Opinion

Modi@25: Building The Foundations Of A New India

It was October 2001, and Narendra Modi had just been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. One of the first questions that he put to his team was whether bureaucrats knew how a sewing machine was procured by rural women. A key reform he brought in was to launch a large-scale cattle inoculation campaign that actually took cattle care to the doo...

Analysis | What Are Vijay's 5 Big Options Right Now? Look At Maharashtra, Bihar, And Karnataka

Governor's 'discretion' can play a big role in what happens after an assembly election. Three states have seen that happening.

The 25% Question In Tamil Nadu: Why Polls Vary On Vijay's Chances

The first past the post model is often the nightmare of a psephologist in India

Analysis: BJP And Left, Ideologically Diverse, Has Same Set Of Voters

Clearly, the Left and the BJP though ideologically diverse end up cultivating the same set of voters, and their growth is complementary across the states

Analysis - Bihar 2025: The Poll That Could Turn On 6,300 Votes

The latest Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's electoral roll has concluded with a significant reduction of 51 lakh voters, amounting to a 6% drop from the rolls as of May 2025.