Sandeep Shastri
Dr. Sandeep Shastri is the National Coordinator of the Lokniti Network
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Opinion | Next 20 Months Can Change Congress's Fate In Karnataka
The next 20 months would be crucial for both the Congress and the BJP in Karnataka. Past experience has shown amply that incessant internal squabbles can cost parties.
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Opinion | How BJP Managed Allies In 2024
This year demonstrated the BJP's capacity to drive negotiations with its coalition partners in its favour. With crucial state elections in 2025, it will be closely watched whether this trend continues or if there will be a reversal.
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Opinion | Elections In 2024: A Reflection Of India's Diversity Dividend
All in all, it was a year marked by many unexpected shifts and unanticipated turns. Each electoral outcome was shaped by a unique set of contextual factors.
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Opinion | Maharashtra: Will Exit Polls Resist Presumptions This Time?
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?
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Opinion | What If Exit Poll Trends Mirror Actual Results In Haryana And J&K?
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.
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Opinion | J&K Election: 10 Years On, Which Way Will The Wind Blow?
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.
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Opinion | Lok Sabha: How Past Coalition Governments Elected Speakers
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.
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Opinion | How Prime Ministers Have Fared in Their Home Constituencies In Past
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.
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Opinion | Elections 2024: Two Key Trends Exit Polls Point To
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).
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Opinion: It's Floor-Crossing Season In Karnataka - But Is It New?
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.
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Opinion: Math + Chemistry In Karnataka's Caste-Driven Politics
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.
