eye THE SUNDAY EXPRESS MAGAZINE THE WOKE PEOPLE JAIPUR,LATECITY NOVEMBER24,2024 More Indians across ages are catching fewer hours of sleep than ever before 14+4PAGES,`6.00 DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM FOUR-PAGE PULLOUT A WIN FOR DEVELOPMENT, GOOD GOVERNANCE: PM; MAHARASHTRA RESULTS ‘UNEXPECTED’, WILL ANALYSE: RAHUL BJPMahabounceback,OppkeepsJharkhand MAHARASHTRA Mahayuti back with BJP just 13 short of majority JHARKHAND Hemant Soren set to return as CM: ‘passed exam of democracy’ With strike rate almost 90%, BJP Maharashtra’s message washes out Sharad Pawar, Uddhav ‘ek hain toh safe hain’ now mantra of India: PM ZEESHAN SHAIKH, SANDEEP SINGH & LIZ MATHEW MUMBAI, NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 23 VIKAS PATHAK AFTER BEING reduced to single digits in the Lok Sabha elections justfivemonthsback,theBJP-led Mahayuti staged a resounding comeback,winning230ofthetotal288seatsintheAssemblypolls inMaharashtra,thestatewiththe highest GDP in the country. Comingasitdoesontheback of a surprise win in Haryana in October, it was the scale of BJP’s PRIMEMINISTERNarendraModi on Saturday hailed the Maharashtra verdict as an endorsementof his“ekhaintohsafe hain” (together, we are safe) call for unity, and a defeat of “those whosoughttodivideoncaste,religion,languageandregion”lines. Addressing party workers at the BJP office in the evening, he said:“AfterHaryana,themessage NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 23 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar celebrate in Mumbai. Sankhadeep Banerjee Fadnavis front-runner, coalition dharma puts Shinde in CM race too SHUBHANGI KHAPRE, VALLABH OZARKAR, ALOK DESHPANDE & LIZ MATHEW MUMBAI, NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 23 EMERGING THE single largest party with 132 seats out of 288, there’s a strong feeling in the BJP cadrethatthepartyshouldstake claim for the Chief Minister’s post in Maharashtra with Devendra Fadnavis the obvious front-runner. The BJP’s tally, leaders say, has ensured its leadership role – its partners, Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde and NCP led by Ajit Pawar, have won 57 and CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 BY UNNY THE BJP put up an impressive show in Rajasthan too on Saturday, winning five of the seven Assembly constituencies where bypolls were held. TheCongress,whichhadfour of these seats, managed to win just Dausa while the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) lostitsloneseatof Khinwsar,also Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma with state BJP chief Madan Rathore in Jaipur. PTI TOTAL SEATS 288 MAJORITY MARK 145 132 (+27) 26.8% Others 12 SS NCP 12.4% 9% 57 SS 20 10% INC 16 (-28) 12.4% 10 11.3% 2019 UndividedNCP UndividedSena considered its home turf, for the firsttimesincetheseat’sfirstelection in 2008. The Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) retained Chorasi. Althoughthemainopposition, Congress finished third in four constituencies. The BJP, whose tallydroppedfrom24to14inthe Lok Sabha polls, seems to have gained from checking the rebellions,fightingamorespiritedand well-oiled campaign than the Congress, and benefitting from CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 41 (UBT) Vote share in% NCP (SP) The other BJP sweep: Party clinches 5 of 7 Assembly bypolls in Rajasthan JAIPUR, NOVEMBER 23 MAHARASHTRA BJP BUSINESS AS USUAL CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 HAMZA KHAN VERDICT 2024 54(16.7%) 56(16.4%) JHARKHAND TOTAL SEATS 81 MAJORITY MARK 41 JMM INC RJD (+4) 23.4% 15.6% (+3) 3.4% 34 Others 16 4 BJP 21 (-4)33.2% Back from jail, Soren scripts win in face of BJP’s infiltration pitch less than the last Assembly elections. With a vote share of RANCHI, NOV 23 33.18 per cent in the 68 seats it conHEMANT SOREN is tested, it managed set to return as the to win only one Jharkhand Chief HEMANT SOREN tribal reserved seat. Minister after the With its allies JHARKHAND CM INDIA bloc, powAJSU winning one PAGE 6 ered by his Jharkhseat out of the 10 it and Mukti Morcha contested, the LJP (JMM), took the lead in 56 of the (Ram Vilas) winning the only 81 Assembly constituencies in seat where it fought, and the the state. JD(U) winning one of the two The BJP won 21 seats — four CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ABHISHEK ANGAD THE EXPRESS INTERVIEW Vote share in% 4 Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren with his sons as the Assembly poll results were announced in Ranchi on Saturday. PTI CPI (ML)(L) 2 (+1) 1.9% +/-: Change in seats from 2019 Source: ECI PUT YOUR FACE ON GRAB YOUR CHANCE TO WIN US$1 MILLION AND BE AMONG THE LUCKY 5,000. BUY YOUR TICKET AT DUBAIDUTYFREE.COM Jaipur