Assembly elections 2024

Such a Bad Loser

MJ Akbar

Congress is lost between the bizarre and the banal

The Fall of Tau’s Clan

Amita Shah

Devi Lal’s heirs deluded themselves into believing farmers would never let them down

The Quiet Path to History

Siddharth Singh

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

Haryana win boosts BJP post-LS setback, NC winner in J&K

Rajeev Deshpande

Congress suffered a major setback as hopes of a victory in Haryana evaporated as BJP’s social coalition prevailed while it under-performed in J&K too

The Dalit Factor in Haryana: The Rustle of Resentment

Rajeev Deshpande

Dalit disenchantment with BJP is making the Haryana polls a close contest

Beware the Silent Voters

Badri Narayan

They could decide the winners in Haryana

The Hidden Key

Siddharth Singh

Caste is the unspoken factor behind more publicised issues like farmers’ ire and unemployment. Siddharth Singh reports from northern Haryana

The Ahirwal Arena

Rajeev Deshpande

Southern Haryana’s Yadav belt is critical to BJP’s prospects as it faces electoral headwinds over a slack second term. Rajeev Deshpande reports

Pro-Separatist Rhetoric

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The turn in Abdullah’s election rhetoric might have something to do with his recent loss in the Lok Sabha polls to Sheikh Abdul Rashid (Engineer Rashid), a Kashmiri separatist