Ullekh NP
Ullekh NP travels across a state where the social base of one of India’s strongest regional leaders faces the challenge of subterranean Hindutva
It may be the final act in the political theatre for these war-scarred veterans
The mistrust within the Congress-JDS coalition adds to BJP’s advantage in Karnataka
Gilles Verniers, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ashoka University and co-director at its Trivedi Centre for Political Data, spoke to Executive Editor Ullekh NP on dominant ideas in India's 2019 election campaign
The outrage at the Pollachi sex abuse racket gives Opposition politicians a foothold in the battle to win the trust of women, a constituency methodically cultivated by MGR and Jayalalithaa
Despite desperate moves, national opposition lineup against the BJP remains elusive
Both BJP and Congress hope to gain by piggybacking on AIADMK and DMK, which in turn are stitching up patchwork alliances with smaller parties