Why the independent candidates failed to deliver in Kashmir
Devi Lal’s heirs deluded themselves into believing farmers would never let them down
Congress’ populist rhetoric comes a cropper as BJP wins a morale-boosting third term
BJP regains momentum with its historic hat-trick in Haryana, allowing Modi to renew his attack on Congress as a party driven by a divisive agenda, while Jammu & Kashmir delivers a pro-development verdict
Dalit disenchantment with BJP is making the Haryana polls a close contest
Southern Haryana’s Yadav belt is critical to BJP’s prospects as it faces electoral headwinds over a slack second term. Rajeev Deshpande reports
Can a set of new Bills solve Assam’s problem of illegal immigration once and for all?
The collapse of a statue of Shivaji, Maharashtra’s biggest icon, has led to a political slugfest in the run-up to the Assembly elections
BJP hopes former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren will help it recover the tribal vote it has lost