Topic: voters
We analysed BJP voters who voted AAP in Delhi but Modi in Lok Sabha. This is what we found
BJP is hoping its high-pitched campaign in Delhi can change its fortunes. And AAP is hoping Kejriwal can repeat 2015 victory.
Wrong to assume Modi govt can be defeated after BJP’s performance in Jharkhand
State battles are no substitute for taking on the Modi regime at the level of national politics.
Delhi municipal councillors care more for performance ratings in newspapers: Study
Scholars from American universities informed some municipal councillors in Delhi that a newspaper would report on their performance just before elections. This is what happened.
Data shows upper-caste voters of both BJP and Congress support core Hindutva issues
Don’t believe what political analysts say. Data suggests religious issues matter a lot to Indian voters.
What Abhijit Banerjee and Thomas Piketty missed in their study of Indian voter behaviour
The celebrated economists have argued Indian voters vote for caste and religious issues, and not for social spending.
Next time your name isn’t on voters’ list, Election Commission will tell you about it
EC is considering a proposal that calls for publicising names that are struck off the electoral rolls after being criticised over missing names in the Lok Sabha polls.
RSS sends tacit message to BJP: Deliver on promises which brought you to power
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says people had voted wisely without getting swayed by publicity of leaders or their parties.
Dear Indian liberals, you cannot elect a new people
Demonising Modi voters as ‘bigoted’, unwashed masses is not helping the liberal cause.
Yogendra Yadav: Respecting people’s mandate doesn’t mean worshipping those who win elections
It is easy to see the Congress’ failures, but it would be foolish to blame only the Congress.
Congress’ death-wish could leave 12 crore Indians in limbo
Congress isn’t giving up & wants Rahul Gandhi to restructure it. Problem is, he already has.
China, Pakistan and Islamic terror — major takeaways from Donald Trump’s speech in India
In Episode 398 of his daily news capsule #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta decoded the US President’s Namaste Trump speech. Here’s a short round-up.
Who is to blame for CAA violence: Delhi Police or politics of Modi government?
9 people have been killed & 100 injured in northeast Delhi as violence gripped Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Babarpur & Gokulpuri Sunday after anti & pro-CAA groups clashed.
Defence
Trump says US-India to sign $3 billion in defence deals
The US State Department last week approved a potential sale of arms to India, including air-defence radars and missiles, rifles and other equipment.
How one big India-US deal gave us six big gains to cheer — including decimation of Left
To think the India-US nuclear deal was about a bilateral relationship or energy is to miss the point. It had much larger implications.