NDA

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

Rajeev Deshpande

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

Virendra Kapoor

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

The Facts Behind a White Paper

Siddharth Singh

Money was spent on welfare schemes at the cost of vital economic interests like infrastructure in the UPA era and the Modi government had to undo the damage

Tripping in Alliance Hall

MJ Akbar

And what Oppenheimer really said

The Rahul Gandhi Makeover

Suhel Seth

He must stay the course and become consistent

Running Out of Ideas

Rajeev Deshpande

A Congress in disarray has sharpened rivalries among Opposition parties while Modi is already in election mode

Modi steals show for BJP, again

Amita Shah

After 15 years in power, Nitish Kumar’s party seemed to be slipping to the third position in the seat after the RJD and the BJP, as counting went late into the night

After Bihar: Modi the Diminished

S Prasannarajan

Was Modi blinded by his own aura?

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

After Bihar: Be the Master and Skip the House

Siddharth Singh

There are plenty of initiatives that Modi can take to keep the economic reforms going even if Bihar makes a dent in his bid for a Rajya Sabha majority