Nayab Singh Saini

The Quiet Path to History

Siddharth Singh

Congress’ populist rhetoric comes a cropper as BJP wins a morale-boosting third term

The Great Rebound

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

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

Haryana Surprise

Open

The need for change had become palpable in the last several months as aspects of governance, most notably the functioning of civic bodies, suffered, giving rise to public discontent