TopicNorth East Elections

Topic: North East Elections

With each election win, BJP is bridging the gap between Northeast and rest of India

Aditi Narayani - March 9, 2023

BJP and its allies' victories in Tripura and Nagaland show how Northeast people’s political aspirations have risen beyond the narrow ideological politics of divisiveness.

Hard work beats Harvard but what about Cambridge? And too much jazba can make you lose Kasba

Dishha Bagchi - March 3, 2023

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After Tripura loss, CPI(M)’s next challenge is to fix internal problems

Ruhi Tewari - March 9, 2018

The Left party will have to resolve its dilemma over whether it will have an alliance with the Congress, in a crucial meeting due...

TalkPoint: Does Rahul Gandhi get the timing of his foreign visits mostly wrong?

ThePrint Team - March 7, 2018

Before the North East election results Rahul Gandhi took off for Italy and is now headed to Singapore and Malaysia. Experts weigh in on Rahul Gandhi's ill-timed travel.

Not much left of the Left after Tripura

Ruhi Tewari - March 3, 2018

Defeat in Tripura is payback for refusal to adapt to changing times, low introspection, petty internal rifts & inability to retain old base or capture new.

Tripura is the Waterloo of the Left movement in the country

Seshadri Chari - March 3, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s focus on the North East is a springboard for his Look East-Act East outreach.

Tripura is a historic win but the rest of 2018 will be an uphill climb for BJP

Pragya Kaushika - March 3, 2018

In Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh, BJP will face what it did in Gujarat — the onus of defending instead of challenging.

BJP’s victory in Tripura will force Left to rethink its alliance with Congress for 2019

Kalyani Shankar - March 3, 2018

National attention was focused on Tripura because the Left was engaged in a direct fight with the Right.

The Congress has been punished resoundingly for its lack of seriousness in the Northeast

Kumar Anshuman - March 3, 2018

It had just one term in the last 30 years, but the dominant oppn space had always been Congress’. This election has changed that.

BJP woos regional parties in Nagaland to continue its conquest in northeast

Makepeace Sitlhou - March 3, 2018

Talks are reportedly on with BJP and other regional parties as no party or alliance has secured clear majority.

Topic: North East Elections

With each election win, BJP is bridging the gap between Northeast and rest of India

Hard work beats Harvard but what about Cambridge? And too much jazba can make you lose Kasba

After Tripura loss, CPI(M)’s next challenge is to fix internal problems

TalkPoint: Does Rahul Gandhi get the timing of his foreign visits mostly wrong?

Not much left of the Left after Tripura

Tripura is the Waterloo of the Left movement in the country

Tripura is a historic win but the rest of 2018 will be an uphill climb for BJP

BJP’s victory in Tripura will force Left to rethink its alliance with Congress for 2019

The Congress has been punished resoundingly for its lack of seriousness in the Northeast

BJP woos regional parties in Nagaland to continue its conquest in northeast

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