Congress

Congress: The Dead Old Party of India

PR Ramesh

A verdict that magnifies the irrelevance of the Congress and strengthens the modernisation agenda of the Prime Minister

Assam: Storming the Citadel

Siddharth Singh

Assam’s anxiety about its identity and illegal migration made it a natural constituency for the BJP

West Bengal: Soaring Sister and Falling Fossils

Ullekh NP

Mamata Banerjee’s victory is a major embarrassment for Yechury who jostled for CPM’s poll pact with the Congress

An Object of Derision

Srinath Raghavan

Tavleen Singh in her new book should have allowed a bit of sunlight between perception and reality

Prashant Kishor: Spin and Win

Open

The country's favourite poll meister, he is an assiduous kingmaker who does not waste his pawns

Princeling Stars in a Bengal Ghost Story

S Prasannarajan

The illicit alliance against Mamata in West Bengal

Mamata Banerjee: What, Me Worry?

Ullekh NP

Mamata Banerjee is unfazed by the advantage the CPM-Congress combine has in terms of electoral math

BR Ambedkar: Slayer of All Gods

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

He challenges the illusions about power and democracy, wealth and violence, Hinduism and tradition, nationalism and justice, and about all that metaphysical cant. He is the mirror in which we dare not look at ourselves. His presence is a constant reminder of our bad conscience and bad faith