Rajeev Deshpande

Congress faces its severest test after a resounding no to its populist pitch

Helped by its election apparatus to come back from behind in three heartland states, an energised BJP can now provide a perfect launchpad for Modi’s bid for a third term

“Modi ki Guarantee” is resonating with voters and CM Shivraj Chouhan’s schemes for women and farm schemes powered BJP to an unprecedented 5th term in office

The peace accord with UNLF, the oldest Meitei insurgent group in Manipur, and the Supreme Court’s snub to NGOs delaying the burial of victims can help calm the state down

BJP promises change on a nationalist plank

It’s a keen contest in Madhya Pradesh where Rajeev Deshpande finds Congress trying to replicate its Karnataka winning model and BJP counting on popular welfare schemes

Union Minister and BJP’s Madhya Pradesh in-charge Bhupender Yadav says the party’s promises are credible and based on its record in office

Pro-Hamas mobilisations reflect the state’s political and social fissures

The demolition of New Zealand shows the Proteas are in great form and have the opportunity to exorcise an old demon that has haunted the rainbow nation’s cricketing sides