Election 2022

Music, Lyrics and Politics

Lhendup G Bhutia

Chasing the soundtrack of the election

Akhilesh Yadav and the Limits of Vote Banks

Amita Shah

Has the Samajwadi Party’s dependence on Muslim-Yadav support distanced other sections of the electorate?

‘Security is the Foundation of Vikas and Good Governance,’ says Yogi Adityanath

PR Ramesh

PR Ramesh and Rajeev Deshpande in conversation with Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh

Why Yogi Is Confident

Rajeev Deshpande

Victory in the state will reaffirm BJP’s front-runner status for 2024 and secure a seat for the Chief Minister at the party’s high table

The Punjab Equation

Jayanta Ghosal

Will Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi take his revenge against Navjot Singh Sidhu?

BSP More Credible than SP as Alternative to BJP, says SC Misra

Rajeev Deshpande

Senior BSP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Satish Chandra Misra rebuts reports that BSP is lagging, says it represents all sections unlike SP or BJP that rely in creating insecurities in the minds of voters

The State of Abandonment

Siddharth Singh

Traditionally two-party Punjab has become so unpredictable that a small difference in the number of votes can make or break political fortunes

The Peace Dividend

Rajeev Deshpande

In a clash of identity politics, law and order gives BJP the advantage in Western Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand: The Hills Have Eyes

Amita Shah

BJP hopes to ride Narendra Modi’s popularity and Pushkar Singh Dhami’s last-minute decisions back to power while Congress thinks it has more than a chance

Five Myths About How India Votes

PR Ramesh

Every election season, interest groups revive old political tropes that are long past their relevance. With five states holding assembly polls in February and March, this year is no exception. The electorate, however, seems to have moved on