Ip Bajpai – Author, NDTV.com

Blog: Why The Exit Polls Should Not Have Congress Crowing

IP Bajpai | Monday December 10, 2018

The votes are in and the exit polls are out. Not that the latter necessarily makes you any the wiser. Yes, Rajasthan continues to trend towards the Congress and KCR seems to be coming back in Telangana. Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh?

Blog: BJP Vs Congress - Why It's A Close Fight In Madhya Pradesh

IP Bajpai | Wednesday November 21, 2018

In Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan is campaigning as if his life depends on it, but his party seems more sanguine - Prime Minister Narendra Modi is only speaking 11 times in the state compared to 21 addresses in the recent election in Karnataka and a desperate 34 in Gujarat.

Blog: In Chhattisgarh, A Jaded BJP, Leaderless Congress And Wildcard Ajit Jogi

IP Bajpai | Thursday November 15, 2018

Chhattisgarh elections are always a close fight. The risk of defeat in a small state could damage the Prime Minister's image nationally. Something he would not want in an election year. In Chhattisgarh, a one per cent lead in votes for the BJP has been enough to give it a credible majority in the last three elections.

Blog: US Mid-Term Elections: No One Trusts The Polls

IP Bajpai | Tuesday November 06, 2018

If polls were correct Hillary Clinton would be President and Donald Trump would have remained a builder. But almost all of them were completely wrong. So Donald Trump is President and Hillary Clinton is still dreaming of being President.

Blog: BJP, Stung And Bitter, Will Try To Exact Revenge In Karnataka

IP Bajpai | Monday May 21, 2018

For the BJP, all is not lost. Those who discount the Modi effect do it at their peril. He remains a very potent campaigner and can lift the party and its votes considerably. The BJP has five months to throw more goodies at the electorate including the universal medical policy before the tournament begins in Central India in November.

Blog: In Karnataka, It Appears To Be Advantage BJP

IP Bajpai | Monday May 14, 2018

Who has won Karnataka? The answer is nobody knows - look at the exit polls which offered totally opposing results. So much so that Times Now decided to get two polls done, just to make sure that they had it right. Of course, both polls gave different results, leaving everyone even more bemused. And then one of those polls - the one that forecast the Congress in the ...

Blog: Karnataka Election Could See Much-Needed Sizzle With Modi Rallies

IP Bajpai | Monday April 30, 2018

Can Prime Minister Narendra Modi cross the language barrier in Karnataka? Can his translated message have the same impact as asking Gujaratis to vote for the son of their land? Congress leaders don't think so and claim that his Hindi message will be lost in this secular and multicultural state