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Cong, get new ideas & new ideators
November 26, 2024, 7:53 AM IST
In Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, Congress had registered a spectacular comeback, emerging with the single largest party tally, the first time in any election in the state since 2009. Yet, six months later, it…
November 26, 2024, 7:53 AM IST
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Wayanad: The Easier Of Priyanka Gandhi’s Tests
October 29, 2024, 7:40 AM IST
She is on a two-day campaign trail in Wayanad, a seat vacated by her brother. This is the first election Priyanka Gandhi will be contesting. After a long political incubation, honing her campaigning and management…
October 29, 2024, 7:40 AM IST
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What Rahul isn’t saying
September 13, 2024, 7:27 AM IST
In his trip to US, some of Rahul Gandhi’s remarks engendered political controversies. But the bigger takeaway is what he said, and failed to say, about his political ideas. He sketched out Congress’s vision, emphasising…
September 13, 2024, 7:27 AM IST
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Not-to-do list for Rahul, Priyanka
June 19, 2024, 5:32 AM IST
Congress has asked BJP to heed the message of the 2024 verdict. It has a point. But Congress itself is likely to misread the verdict. From Haryana to UP to Maharashtra, Congress’s swelling tally was…
June 19, 2024, 5:32 AM IST
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Why Congress is back but isn’t quite there yet
June 5, 2024, 9:53 AM IST
The big story of this election, arguably, has been the budding revival of Congress as a national force. We can take three preliminary indicators. The first is the near doubling of its seat share, almost…
June 5, 2024, 9:53 AM IST
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It’s V for variety
May 7, 2024, 9:05 AM IST
So far, LS polls are less about a national mood than state-level and caste-community issues. BJP firmly remains the frontrunner. But opposition is looking more competitive If the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were a…
May 7, 2024, 9:05 AM IST
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Five key factors 2024’s winning strategy must optimise
March 18, 2024, 8:53 AM IST
Incumbent Modi-led NDA remains the clear favourite, judging from both opinion polls and anecdotal evidence. Yet, Lok Sabha elections remain notoriously hard to predict. Judging from Lokniti-CSDS data going back two decades, around a third…
March 18, 2024, 8:53 AM IST
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Farmers stirred, BJP not shaken
February 17, 2024, 8:19 AM IST
The Centre and farmers shuffle ahead on “talks”. Police use teargas shelling, pellet guns too, on farmers breaching barricades and throwing flaming gunny bags towards police. How might the unfolding “second farmers movement” compare to…
February 17, 2024, 8:19 AM IST
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Patna’s paltu politics: 4 ways game changes
January 29, 2024, 8:19 AM IST
*BJP has clear lead in LS poll prospects *Nitish gives up PM dream, JDU not really better off *RJD takes big hit, minus JDU its social justice slogan loses some cache *INDIA bloc suffers bodyblow…
January 29, 2024, 8:19 AM IST
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Voter, not Narwekar, is Kingmaker
January 11, 2024, 8:30 AM IST
Maharashtra speaker’s ruling won’t change state’s political dynamics. BJP is in pole position electorally but Congress is in the game, provided it makes nice with allies who are also competitors Maharashtrian politics was once famed…
January 11, 2024, 8:30 AM IST
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Many faces, No big idea
December 20, 2023, 8:39 AM IST
INDIA alliance leaders who met yesterday should know time is running out for mounting an effective 2024 campaign. BJP’s message is coherent and its leadership advantage is huge The INDIA alliance meeting in Delhi is…
December 20, 2023, 8:39 AM IST
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In 8 points: How BJP ‘Brahmastra’ destroyed Congress
December 4, 2023, 10:57 AM IST
Sunday was about BJP’s unambiguous electoral triumph and the heralding of big trouble for Congress and the opposition. Here’s how. Saffron surge leaves no way in for Congress | The first big implication: the continuing…
December 4, 2023, 10:57 AM IST
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Jaipur’s Hawa going both ways
October 26, 2023, 9:47 AM IST
Gehlot has built a personal constituency with his welfare schemes. His main challenger Modi also retains considerable popularity in Rajasthan. And the state has many swing voters The Rajasthan elections have been characterised so far…
October 26, 2023, 9:47 AM IST
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The Telangana topsy-turvy
October 12, 2023, 8:23 AM IST
Has KCR gone from being his party’s primary draw to being a liability? Has Congress closed in on BRS or even inched ahead? Will BJP put up a strong enough fight to make this a…
October 12, 2023, 8:23 AM IST
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The Madhya Matrix: MP polls a tight race. Incumbency hurts BJP but Modi factor helps. Cong’s Dalit-tribal game seems to be working. But don’t knock BJP’s organisational strength
September 27, 2023, 9:40 AM IST
The political scientist Wayne Wilcox described Madhya Pradesh as a “collection of left-out portions of different states combined into one heterogenous unit”. “No state in India has fewer bonds underlying its unity,” Wilcox stated. With…
September 27, 2023, 9:40 AM IST
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Can INDIA solve the BJP puzzle?
September 1, 2023, 8:43 AM IST
A successful electoral campaign in Indian politics is broadly composed of three pillars: media buzz, electoral strategy and governance agenda. The first two INDIA alliance meets were consumed almost entirely in creating a media buzz….
September 1, 2023, 8:43 AM IST
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He’s back, so is the dilemma
August 7, 2023, 7:00 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi as MP, not martyr, means Congress has to again decide whether national projection of him will affect opposition unity: Over the last year, Rahul Gandhi has been attempting political resurrection. First, via the…
August 7, 2023, 7:00 AM IST
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What’s Gehlot getting at? Battling anti-incumbency, Rajasthan’s wily CM is trying to create a personal brand, tapping into latent sub-national sentiment & helming populist welfare schemes non-stop
July 27, 2023, 8:46 AM IST
In 2003, just before the assembly elections, a national survey placed Ashok Gehlot as the most popular chief minister in the country. Yet, Congress got routed in the subsequent election. A similar story got replayed…
July 27, 2023, 8:46 AM IST
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That age old question
July 7, 2023, 8:41 AM IST
Ajit Pawar called Sharad Pawar too elderly for politics. But in modern governance, it’s not years but mental acuity & messaging that matter. Modi appealed to young voters & Sharad may have one more fight…
July 7, 2023, 8:41 AM IST
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It’s the story, not the sharing
June 26, 2023, 7:00 AM IST
The Patna Meeting reflects the willingness of a large spectrum of opposition parties to join forces for the 2024 general election. But consensus is elusive on the precise mechanism through which such unity is to…
June 26, 2023, 7:00 AM IST
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