Haryana

The Great Rebound

Rajeev Deshpande

BJP regains momentum with its historic hat-trick in Haryana, allowing Modi to renew his attack on Congress as a party driven by a divisive agenda, while Jammu & Kashmir delivers a pro-development verdict

Haryana win boosts BJP post-LS setback, NC winner in J&K

Rajeev Deshpande

Congress suffered a major setback as hopes of a victory in Haryana evaporated as BJP’s social coalition prevailed while it under-performed in J&K too

The Dalit Factor in Haryana: The Rustle of Resentment

Rajeev Deshpande

Dalit disenchantment with BJP is making the Haryana polls a close contest

Beware the Silent Voters

Badri Narayan

They could decide the winners in Haryana

The Hidden Key

Siddharth Singh

Caste is the unspoken factor behind more publicised issues like farmers’ ire and unemployment. Siddharth Singh reports from northern Haryana

The Ahirwal Arena

Rajeev Deshpande

Southern Haryana’s Yadav belt is critical to BJP’s prospects as it faces electoral headwinds over a slack second term. Rajeev Deshpande reports

Pro-Separatist Rhetoric

Open

The turn in Abdullah’s election rhetoric might have something to do with his recent loss in the Lok Sabha polls to Sheikh Abdul Rashid (Engineer Rashid), a Kashmiri separatist

Congress’ Balancing Act

Open

The party is again faced with the unending tussles in Haryana between former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and party leaders Randeep Surjewala and Selja Kumari