General election 2024

Mission 370

Rajeev Deshpande

BJP questions the opposition’s credentials and launches a campaign for a record haul of seats centred on Modi’s leadership

Moribund I.N.D.I.A.

Virendra Kapoor

Mamata Banerjee offering just one seat to Congress

Modi’s Road to 370

Minhaz Merchant

BJP is banking on its winning formula of development and religion

Come What May

MJ Akbar

How interesting can a race with one runner be?

Fatal Attrition

PR Ramesh

The shaky opposition alliance is as good as dead with its architect joining the ruling coalition at the Centre

Powered by Modi’s Guarantee

Rajeev Deshpande

Budget 2024 The Interim Budget avoids populism and expansive announcements but banks on the government’s record and its confidence about winning the general election

Why Nitish Seems Ready to Return to NDA

Rajeev Deshpande

Bihar CM’s return as JD(U) chief set into motion yet another re-alignment in Patna as Congress’s refusal to consider Kumar for a key role in INDIA alliance irked the party