elections

Beyond Lal and Sons

Jatin Gandhi

Remember when Haryana politics was about the many shades of Lal—Devi, Bansi, Bhajan? Now, the sons are trying to ride piggyback on their fathers’ fame, but they are unlikely to find much joy in this election.

In Black, Red and Green

Revati Laul

The war-torn nation’s hopes, fears and nightmares before a national election

Detecting Fraud

Hartosh Singh Bal

A fascinating statistical law was brought into play to substantiate claims that the Iran election was rigged

The Tweets of a Revolutionary Week

Rahul Bhatia

How the foot soldiers of a social networking website took the place of reporters on the streets of Tehran, and why this transformation in conflict reporting should annoy despots everywhere

High on Issues

Jaideep Mazumdar

Jaswant Singh is seeking votes in Darjeeling on the promise of his support for the Gorkhaland cause

Wired for Victory, Sirji

VK Shashikumar

It’s an information revolution in India’s remotest corners. Here’s how Naveen Patnaik’s BJD used technology and statistical wizardry to beat anti incumbency

Brown vs Cameron

Sajeda Momin

As Britons bay for an early election, Britain will witness that irrepressible phenomenon of a presidential style clash of personalities

Lalu’s Party is Over

Dhirendra K. Jha

The RJD chief was once thought to be invincible in his home state. Now Nitish Kumar is working overtime to draft his political obituary

Left Out

Open

No matter who comes to power, these people were denied their say in it

The Real Drama Backstage

Dhirendra K. Jha

The hustings are over, but the action has just begun as political parties embark on negotiations for government formation. It’s deal time and here are the dealmakers