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Opinion | Arrogance, EVMs And Uttar Pradesh: Key Lessons From Election 2024

Opinion | Arrogance, EVMs And Uttar Pradesh: Key Lessons From Election 2024

Nishtha Gautam | Wednesday June 05, 2024

This election has been a moment of reckoning for everyone who wore arrogance as a second skin. It won't be hyperbolic to say that the humble, vulnerable, taken-for-granted voter had the last word, delivering a coup de grace.

Opinion | For Mamata, State Supremacy Outweighs An Uncertain National Role

Opinion | For Mamata, State Supremacy Outweighs An Uncertain National Role

Jayanta Bhattacharya | Wednesday June 05, 2024

The aim is another resounding victory in the next assembly elections. Political sensibility lies in the option of preparing for a return to power in West Bengal.

Opinion | 2024 Verdict Settles Some Questions - And Raises A Few New Ones

Opinion | 2024 Verdict Settles Some Questions - And Raises A Few New Ones

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Wednesday June 05, 2024

The talk of a 'Congress-mukt Bharat', which had been the leitmotif of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since it ousted the former in 2014, is now moot. On the other hand, Narendra Modi and the BJP's pan-India dominance has been reaffirmed again.

Opinion | On PM Modi Winning A Historic Mandate

Opinion | On PM Modi Winning A Historic Mandate

Amit Malviya | Wednesday June 05, 2024

Make no mistake - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won a historic mandate. This is the third general election won under his leadership by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Opinion: Both Chandrababu Naidu, Nitish Kumar Will Likely Bargain Hard

Opinion: Both Chandrababu Naidu, Nitish Kumar Will Likely Bargain Hard

TM Veeraraghav | Wednesday June 05, 2024

Over the next five years, Vijayawada and Patna may play a huge role in the power equations in New Delhi. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Andhra Pradesh's Chief Minister-in-waiting, N Chandrababu Naidu, both are veterans of coalition politics.

Opinion | The Moderates Win As India Returns To Coalition Era, But So Does Modi

Opinion | The Moderates Win As India Returns To Coalition Era, But So Does Modi

TM Veeraraghav | Wednesday June 05, 2024

It is a fascinating election result. One cannot pinpoint a single instance when both sides could celebrate wins. The BJP has fallen well short of a majority on its own.

Opinion | Nine Things That May Explain the 2024 Mandate

Opinion | Nine Things That May Explain the 2024 Mandate

Ashutosh | Wednesday June 05, 2024

Did the BJP misread the situation, or did it refuse to read the writing on the wall?

Opinion | How Almost Everyone Missed The All-Too-Visible Signs In Uttar Pradesh

Opinion | How Almost Everyone Missed The All-Too-Visible Signs In Uttar Pradesh

Ajay Kumar | Tuesday June 04, 2024

The debate will continue in the coming days over which of these four pillars caved in and by how much. But one fact has been cemented yet again: there is a 'sell-by' date for every product.

Book Review |<i> Invaders and Infidels</i>: A Sharp Exploration Of A Turbulent Era

Book Review | Invaders and Infidels: A Sharp Exploration Of A Turbulent Era

Rajiv Tuli, Prashant Bharthwal | Monday June 03, 2024

From the initial Arab forays into Sindh to the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate, the author guides readers through the intricate tapestry of events, personalities, and ideologies that collided and merged during this tumultuous period.

Opinion: NDA's "400 <i>Paar</i>" Vs INDIA's "At Least 295" - Lesson For Congress?

Opinion: NDA's "400 Paar" Vs INDIA's "At Least 295" - Lesson For Congress?

TM Veeraraghav | Monday June 03, 2024

While the numbers flashing on TV screens from exit polls for Lok Sabha 2024 give a staggering victory, way past 300, to the BJP, and close to or over 400 for the NDA, the opposition debunks all of them and puts forth its own prediction.

Opinion | Voting, Exit Polls And Aftermath: Savour Democracy In All Its Forms

Opinion | Voting, Exit Polls And Aftermath: Savour Democracy In All Its Forms

Nishtha Gautam | Monday June 03, 2024

This general election will go down in India's political history as a single-agenda election. Do you want Narendra Modi to continue being the Prime Minister of India?

Opinion | Exit Polls: Will BJP Score A Hat-Trick In Six Battleground States?

Opinion | Exit Polls: Will BJP Score A Hat-Trick In Six Battleground States?

Amitabh Tiwari | Monday June 03, 2024

There are six battleground states in the 2024 election accounting for 259 seats - almost half of the Lok Sabha strength. In 2019, the NDA won 196 of these seats.

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

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: Indians Remain Positive, Congress Wants To Drag India To Nihilism

Opinion: Indians Remain Positive, Congress Wants To Drag India To Nihilism

Amit Malviya | Sunday June 02, 2024

The vast majority of Indians remain positive, hopeful, and full of energy towards realising their personal and collective national ambitions. However, cut from the roots, it is Congress which seeks to drag India to nihilism.

Opinion | Elections 2024: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Opinion | Elections 2024: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Ajay Kumar | Sunday June 02, 2024

Modi is known to be a good listener, who gives extended time for solutions to problems he is interested in. Elections over, the Prime Minister needs to focus on taking everyone along.

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