NDA
Running Out of Ideas
A Congress in disarray has sharpened rivalries among Opposition parties while Modi is already in election mode
Modi steals show for BJP, again
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: The Road from Patna
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
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
The Patna Protocol
An epic battle is underway in the proverbial badlands of Bihar, where many political lives swing between irrelevance and renewal. Even as cracks appear in the artificial alliance of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad, the BJP wants more than a victory. It is fighting for a mandate worthy of India’s most popular politician and its unsurpassed campaigner. Narendra Modi’s next phase of modernisation will begin from the backwardness of Bihar
2014 REVIEW: POLITICS
Nitish Kumar’s Anti-BJP Gamble • The Fall of Jayalalithaa • AAP’s Hitwicket • The Birth of Telangana • The Not so Grand Alliance • The Congress Eclipse
100 Days of Modi
S Prasannarajan • PR Ramesh • Suhel Seth • Tavleen Singh • Shiv Visvanathan • Ullekh NP • And more
From Chaos to Control
From UPA rule to NDA, the transition has been dramatic. But Modi needs to understand the inherent value of dissent
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