Politics

The Plot Against Indian Democracy

PR Ramesh

President Trump’s anger at the gross misuse of US taxpayer money by USAID to influence Indian elections mirrors popular sentiment

The Hill that Remembers

V Shoba

Thiruparankundram and the ownership of sacred space

Parvesh’s Bet

Rajeev Deshpande

The new MLA from New Delhi has been MP from West Delhi twice and had achieved record margins of victory

A political model that just fell apart

Ullekh NP

AAP’s reliance on populism at the cost of development backfires

Did Tax Cuts Help BJP?

Rajeev Deshpande

A large number of middle class income tax payers benefitted from the tax exemption announced in the Budget might have earned it bonus points

“Free” Schemes Lose Luster as Civic Mess Drowns AAP

Siddharth Singh

If there is one factor that looms large in AAP’s defeat it is its abysmal record of urban governance in Delhi

Modi Powers BJP to Historic Delhi Win

Rajeev Deshpande

Aam Admi Party crashes to defeat in the face of voter discontent over scams and poor governance while BJP gains on promises to combine welfare with double engine sarkar

Look Who’s Pulling I.N.D.I.A. Apart

Rajeev Deshpande

The upcoming Delhi Assembly polls have exposed the rifts in the Opposition alliance as Congress and AAP slug it out while other constituents strike discordant notes

Sheeshmahal Stings AAP

Rajeev Deshpande

Left with no option but to counter attack BJP but in doing so is placing the spotlight on the controversial residence formerly occupied by Arvind Kejriwal

A House of Mirrors

Rajeev Deshpande

BJP has made AAP anxious by targeting Arvind Kejriwal over an opulent official residence even as Delhi’s ruling party battles the fallout of corruption cases