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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.
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Opinion | Wrong To Delay Vijay 'Sarkar', Two Leaves Must Blow The Whistle
This is a clear case - Vijay's TVK is the number one party by a mile in a hung verdict and needs to have the chance to prove its numbers on the floor of the house
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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 | If Mamata Banerjee Wins Again, It Might Be Only Because Of One Particular Group
Anyone familiar with the recent political and electoral history of West Bengal knows that while the BJP has done extremely well in north Bengal, it has so far failed to breach the Mamata citadel of south Bengal.
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Opinion: Why BJP Win In Gujarat Local Body Polls Has Worried Congress And AAP
The BJP's performance was sweeping in the truest sense. It won all 15 municipal corporations and 78 out of 84 municipalities - crossing the 50% vote-share mark in each - an indicator not just of victory, but dominance in urban areas.
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Majority Swiss Support Initiative To Cap Population At 10 Million: Report
A slim majority of Swiss are backing an upcoming referendum proposal to limit Switzerland's population to 10 million, and support for it is growing, an opinion poll showed
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Opinion | 5 Districts Made Mamata In 2011. Will They Unmake Her This Time?
In 2011, the TMC alliance swept 82 out of the 108 seats here, signalling the end of the Left regime. Analysts called it a fluke, saying the Left would come back. That was not to be.
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Opinion | Will Women Voters Be The Decisive Bloc In Phase 2 Of Bengal Polls?
In both West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, female voters have outnumbered the male voters. And that could change a lot.
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Tamil Nadu 2026: Explaining The 85.15% Turnout, And A North-West Battle
The first point that needs to be made from the "historic" 85.15 per cent voter turnout that the state has recorded is that, in comparison with the past, this is not a historic jump in terms of real numbers.
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West Bengal Poll Draws Over $2 Million In Global Bets On Platforms India Has Banned
Unlike opinion polls or exit surveys, prediction markets aggregate the views of thousands of traders who put actual money behind their beliefs.
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Opinion | Rahul-Stalin Aren't On The Same Stage. Are Congress-DMK On The Same Page?
It cannot be the most difficult thing to arrange a campaign meeting with both Stalin and Gandhi in attendance. The fact that it has not been done gives rise to doubt.
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Opinion | 38% vs 18%: How Bengal Exposes The Biggest Irony Of Women's Reservation
Bengal with its duality - 38% women in Parliament versus 18% in the state contest - captures the core tension of the Bill better than any other example.
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Opinion: Ahead Of Bengal Polls, Decoding The Bhadralok's Views On SIR
In West Bengal, and particularly in Kolkata, the bhadralok have historically played a central role in shaping public opinion.
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Opinion | Alliance Absurdity: Time For MOTA
While campaigning in Puducherry for the upcoming assembly election, the Dalit Panthers party (VCK) chief Thirumavalavan did something unprecedented in India's political history - he asked voters to not vote for his party's candidates and vote for the Congress candidate instead. Meanwhile, in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the same Thirumavalavan had f...
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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.
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Opinion | Wrong To Delay Vijay 'Sarkar', Two Leaves Must Blow The Whistle
This is a clear case - Vijay's TVK is the number one party by a mile in a hung verdict and needs to have the chance to prove its numbers on the floor of the house
-
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
-
Opinion | If Mamata Banerjee Wins Again, It Might Be Only Because Of One Particular Group
Anyone familiar with the recent political and electoral history of West Bengal knows that while the BJP has done extremely well in north Bengal, it has so far failed to breach the Mamata citadel of south Bengal.
-
Opinion: Why BJP Win In Gujarat Local Body Polls Has Worried Congress And AAP
The BJP's performance was sweeping in the truest sense. It won all 15 municipal corporations and 78 out of 84 municipalities - crossing the 50% vote-share mark in each - an indicator not just of victory, but dominance in urban areas.
-
Majority Swiss Support Initiative To Cap Population At 10 Million: Report
A slim majority of Swiss are backing an upcoming referendum proposal to limit Switzerland's population to 10 million, and support for it is growing, an opinion poll showed
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Opinion | 5 Districts Made Mamata In 2011. Will They Unmake Her This Time?
In 2011, the TMC alliance swept 82 out of the 108 seats here, signalling the end of the Left regime. Analysts called it a fluke, saying the Left would come back. That was not to be.
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Opinion | Will Women Voters Be The Decisive Bloc In Phase 2 Of Bengal Polls?
In both West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, female voters have outnumbered the male voters. And that could change a lot.
-
Tamil Nadu 2026: Explaining The 85.15% Turnout, And A North-West Battle
The first point that needs to be made from the "historic" 85.15 per cent voter turnout that the state has recorded is that, in comparison with the past, this is not a historic jump in terms of real numbers.
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West Bengal Poll Draws Over $2 Million In Global Bets On Platforms India Has Banned
Unlike opinion polls or exit surveys, prediction markets aggregate the views of thousands of traders who put actual money behind their beliefs.
-
Opinion | Rahul-Stalin Aren't On The Same Stage. Are Congress-DMK On The Same Page?
It cannot be the most difficult thing to arrange a campaign meeting with both Stalin and Gandhi in attendance. The fact that it has not been done gives rise to doubt.
-
Opinion | 38% vs 18%: How Bengal Exposes The Biggest Irony Of Women's Reservation
Bengal with its duality - 38% women in Parliament versus 18% in the state contest - captures the core tension of the Bill better than any other example.
-
Opinion: Ahead Of Bengal Polls, Decoding The Bhadralok's Views On SIR
In West Bengal, and particularly in Kolkata, the bhadralok have historically played a central role in shaping public opinion.
-
Opinion | Alliance Absurdity: Time For MOTA
While campaigning in Puducherry for the upcoming assembly election, the Dalit Panthers party (VCK) chief Thirumavalavan did something unprecedented in India's political history - he asked voters to not vote for his party's candidates and vote for the Congress candidate instead. Meanwhile, in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the same Thirumavalavan had f...
