Congress

Withering Away

Rajeev Deshpande

The redundancy of the Dynasty and the trial of the Nehruvian legacy

Left’s Message to Congress

Left leaders are arguing that it is more important for the Congress leader to contest from northern India or even Karnataka, and that this would send an appropriate signal of political engagement

A Divide That Isn’t

Sandeep Balakrishna

The North vs South rhetoric masks the ongoing de-Hinduisation beyond the Vindhyas

The Unravelling

Ullekh NP

The Congress humiliation takes a toll on I.N.D.I.A.’s electoral viability

Mind the (Credibility) Gap

Rajeev Deshpande

Congress faces its severest test after a resounding no to its populist pitch

Hydra-Headed I.N.D.I.A.

Virendra Kapoor

Will have multiple claimants

The Shaky Citadel

V Shoba

Is Brand KCR taking a hit with Congress closing in? Open reports from Telangana

Grain of Truth

Siddharth Singh

Tracking paddy farmers who could decide the outcome of the battle between Congress and BJP in Chhattisgarh’s second phase

On a Knife-Edge

Rajeev Deshpande

It’s a keen contest in Madhya Pradesh where Rajeev Deshpande finds Congress trying to replicate its Karnataka winning model and BJP counting on popular welfare schemes