Rahul Gandhi has led Congress out of the doldrums. Can the party sustain its new momentum?
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
Once BJP was persuaded to drop that lofty goal, its critics now went for the kill
How safe is the safe seat for Rahul Gandhi? Amita Shah captures the mood in Rae Bareli
While it is unlikely Muslim opinion will change anytime soon, Modi has made a start with what can be defined as an honest outreach
The Congress campaign is stuttering at the end of polling for 285 seats with its key promises failing to strike a chord with voters and an isolated high command remaining out of sync with the party cadre
Policies that encourage redistribution have a poor track record and Congress’ leftward lurch is more a vision of class war than empowerment