Rahul Gandhi

The T-Shirt Episode

Virendra Kapoor

It would remain a PR gimmick unless the 50-year-young yatri does something concrete for the welfare of the teeming millions

A Home Run for 2024

Rajeev Deshpande

Modi’s attack on freebies and his emphasis on development-cum-welfare will define the BJP campaigns for the upcoming Assembly elections

Maximum Modi

PR Ramesh

The Prime Minister excels while the opposition dithers and shrinks

Congress: Cold Comfort

Rajeev Deshpande

Congress will find solace in its victory in Himachal Pradesh but it is still far from posing a serious threat to BJP in 2024

Ashok Gehlot vs Sachin Pilot

Virendra Kapoor

It is highly unlikely Gehlot will oblige and step aside for his arch-rival to occupy the coveted chief ministerial gaddi

Congress: Decline and Fall

V Shoba

Congress’ humiliation in Munugode marks its steady erasure as the main opposition in Telangana but as bypoll results elsewhere show, the party’s crisis does not end with one state

The Limits of the Anti-Modi Plank

PR Ramesh

Narendra Modi and BJP are in a much stronger position today than in the run-up to 2019 as they head for state elections that will begin the contest for 2024