High Stakes, High Hopes

Intimations for the Incumbent

A resurgent BJP and influential Adivasi candidates could spoil the Congress show in Chhattisgarh’s first phase

Freebie Fix

Competitive populism of the manifestos can only come at a very high post-poll cost

Promises and Prospects

A report card on performance and politics

What’s At Stake?

The upcoming Assembly elections will provide BJP cues for the General Election next year

The Assembly Test

War on Development

Maoists resort to open political mobilisation to stop the construction of roads and security camps

The “biggest revadi”

Reverting to the old pension scheme

The Illusion of the Olive Branch

Is there any possibility of peace with the Maoists?

Low on High Command

A daring move a rebuke to the Congress high command