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Election results 2019: A mandate to go where no one has gone before

Voters bought fully into Narendra Modi's warrior narrative about himself despite the fact that he will be 69-years-old in September. 'Modi vs. Nobody' pithily reduced his opponents to non-entities

Awaiting elections 2019 results: Is the end of the world nigh?

Whether or not May 23 heralds change, there are exaggerated hopes and fears about election results. The manner in which election results are being anticipated suggests high political anxiety.

More Rahul Gandhi's election than Modi's: The lad becomes a leader

The real test of Rahul Gandhi's political maturity, however, will come on May 23. If the opportunity to form a coalition govt presents itself, it would be interesting to see how prepared he is

Urgent need to find ways to enforce the EC's accountability

Institutional decline in the EC pre-dates NDA-2 and the Congress has no moral authority to object to the present incumbents

Can Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar still turn this election?

If China withdraws its veto to let UN designate Jaish chief Masood Azhar as global terrorist, it could give the BJP campaign a boost in the remaining phases of voting

Contesting in Varanasi a win-win for Priyanka Gandhi and Congress?

If Priyanka takes on the PM in Varanasi, voters across the nation will realise that finally the Congress has skin in the game. Irrespective of the electoral outcome here the party's stock will rise

The 'foreign hand' in PM Modi's re-election bid

Although because the PM is a public figure the nation too is honoured by such 'gestures of goodwill', but coming in the heat of a keenly contested election, the awards stand in danger of being seen as

Fog of war: Will voters see through Modi spin?

If it were only a matter of signalling a doctrinal shift to Pakistan in response to terrorism, why beguile the Indian voter by tales of war, bravery and deaths inflicted in Pakistan?

Modi finds his narrative, Opposition at a loss

Without giving an opportunity to the BJP to question their "nationalist" credentials, the Opposition needs to bring back the political agenda to farmers, unemployment and crisis of small businesses

Lok Sabha polls 2019: The significance of Priyanka Gandhi's political debut

The Congress party has got a new leader who has the potential to set the party on the path of political recovery under her brother Rahul Gandhi's leadership

PM Modi's actions indicate that he may have lost his political timing

Much of what the Modi govt is doing and saying today should have been done much earlier

Hitting 'sixers' on a tricky wicket?

After reservation for the forward castes, the government may surprise the nation yet again on the Ram Temple and financial support to farmers and announce a universal income for the poor

Could dirty tricks bring down Congress' state govts before polls?

The BJP may try to create a narrative of Congress' inability to provide stable governance

Modi's desperate plan for the Gandhis: Will it help him shore up his image?

If BJP loses all three states tomorrow, Modi may move to go after the Gandhis but he should remember Indira Gandhi's example

Rafale fighter jet purchase: A controversy revved up and ready to take off?

A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi has asked for details of the decision-making process in the Rafale deal in response to three PILs

Mayawati and opposition unity: What compulsions drive her posturing?

By allying with Ajit Jogi in Chhattisgarh, she has sent strong signals to the Congress

Diversion Ahead: 'Urban Naxal' narrative and many other red-herrings

As elections approach, the ruling party is bound to be asked inconvenient questions on demonetisation, GST, lack of job creation, sharp rise in fuel prices, and the rupee's precipitous fall

Bharat Bhushan: Storm signals for Modi

The palpable anger on the ground suggests that Narendra Modi might be in danger of upsetting rural India in the name of creating industrial jobs

Bharat Bhushan: AAP drifting away from its promise

It is too early to say whether the Aam Aadmi Party's transformation from a watchdog of Indian politics to the lapdog of the political elite is complete. But it seems to be heading in that direction

Bharat Bhushan: Kejriwal's tectonic ghar wapsi

Having come of age after the Delhi victory, AAP will have to take a call on alliance politics. If it makes the right kind of choices, it can pose a formidable challenge to the BJP in the 2019 general