elections
Tamil Nadu: The Cult of Mother is Intact
V Shoba
For the first time, Tamil Nadu has voted back an incumbent party contesting without an ally
Tariq Thachil: The Anti-Elitist
He examines how India’s disadvantaged groups are taken for a ride by certain political parties
Rajat Sethi: Poll Vaulter
He is the new ‘war room’ manager on the block, hired by the BJP to take on Prashant Kishor in Uttar Pradesh
Prashant Kishor: Spin and Win
The country's favourite poll meister, he is an assiduous kingmaker who does not waste his pawns
Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind: Madani & Madani
Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind after the reunification hopes to influence the outcome of elections in West Bengal, Assam and Uttar Pradesh
O Rajagopal: Kerala’s permanent BJP candidate
In Kerala, BJP has just one face: O Rajagopal, an 84-year-old who is contesting yet another election despite eight earlier defeats
Is AAP withering away?
As the elections bring the Aam Aadmi Party’s internal squabbles to the fore, Arvind Kejriwal faces his biggest challenge yet
Lies, Damned Lies… and Advertising
A few brands have joined the electoral hurly-burly with messages of their own
The Untold Census Story
Assam, West Bengal, Kerala and UP have seen a significant rise in Muslim population over the past decade, according to a leaked report of the 2011 Census
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