Opinion | Maharashtra: Will Exit Polls Resist Presumptions This Time?

Dr. Sandeep Shastri | Monday November 18, 2024

Assembly election results, more often than ever now, have become a function of a party/alliance losing the elections and the rival, consequently, managing to win. Would this trend play out in Maharashtra too?

Opinion | What If Exit Poll Trends Mirror Actual Results In Haryana And J&K?

Dr. Sandeep Shastri | Sunday October 06, 2024

Both elections have significant long-term implications. As the first polls following the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, their outcomes could influence the political landscape not only in the regions where the elections were held but across the country.

Opinion | J&K Election: 10 Years On, Which Way Will The Wind Blow?

Dr. Sandeep Shastri | Monday September 30, 2024

The Jammu region and the Kashmir valley have distinctly different political orientations. The final result would be a clear indication of how much support these political players have across the region today.

Opinion | Lok Sabha: How Past Coalition Governments Elected Speakers

Dr. Sandeep Shastri | Monday June 24, 2024

Whenever a party has secured a clear majority in the Lok Sabha, the Speaker has always been from the ruling party. It has been a slightly different story whenever we have had coalition governments.

Opinion | How Prime Ministers Have Fared in Their Home Constituencies In Past

Dr. Sandeep Shastri | Saturday June 15, 2024

There are 15 instances of sitting Prime Ministers contesting elections: they won on 14 occasions and only one sitting Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, lost her seat, Raebareli, in 1977.

Opinion | Elections 2024: Two Key Trends Exit Polls Point To

Dr. Sandeep Shastri | Sunday June 02, 2024

The difference in various exit polls is only the intensity of victory they are projecting for both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Opinion: It's Floor-Crossing Season In Karnataka - But Is It New?

Dr. Sandeep Shastri | Tuesday March 28, 2023

The Karnataka election dates are expected any day now, but the season of floor-crossing has clearly begun. Already, there are press conferences by parties welcoming leaders from other parties who have suddenly experienced a change of heart.

Opinion: Math + Chemistry In Karnataka's Caste-Driven Politics

Dr. Sandeep Shastri | Monday March 13, 2023

This region, which accounts for close to half the MLAs of the state legislature, includes southern Karnataka and the Bengaluru region. Traditionally, it is a contest between the Congress and the Janata Party/Janata Dal.