Cover Stories

The Grand Delusion

Ullekh NP

The bad news is not likely to end soon for Congress. But facing its biggest existential threat, the party leadership continues to be in a state of denial

Battle Plan 2024

Rajeev Deshpande

From governance to delivery of welfare and attention to women voters, BJP will offer a new deal

The Mind of the Permanent Winner

MJ Akbar

Why Narendra Modi is the mothers’ choice

Modi and the Politics of Trust

S Prasannarajan

The normalisation of Hindu nationalism

The Yogi Law

Virendra Nath Bhatt

The chief minister learnt his lessons early and drew on Kalyan Singh’s approach to crime

Biren Singh: The Mahabharat Man Returns

Sudeep Chakravarti

BJP’s delivery optics and total politics trumped the game. Biren Singh now has a second chance to deliver on the promises of peace, infrastructure, connectivity, prosperity and accountability

The Big Message from a Small State

Rajeev Deshpande

The decline in Congress votes and the role of smaller parties gave BJP the winning advantage

A Successful Final Lap

Amita Shah

Modi’s personal touch and women voters played a crucial role in BJP’s victory

The Triumph of the Outsider

Siddharth Singh

AAP decimated Congress and SAD with a more attractive model of populism, changing the political map of a traditional two-party state

Creating a Stakeholder Economy

Anil Padmanabhan

Development and access to basic amenities are moving voters away from the traditional draw of caste and religion in India’s most politically significant state