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Nitish-BJP split triggers decisive battle for the most backward vote

Rajeev Deshpande

BJP banks on PM Narendra Modi turning Lok Sabha elections into presidential contests

The Trojan Horse of Bihar

The sudden fall of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government in Maharashtra would have worked to convince Nitish Kumar that RCP Singh might well be the Trojan horse of Bihar

The Seat of Power

The cultural evolution of the Indian chair

In the Shadow of Terror

The murder of a BJP youth leader in coastal Karnataka, the birthplace of Indian Mujahideen founder Yasin Bhatkal, poses a challenge for the state government

‘There is a sinister plan to distract people, but rule of law will prevail‘

BS Bommai, Chief Minister of Karnataka, in conversation with Rajeev Deshpande

No Freebies on Modi’s Watch

Competitive populism has put the finances of several states in peril. Fixing the faultlines starts with making a distinction between unmerited subsidies and targeted benefits for the needy

Praful Patel: The Next One?

But his utility to the BJP is questionable

Booze Cronyism

Did AAP’s government in Delhi provide inordinate benefits to liquor licensees at the expense of the public exchequer?

Running Out of Ideas

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

OBC Gambit?

After stitching the upper-caste and Dalit votes, the BJP now wants to make inroads into Other Backward Classes?

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