PR Ramesh
The anti-BJP plank will resort to dividing the electorate along regional, religious, caste and linguistic lines in the run-up to 2024 despite the fact that such a strategy no longer yields the dividends it once did
The chief minister learnt his lessons early and drew on Kalyan Singh’s approach to crime
UP election was simply a dress rehearsal of the General Election due in 2024
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
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
PR Ramesh and Rajeev Deshpande in conversation with Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh
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
In a clash of identity politics, law and order gives BJP the advantage in Western Uttar Pradesh
The next two years will be turbulent for India and could hamper the management of post-Covid normalcy