Rahul Gandhi

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

BJP’s “400-paar” Ambition

Virendra Kapoor

Once BJP was persuaded to drop that lofty goal, its critics now went for the kill

Back to the Family Turf

Amita Shah

How safe is the safe seat for Rahul Gandhi? Amita Shah captures the mood in Rae Bareli

Modi and the Muslim Veto

Open

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 Last of Them

PR Ramesh

Why certain surnames are no longer an asset in indian politics

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

The Conceit of Social Justice Politics

S Prasannarajan

As Modi challenges the dogma of division

A Socialist Mirage

Siddharth Singh

Policies that encourage redistribution have a poor track record and Congress’ leftward lurch is more a vision of class war than empowerment

Congress: Is the Party Withering Away?

Ullekh NP

Congress is in organisational disarray with the exit of many senior leaders owing to the inaccessibility of the Gandhis and diminishing electoral prospects