From SIR to polls in 5 states: Hectic 2026 in Indian politics
New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- 2026 is shaping up to be a hectic political year in India. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed the relatively unknown Nitin Nabin to take over as party president. The BJP and its opposition challengers are gearing up for high-stakes assembly elections in five states later this spring. And the Election Commission of India (ECI) is in the midst of a controversial revision of India's gargantuan electoral rolls.
To discuss these and the country's other key political stories, Sunetra Choudhury, the national political editor of the Hindustan Times, spoke with host Milan Vaishnav on the season premiere of Grand Tamasha, a weekly podcast on Indian politics and policy co-produced...
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