Mayawati

Outside Help

Jayanta Ghosal

The BJP managed to win Azamgarh with tacit assistance from BSP leader Mayawati. She put up a local Muslim candidate who split the SP vote right down the middle

Stalin and the Comrades

Jayanta Ghosal

With Stalin’s help, Sitaram Yechury wants to prop up Rahul Gandhi as the main opposition face for the 2024 General Election

The Yogi Sarkar

Virendra Kapoor

And the collective wisdom of the people

Rahul’s Choice

Jayanta Ghosal

The gossip is that the Gandhi family, particularly Rahul Gandhi, is not keen on contesting from Amethi again

The Peace Dividend

Rajeev Deshpande

In a clash of identity politics, law and order gives BJP the advantage in Western Uttar Pradesh

A Veneer of Popular Choice

Virendra Kapoor

And the AAP chief ministerial candidate

Five Myths About How India Votes

PR Ramesh

Every election season, interest groups revive old political tropes that are long past their relevance. With five states holding assembly polls in February and March, this year is no exception. The electorate, however, seems to have moved on