Congress

Karnataka: It’s All In the Numbers

V Shoba

BJP hopes the state budget and strategically targeted schemes will help it retain power in Karnataka

The Entitled Elite Strikes Back

Minhaz Merchant

It is hoping to wound BJP sufficiently before 2024

A Home Run for 2024

Rajeev Deshpande

Modi’s attack on freebies and his emphasis on development-cum-welfare will define the BJP campaigns for the upcoming Assembly elections

Congress: Cold Comfort

Rajeev Deshpande

Congress will find solace in its victory in Himachal Pradesh but it is still far from posing a serious threat to BJP in 2024

Himachal Pradesh: Outcome As Usual

Siddharth Singh

BJP pays for downplaying the danger of populism and its large number of rebels

Gujarat: The Enduring Model

Rajeev Deshpande

Gujarat’s voters will not switch allegiance without a credible alternative to BJP

The Road to Constituent Assembly

Ram Madhav

Why we must guard against vilifying leaders based on a warped understanding of history

Congress: Decline and Fall

V Shoba

Congress’ humiliation in Munugode marks its steady erasure as the main opposition in Telangana but as bypoll results elsewhere show, the party’s crisis does not end with one state

Where Continuity is Change

Siddharth Singh

In a break with tradition, incumbent BJP is confident of retaining power in Himachal Pradesh

The Limits of the Anti-Modi Plank

PR Ramesh

Narendra Modi and BJP are in a much stronger position today than in the run-up to 2019 as they head for state elections that will begin the contest for 2024