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Order and chaos
Even the opposition may not be safe from the backlash of the recent Calcutta High Court order that cost more than 25,000 jobs
Gandhi's India is being converted into Godse's India
INTERVIEW - MEHBOOBA MUFTI PRESIDENT, PDP
THE OPPOSITION DOES NOT HAVE A FACE, POLICY OR PRINCIPLE
INTERVIEW - SAMRAT CHOUDHARY, BIHAR DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER
GRIPPING CONTEST
The fight between the NDA and the INDIA bloc is the most intense in Bihar
BJP WILL SWEEP CHHATTISGARH
INTERVIEW - VISHNU DEO SAI, CHHATTISGARH CHIEF MINISTER
BAGHEL VS BJP
With five of 11 seats in Chhattisgarh expecting a close contest, Congress is once again relying on Bhupesh Baghel and his record as chief minister
SAFFRON CITADEL
Shivraj Singh Chouhan's popularity and the infighting in the Congress leave no room for change in Madhya Pradesh
CONGRESS NOT WEAKENED BY DESERTIONS
INTERVIEW - GOVIND SINGH DOTASRA, RAJASTHAN CONGRESS PRESIDENT
PEOPLE CAN SEE THROUGH BJP'S DIVISIVE POLITICS
INTERVIEW - ASHOK GEHLOT, FORMER RAJASTHAN CHIEF MINISTER
FIGHTING CHANCE
A united Congress eyes a few seats, hoping to exploit divisions within the BJP and discontent against its new government
Divide and win
I am blown by the amount of research the BJP's speechwriters have put in. They have gone way back in time to dig out and wilfully misquote something Manmohan Singh said in 2006 at a meeting of the National Development Council (NDC), which is \"Our collective priorities are clear.
HEART OF THE MATTER
While the socio-political polarisation gives BJP the edge, there is as much of a caste divide, which could help the opposition
LORD ON THE BALLOT
The BJP has its task cut out in the Hindi heartland: raise its tally in Uttar Pradesh, while maintaining its score in other states. The Ram Temple campaign could well help the party pull it off
CONGRESS GUARANTEES HAVE EATEN INTO OTHER DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES
INTERVIEW - B.Y. VIJAYENDRA, KARNATAKA BJP PRESIDENT
Votes, notes and prison terms
There is a sympathy vote in this election, too. No cause for alarm. No big leader has been assassinated. Perish the thought.
BIOPIC AND BEYOND
Randeep Hooda may have proved his acting credentials with biopics, but typecast him at your own peril
Flutter of flimsy wings
Butterfly Research Centre in Bhimtal boasts 3,500 butterfly and moth specimens
SIMILAR STATES, DIFFERENT BATTLES
The Congress seems to have the edge in Telangana while in Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu and Jagan Mohan Reddy are locked in a bitter battle
A RIDE TO REMEMBER
On board Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s bus as he was attacked
Winning 14 of 17 seats is my target
Anumula Revanth Reddy is on a mission to demonstrate a democratic and egalitarian facet of power and leadership.
LOTUS TAKES ROOT
Buoyed by its slowly growing acceptance among the voters in Tamil Nadu, the BJP is mounting its fiercest offensive ever
BLANK CHECK
Several factors favour an increase in the BJP’s vote share in Kerala, but whether the party can win a seat remains uncertain
CONGRESS HAS A HISTORY OF MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WITH COMMUNAL FORCES
In April 2021, as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was leading the CPI(M)’s assembly poll campaign to win a second consecutive term, a spirited debate erupted in Kerala over an epithet that party workers had bestowed on him.
POLL PLOT
Congress hopes its five guarantees’ will blunt BJP’s aggressive push
MODI'S GUARANTEES REMAIN IN SPEECHES, MY GUARANTEES ARE FULFILLED
The transformation is unmissable. The old-school mass leader Siddaramaiah has suddenly switched into the new avatar of a master strategist.
DAZED IN DECCAN
In the murky, shifting, swirly landscape of Karnataka politics, the only thing that seems to look dependably solid is Modiji
HEADING SOUTH FOR THE SUMMER
THE HOTTEST BATTLE THIS ELECTION SEASON IS IN THE SOUTH. WHILE THE BJP WANTS TO EXPAND AND PROVE ITS PAN-INDIA APPEAL, THE CONGRESS AND REGIONAL PARTIES WANT TO HOLD ON TO THEIR TERRITORIES AND THEIR IDEA OF INDIA
HUSH AT THE HUSTINGS
With the ethnic conflict in Manipur now closing in on a year, the state is witnessing a subdued election season
When BJP Asks 'Modi Vs Who', The Answer Is 'Modi Vs Common Man'
A veteran of many poll battles, Mallikarjun Kharge is facing his toughest challenge since he became Congress president in October 2022.
Jumbos, gift-wrapped
In 218 BCE, Hannibal, the great Carthaginian general, made his audacious assault on Rome from the north, crossing the Alps with his army of 30,000 men, 15,000 cavalry and most famously, 37 elephants.