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Sanjay Kumar is a professor and currently director of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. The views expressed are personal.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Rural UP seats hold key for Congress

Not only has its voteshare declined, the Congress is standing on its head in UP.

12 Sept 2016 7:29 PM

There have been large-scale Dalit protests in Gujarat over the last few days, after four Dalits were tied to a car, stripped and flogged for allegedly killing a cow last month. (Photo: PTI)

BJP's love for dalits: It's all in the numbers

It is only in the 2014 elections that 24 per cent dalits voted for the BJP.

30 Aug 2016 8:08 PM

PM Narendra Modi

A lot to do for achche din...

Clearly, there are more negatives than positives in the citizen's evaluation of government performance.

7 Aug 2016 7:25 PM

BJP MLA from Khaga Fatehpur constituency, Krishna Paswan alleged she was prevented from voting while MLA Sangeet Som alleged that there was misbehavior with his party legislators. (Photo: Representational Image)

UP polls: All parties are facing a dilemma

The discussions on the UP elections is already heating up, without any sense of which party is ahead in the race.

21 July 2016 7:23 PM

The regional dynasties that flowered under the central dynasty are in no small measure responsible for the self-inflicted implosion of the Congress.

For Congress, crisis is deepening

The Congress badly needs a change in leadership.

22 Jun 2016 8:43 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Modi's achche din: India is still waiting

Elections are all about popularity, but votes come from trust.

2 Jun 2016 7:09 PM

Fear of revenue loss has checked the move to shift liquor shops adjoining national and state highways. (Representational image)

A cork on liquor can fetch votes

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's decision to prohibit the sale of alcohol is part of an electoral strategy to cater to demands...

12 May 2016 7:42 PM

The issue of voting rights to NRIs is now being examined by an 11-member panel of ministers.

The politics of freebies

Indian voters are not up for sale.

28 April 2016 7:16 PM

High Assam turnout may not help BJP

It is hard to give definite meaning to the increased voter turnout in Assam.

14 April 2016 7:42 PM

Top ranking party leaders, including Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and party president, Amit Shah besides Union ministers were likely to campaign for BJP candidates in Tamil Nadu polls. (Photo: PTI)

Alliances win states

The debate is much more widespread than one might expect sitting in Delhi.

30 March 2016 8:38 PM

BJP spanner in LDF's return

This big shift of upper class voters from the LDF to the BJP is reason for concern for the LDF.

2 March 2016 7:25 PM

Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: PTI)

Polls 2016: Woo the poor to win back Bengal

The BJP is on the rise in West Bengal.

18 Feb 2016 7:47 PM