2024 Elections

On Top of His Game

PR Ramesh

How Modi wins the young influentials—and the smart vote

“The day you say Modi is ‘satisfied’, you can say you are paying homage to him”

PM Narendra Modi says he is impatient to complete unfinished work of national development and expresses confidence of voters backing his government’s record.

Battle of the Equals

MG Radhakrishnan

Shashi Tharoor seeks a fourth-term from Thiruvananthapuram while his formidable challenger Rajeev Chandrasekhar hopes for a sensational debut

The Saffron Dare

V Shoba

BJP makes an ambitious push in Tamil Nadu, challenging traditional calculations in a state used to bipolar contests between DMK and AIADMK, writes

The Frontline of Democracy

Siddharth Singh

On a visit to the home village of top Maoist commander Hidma in Bastar, Siddharth Singh finds ground domination and a humanitarian outreach are containing Maoist terror

From the sleepy villages to the bustling towns of western Uttar Pradesh, voters say they will reward the Modi dispensation for its generous schemes and state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for strict policing

Hope and Deliverance

Rajeev Deshpande

Local issues and the Modi government’s record animate discussions while Congress’ populist pledges and allegations of political vendetta in arrests of opposition leaders fail to impress voters across north Rajasthan

A New Reckoning for Alwar

Rajeev Deshpande

BJP's Bhupendra Yadav says voters choose empowerment over freebies

Desperately Dynasties

MJ Akbar

The question of Bengal 2024: From the mountain to the sea, who shall it be?

Keeping the Faith

Amita Shah

Residents desperately awaiting a road in a remote Nainital village believe Narendra Modi will deliver as they prepare to trek half-a-day to vote on April 19