselves far from the political limelight reveal what it is like to campaign for the first time.

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'If people don't see you, they might be hesitant, but once they see you, they are confident that this is the person they will vote for,' says political debutant Shambhavi Choudhury, 25, alumnus of the Lady Sriram College and the Delhi School of Economics.

>Rohini Acharya, Lalu Yadav's daughter who donated her kidney to her father in December 2022, is on her introductory campaign trail in the constituency that has been represented by her father four times.

'The moment a new election comes, new guarantees are announced.' 'The BJP is adept at diverting people's attention.'

'One is happy. The moment one starts criticising the BJP, ED, IT and CBI comes to one's house.'

'Isn't it obvious? Do you have a doubt? There is so much data that shows that there is quid pro quo.' 'There are many instances of donations being given after the raids, donations being given before the award of a contract and many other permutations and combinations.'

'Democracy cannot be taken for granted. It has to be fiercely guarded.'

'Training was incredible and thrilling, be it firing weapons, drill or 10 km runs and push-ups. It gave us unforgettable memories and inculcated soldier like qualities.'

'You are one of the drops that make that ocean, but when you leave it makes no difference to the ocean.'