While high turnout in West Bengal and Puducherry this year is attributed to the shrinking of their electorates, northeastern states display a consistent pattern of voting.
BJP has fielded no Muslim candidates in MP, Rajasthan, Telangana and Chhattisgarh in this month's elections. Minority Morcha leaders say they have accepted the decision & would not question it.
Rajasthan, MP & Assam are latest states to create new districts. Boost to governance cited as factor, although lack of data means this remains an 'open empirical question'.
PM Modi's move to effectively halve food rations to the poor ahead of state polls next year is fiscally sound, but politically much depends on whether he can sell it to voters.
Arun Kumar repatriated to RSS, allegedly after complaints that he remained under the shadow of B.L. Santhosh. Reshuffle sees new appointments for other poll-bound states too.
Where are the challengers or issues like unemployment, Covid? State polls show amnesia, but we must ask bigger questions that go beyond forecasting results.
According to a study in 21 cities, not even a third of all booth-level officers could be contacted based on the phone numbers made available by the Election Commission.
The current ‘cash and carry’ environment in Cannes is encouraging people who have nothing to contribute to cinema to show up in clownish “couture” to parade their insecurity.
With Washington issuing a third 30-day waiver for Russian crude cargoes at sea, India signals continuity in import strategy while ramping up purchases from Venezuela and other suppliers.
Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.
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