India, July 13 -- The battle lines are largely drawn, major poll issues appear defined, and political loyalties of major caste blocs seem settled ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections due earl... Read More
India, July 6 -- On June 25, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rejigged its organisation in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, seeking to strike a caste balance among non-Yadav backward groups, upper cas... Read More
India, June 22 -- Regional parties have suffered engineered or self-inflicted splits after electoral defeats. The Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s split following its defeat in the 2026 West Bengal assembly... Read More
India, June 15 -- Politicians have a way of messaging. Behind every handshake and hug lies a reason. One such warm hug hit the headlines when Congress leader Sonia Gandhi met former chief minister Mam... Read More
India, June 8 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been credited with the smooth power transition in Karnataka, allying with the rising regional party, Tamil Nadu's ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, and... Read More
India, June 1 -- In 1996, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was on the rise when a beleaguered Congress sought an alliance for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. The BSP obliged. By then, the BSP had s... Read More
India, May 25 -- "Send me to Mahabharata, in the Kurukshetra," Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav said at a media conclave when asked if he had a choice to travel back in time, where it would b... Read More
India, May 16 -- After winning in two electorally tough states -- West Bengal and Bihar -- the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is preparing for important assembly polls next year. Assembly elections are... Read More
India, May 9 -- In the 1996 mid-term assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 174 seats, emerging as the single largest party in a 424-member house in undivided Uttar Pradesh. The BJP fail... Read More
India, May 3 -- Geographically, Kolkata and Lucknow are 1,000 kilometres apart; politically, their DNAs differ sharply. Ideally, a poll result in West Bengal should have no direct bearing on Uttar Pra... Read More