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FirstVote: More younger voters, more votes for BJP

This could perhaps be the first time in India’s election history that the digital middle class feels angry and betrayed by its government and is looking for a change through vote.

The poll math: Can BJP win enough seats to oust Congress?

How many seats does the Bharatiya Janata Party under Narendra Modi need to win to form the government?

FirstVote: Good governance the biggest issue for voters

Overall, we've noticed that currently the issue of governance and the current state of the economy were the most important considerations for voters.

Sonia Gandhi should uphold honour at the cost of Vadra

It is too late for Vadra to show himself to be above suspicion. But it isn’t late for the Gandhis to show that their moral positions are not mere posturing.

Independence day release: Why you must participate in FirstVote

The methodology is simple - we total your votes, but adjust for state weightage based on seat distribution. For instance, one Uttar Pradesh vote will not be the same as a vote from Tamil Nadu.

Saving Durga Nagpal: Why our parties stopped at posturing

While the IAS officer maintains a curious silence, the political grandstanding over her suspension has fizzled to a whimper because every party has a past

Here's a law our politicians wouldn't mind creating

Given their opposition to the RTI and criminal MPs being prevented from coming into Parliament, here's a suggested law that might be approved.

Indian netas and their continuing allergy towards being audited

Prudence, morality, probity are perhaps not the elements one should expect any more in Indian public life.

Why the BJP is the party of anger

Hindutva is defined by its negative aspects, by what others should not have or not do. It isn't really an ideology in that sense so much as an expression of resentment.

Narendra Modi's Rs 5 gambit could be a winner: Here's why

This five-buck-a-shot plan by the Bharatiya Janata Party, is novel for many reasons.

Puppy remark: As CM, why was Modi in the backseat?

Modi’s running-over-puppy analogy does not insult any community. It only throws light on how the prime ministerial candidate runs his bandwagon.

What is the Modi model of governance?

Just as there is no Modi model of economics, there isn't any Modi model of governance, if by model we mean something original that can be replicated.

Jekyll and Hyde: What is Narendra Modi's style of governance?

What is Modi's style of governance? Recently I had an exchange with someone who has worked with Modi and observed his style of functioning. These observations are worth reproducing.

Want to change how elections are held in India? Here's your chance

The government is offering citizens a chance to reform the electoral system in the nation.

Modi's elevation has opened up the closed system of the BJP

From a patriarchal system where the elders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and of the party decided things, Modi has forcibly brought in elements of an open system where merit and democratic appeal inside the party will determine its direction.

Looking for the real Man of Steel? It's Rahul Gandhi

The Man of Steel was, in fact, Rahul Gandhi. How could I have missed it? Someone who was picked on for being stupid and different. Someone who was called an alien and whose family sheltered him because they worried about the world’s reaction

Why a BJP with allies is better than a BJP that stands alone

The wheels have come off the Bharatiya Janata Party's 2014 campaign before Narendra Modi has had time to even take charge.

Why Modi, BJP aren't worried about losing allies presently

In Ahmedabad, Modi told Pratapsinh Jadhav, the proprietor of the Marathi daily Pudhari, that “if the party did well” on its own account, “it would find friends” when the numbers are tallied for forming the next government in New Delhi.

Number of criminal MPs in Parliament is embarrassing: Jay Panda

BJD's Jay Panda sheds light on the 3 Bills he has moved in Parliament seeking to keep criminals out of Parliament and how they matter.

The real reason behind Congress' decimation in Gujarat bypolls

The six seats, two for the Lok Sabha and four for the state assembly, now with the Bharatiya Janata Party, were all earlier held by the Congress.

From IPL spot-fixing to political cop-outs: Why India has lost faith

The only option left for the common Indian, if you ask him, is to treat the daily nightly newscasts as entertainment.

Sonia Gandhi: The leader who never delivered?

Why is it that the most powerful person in the country is nowhere to be seen when some soothing gentle words are needed.

Why this secrecy over Sonia Gandhi?

What makes the otherwise motormouth mainstream media so silent about Sonia Gandhi even though there is a mountain of evidence against her on her assets and foreign trips?

Karnataka elections: Narendra Modi is brave, Rahul, Sonia opportunists

Modi would surely have known that his speeches would not sway an election in South India, but he came and he attacked the Congress. It was a selfless act for his party and a statement on his unchanging beliefs. The same cannot be said of Rahul and Sonia.