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Opinion | The Vijay Paradox: How A 'Welfare State' Still Ended Up Dissatisfied
The TVK will have to go the extra mile to deliver the goods, over and above the DMK's slew of welfarist measures that were generally comfortable, but not enough for the voter who simply said, 'Yeh Dil Maange More'.
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Opinion | Congress' Biggest Challenge For Kerala? Not Letting It Go Down The Karnataka Way
The Congress has to ensure this does not end up becoming another Rajasthan or Karnataka-like leadership tussle. In neighbouring Karnataka, the Congress finds itself split down the middle.
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Opinion | How Women Are Reshaping Assembly Elections Across India
The electoral landscapes of the five states illustrate a powerful reality- women voters are no longer peripheral participants but central architects of political outcomes.
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Opinion | Mamata Banerjee Brought Down The Left, But Never Quite Learnt From Its Fall
The traits that served Mamata well when she swept the Left out of power in West Bengal in 2011 are the very ones that ultimately led to her downfall.
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Opinion | MK Stalin: The Strongman Who Underestimated His Opponent - And Paid The Price
When did it begin to look like Stalin was growing unsure about victory? When he went out of his way to include more than 20 parties in his alliance.
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Opinion | Self-Inflicted Wounds? How Mamata Became The Architect Of Her Own Collapse
For a leader who built its identity on being the "sole protector" of Bengali sub-nationalism and the provider of a sprawling welfare state, the transition to the Opposition benches will be devastating.
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Dettol #BanegaSwasthIndia | Ayushmann Khurrana's Hygiene Paathshala On World Hand Hygiene Day
This May, Dettol Banega Swasth India moves from awareness to action - bringing powerful stories that inspire real change.
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Opinion | What Our 'Liberals' Really Need To Understand About Bengal's Voters
If liberal principles are to mean anything, they cannot be contingent on geography or convenience. The borders of Bengal cannot be where those principles end. Bengal's voters are not passive participants in someone else's narrative.
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Opinion | BJP In Bengal, Vijay In Tamil Nadu: A Story Of 'Underdogs'
The immediate message is this: old voting patterns are not sacrosanct. Don't take the voter for granted.
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Amit Shah And The 5 Architects Of BJP's Historic Bengal Win
West Bengal assembly election results 2026: Strategic roles played by five central leaders alongside Amit Shah took BJP to Bengal win
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Opinion | The Rise Of Vijay, The Fall Of Stalin - And A Puzzle For Palaniswami
For the defeated Stalin, this verdict is almost a reminder of the misfortune that beset his father, who was brought down by Jayalalithaa in 1991, 2001 and 2011. Except that his father never lost an assembly seat.
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Opinion | The 'Silent' Bengal Voter Was Always Keeping Score. Mamata Just Didn't See It
Bengal is not an easy audience. So if the saffron wave has broken in here, the deepest explanation is this: people did not vote only for a party. They voted for a different emotional contract.
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Opinion | They Sniggered At Vijay In 2024. That Was DMK-AIADMK's Biggest Mistake
In many of his movies, Vijay's punch line had been, '"I am waiting." The voter has now decided to move him from the waitlist to a confirmed seat inside Fort St George in Chennai.
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Analysis | Falta No Outlier: Bengal's Long, Troubled Romance With Political Violence
In Bengal, for the most part even today, 'politics' is not seen as an amphitheatre of anyone genteel.
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Opinion | Two Rival Imaginations Of Identity: Bangla Versus Hindutva
It is more than an election. It is a dispute over the grammar of belonging - who gets to be "us," and what "us" is allowed to mean when power is at stake. In West Bengal, the coming count does not merely decide seats in an assembly; it tests two rival imaginations of identity, both confident, both mobilizing, both speaking in the language of moral ...
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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
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Opinion | "Empire Of Arms": How US Economy Sustains War Outside And Violence Within
The contemporary economy of the United States is often praised for its technological innovation, financial dominance, and entrepreneurial dynamism. The social dynamic is based on unbridled individualism, atomic lifestyles and utilitarian theses. However, a parallel perspective highlights the embedded role of militarisation, arms production, and vio...
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Opinion | Dinner Shooting To 'Hellhole' Row To Immigration, US Has Never Been More Divided Than Now
The shooting, the insults and the international positioning are all part of the same story of hate and divisiveness that is being propagated from the most powerful country on the globe.
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Judicial Review, Religion And Sabarimala: How Constitution Empowers Courts
Judicial review is the authority of the Supreme Court and high courts to examine whether a law enacted by parliament or a state legislature, or an action taken by the executive, is consistent with the Constitution
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Opinion | A New World Struggles To Be Born
India may find itself potentially more influential, but not necessarily more prosperous at the pace it desires. This is a critical challenge because one's influence is linked to the material capabilities one brings to the table.
