Uttar Pradesh

Creating a Stakeholder Economy

Anil Padmanabhan

Development and access to basic amenities are moving voters away from the traditional draw of caste and religion in India’s most politically significant state

Fulfilling Ambedkar’s Dream

Guru Prakash

Dalits tend to benefit more than others with social peace and stability

Modi & the Monk

PR Ramesh

It was the ‘double-engine’ magic of Modi-Yogi at work in UP. In the run-up to 2024, the unambiguous message is that leaders like Adityanath will give no quarter to slow-footed rivals

Music, Lyrics and Politics

Lhendup G Bhutia

Chasing the soundtrack of the election

Akhilesh Yadav and the Limits of Vote Banks

Amita Shah

Has the Samajwadi Party’s dependence on Muslim-Yadav support distanced other sections of the electorate?

‘Security is the Foundation of Vikas and Good Governance,’ says Yogi Adityanath

PR Ramesh

PR Ramesh and Rajeev Deshpande in conversation with Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh

Why Yogi Is Confident

Rajeev Deshpande

Victory in the state will reaffirm BJP’s front-runner status for 2024 and secure a seat for the Chief Minister at the party’s high table

The Punjab Equation

Jayanta Ghosal

Will Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi take his revenge against Navjot Singh Sidhu?

Rahul’s Choice

Jayanta Ghosal

The gossip is that the Gandhi family, particularly Rahul Gandhi, is not keen on contesting from Amethi again

BSP More Credible than SP as Alternative to BJP, says SC Misra

Rajeev Deshpande

Senior BSP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Satish Chandra Misra rebuts reports that BSP is lagging, says it represents all sections unlike SP or BJP that rely in creating insecurities in the minds of voters