LK Advani

After Bihar: The Road from Patna

PR Ramesh and Ullekh NP

Astute manipulation of the caste matrix and a savvy campaign led the Grand Alliance of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad to an epochal victory. The BJP underestimated the power of its opponent and fell victim to its own contradictions

Serve and Sell

Sunaina Kumar

Why Indian politicians are bad memoirists. An underdeveloped genre and the greater publishing possibilities it offers

Skewed Logic, Old Invective and Double Trouble

Madhavankutty Pillai

LK Advani discourages abstinence, Raj Thackeray scapes an old goat and Abu Azmi asks people to vote twice

Sulk and Be Damned

PR Ramesh

Never learning from history: Can the disgruntled trio be party poopers of BJP?

The Prodigal Son Returns

Anil Budur Lulla

It’s now Advani vs Modi in Karnataka too, as a section of the BJP wants Yeddyurappa to return to the party to lead the charge in 2014, while another section opposes the move