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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
TopicState Elections

Topic: State Elections

State chief on mission to revive Kamaraj era, Tamil Nadu Congress sets sights on 2026 polls

State party chief Selvaperunthagai leads the charge in restructuring Congress’ presence in Tamil Nadu, focusing on education and development legacies.

Our take on the state elections, Nijjar-Pannun saga, COP28 – in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week

BJP Minority Morcha wanted 10 Muslims in fray in 3 states but party ‘didn’t find winnable contenders’

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.

Politics, but also grassroots governance — why India has gained 50 new districts since 2020

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'.

Modi’s popularity key to selling cut in food aid, ahead of Indian elections

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.

Why ‘Santhosh man’ Arun Kumar was removed from Karnataka in BJP shake-up ahead of polls

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.

UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur elections are sliding into an entertainment sport

Where are the challengers or issues like unemployment, Covid? State polls show amnesia, but we must ask bigger questions that go beyond forecasting results.

Hyderabad municipal polls showed booth-level officers not doing their job properly

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.

Why I am not excited about Bihar election: Yogendra Yadav

Elections are now a routine exercise. It's all about the election machine and media management, and less about reflecting deeper political trends.

News channels’ election rat race & BJP eyes 2020 Delhi polls

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

On Camera

University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

John Ternus set to take over as Apple CEO, Tim Cook to transition to executive chairman

Cook will hand over the reins to Ternus on 1 September, capping a 15-year tenure that turned the company into a $4 trillion business spanning watches, video streaming & financial services.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.