Topic: Lok Sabha 2014
How BJP’s one-party dominance differs from Congress: it co-opts local elites and opponents
OBC representation, which rose significantly during the 1990s, has either plateaued or decreased in most north Indian states, including UP and Bihar.
Not just Modi’s personality, this key factor was behind BJP’s massive win in 2019 elections
Perceptions around BJP’s performance were hardly enough to put it on driving seat. And yet it got 50% votes in more than 200 constituencies.
This is what changed for voters from 2014 to 2019 Lok Sabha elections: Nothing
Issues on voters’ minds, and belief in Modi's abilities, have not changed significantly between 2014 and 2019 elections.
After an election all about Modi, it’s President Kovind who may decide India’s fate
With 2019 election results almost certain to throw a hung Parliament, who President Kovind invites first could make all the difference.
Making Mayawati India’s prime minister in 2019 will fix its casteist past and present
Whites in the US showed their humane side by twice electing Barack Obama, a black minority. Can India’s upper castes ever support a Dalit PM?
Wins in state polls do have a bearing on Lok Sabha elections, if held within 2 years: Study
Elections in two-party states like MP, Rajasthan indicate who will win in Lok Sabha polls but the trend isn’t true for multi-party states.
Arvind Kejriwal says will not accept AAP leader Ashutosh’s resignation
AAP insiders claim Ashutosh was 'angry' over being denied a Rajya Sabha ticket by the party.
Asians will become the new Muslims — how coronavirus will change our world like 9/11
To control another Covid-19 outbreak, solutions like body screening, temperature guns, sanitising kits will become a permanent part of our lives.
Is there a risk of Modi govt using Covid-19 to curb media and freedoms or is it necessary?
Surveillance is becoming a key concern during the Covid-19 crisis. The Supreme Court has also directed media to publish the official version of the developments.
Defence
IAF airlifts 6.2 tonnes of essential medicines, hospital consumables to Maldives
The consignment was airlifted to Male by an Indian Air Force C-130 aircraft, as part of 'Operation Sanjeevani'.
Modi’s India isn’t Mao’s China. Silly forecasts assume we’ll let corona kill millions of us
There are many scary scenarios about how badly we Indians may be affected or how many killed by Covid-19. But they presume we will do nothing to influence our fates.