Swapan Dasgupta
The factors that contributed to BJP missing its target will no doubt preoccupy the minds of politicians and analysts for months to come
Priyanka Gandhi makes her electoral debut from Rahul’s vacated seat of Wayanad. Why is the party excited?
Congress has a long way to go before it becomes a natural alternative to BJP
Rahul Gandhi has led Congress out of the doldrums. Can the party sustain its new momentum?
Once BJP was persuaded to drop that lofty goal, its critics now went for the kill
How safe is the safe seat for Rahul Gandhi? Amita Shah captures the mood in Rae Bareli
Travelling across eastern Uttar Pradesh, Open finds Muslims are crestfallen as they are taken for granted by the so-called secular parties
Once part of India’s telecom revolution, he now finds renown for the wrong reasons
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
Now BJP is well-poised to repeat its sweep of all seven seats in the capital