Congress
BJP’s “400-paar” Ambition
Virendra Kapoor
Once BJP was persuaded to drop that lofty goal, its critics now went for the kill
Back to the Family Turf
How safe is the safe seat for Rahul Gandhi? Amita Shah captures the mood in Rae Bareli
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
Sam Pitroda: Loose Talker
Once part of India’s telecom revolution, he now finds renown for the wrong reasons
The Unravelling
The Congress campaign is stuttering at the end of polling for 285 seats with its key promises failing to strike a chord with voters and an isolated high command remaining out of sync with the party cadre
Congress Crisis In Delhi
Now BJP is well-poised to repeat its sweep of all seven seats in the capital
A Socialist Mirage
Policies that encourage redistribution have a poor track record and Congress’ leftward lurch is more a vision of class war than empowerment
Hope and Deliverance
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
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