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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicAssembly elections 2023

Topic: Assembly elections 2023

How upper castes, OBCs and SCs/STs share the power pie in three heartland states swept by BJP in 2023

33 of 48 cabinet ministers in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and MP are from general and OBC groups. Ten among the remaining 15 are from STs, while five are from SCs. 

‘Old Pension Scheme, freebies alone can’t win polls,’ says senior Congress leader Praveen Chakravarty

The Congress has made the return of OPS a poll plank in six assembly elections. But Chakravarty says the party ‘can’t engage in competitive promises & hope that's enough to win’.

JNU comrades, Kamal Nath’s cold feet, Gehlot’s insecurities—tales about Congress meltdown

Beyond BJP's victories in the three states lie untold stories of the several mini-wars that played out in the Congress party’s backrooms.

Look beyond lazy explanations on 2023 election outcome—changes and shift everyone missed

Based on the post-poll survey by Lokniti-CSDS, we can now bust some of the popular myths around the 2023 assembly elections and say what did not work—and why Congress has reasons to worry.

‘True leaders lead from behind’ & ‘India’s political dynasties’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

BJP picks MLA Bhajanlal Sharma for Rajasthan CM. Diya Kumari & Prem Chand Bairwa to be his deputies

The 1st-time MLA won from Sanganer by 48,081 votes, defeating Congress’s Pushpendra Bhardwaj. BJP, which won MP, Chhattisgarh & Rajasthan, has selected fresh CM faces in all 3 states.

Tribal leader, farmer’s son, sports enthusiast — meet Chhattisgarh’s 1st tribal CM Vishnu Deo Sai

As BJP wrested Chhattisgarh from Congress, what played decisive role was its wins in tribal belt. It's decision to choose 'soft-spoken' leader is also aimed at Lok Sabha polls.

‘Why does the city belong more to men?’ — how Indian women are reclaiming public spaces

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Amit Shah’s attack on Nehru over Kashmir was ‘unjust & hypocritical’, says Urdu press

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Indian businessmen are in fear & cheer mode, but feel Modi govt’s still their best bet

What businessmen would like is for Team Modi to return in 2024, but as a minority, and therefore in need of coalition partners who might put the brakes on any high-handed action.

On Camera

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.