Little I.N.D.I.A.

The Ambedkar Dividend

Congress and its allies benefited from making the Constitution a political symbol

Bengali Exceptionalism

A new shot of Red Bull

NDA set to form govt but major gains for I.N.D.I.A. allies

Local factors undo BJP as party falls well short of majority; NDA allies JD(U) and TDP do well; shock defeats for CMs Naveen Patnaik and Jagan Mohan Reddy

National Discourse

The ruling party seems to have won half the battle without a vote being cast

Punjab Plotlines

The lack of cordiality between AAP and Congress was on display in the Punjab Assembly where Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann lit into Partap Singh Bajwa and the slanging match made headlines

Modi’s Family Values

And how they repudiate the privatisation of empowerment

Hemant Soren Lost and Found

Rahul Gandhi on Yatra 2.0

At a time when the dotted I.N.D.I.A. alliance is struggling for some much-needed coherence

A Muddled Message

The squabbling opposition alliance poses little threat to the ruling coalition