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Cashing in on the Naveen Fatigue

Rajeev Deshpande

Dharmendra Pradhan, contesting from Sambalpur in Odisha, tells why he gets a whiff of change

Himalayan High

Union Minister Anurag Thakur is banking on his popularity and the Modi government’s schemes as he seeks a fifth Lok Sabha term from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh, reports

Revelations In Jatland

Can BJP overcome the resentments of the Jat community in Haryana? Siddharth Singh travels across the state to find out

Back to the Family Turf

How safe is the safe seat for Rahul Gandhi? Amita Shah captures the mood in Rae Bareli

Reaping the Rewards

Welfare schemes and improved law and order have consolidated BJP’s social coalition in eastern Uttar Pradesh, reports

The War of the Images

Why the General Election is no longer about competing narratives

A Tale of Two Nominations

Modi’s basket of guarantees and Rahul’s consolation prize

Lotus In an Elephant Trunk

Is the Bahujan Samaj Party under Mayawati even putting up a fight?

Mapping the Muslim Mind

Travelling across eastern Uttar Pradesh, Open finds Muslims are crestfallen as they are taken for granted by the so-called secular parties

The Smriti Surge

Smriti Irani has already made the Gandhis a distant memory in Amethi, and lets her work do the talking

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