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.
How many seats does the Bharatiya Janata Party under Narendra Modi need to win to form the government?
Overall, we've noticed that currently the issue of governance and the current state of the economy were the most important considerations for voters.
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.
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.
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
Given their opposition to the RTI and criminal MPs being prevented from coming into Parliament, here's a suggested law that might be approved.
Prudence, morality, probity are perhaps not the elements one should expect any more in Indian public life.
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.
This five-buck-a-shot plan by the Bharatiya Janata Party, is novel for many reasons.
Modi’s running-over-puppy analogy does not insult any community. It only throws light on how the prime ministerial candidate runs his bandwagon.
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.
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.
The government is offering citizens a chance to reform the electoral system in the nation.
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.
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
The wheels have come off the Bharatiya Janata Party's 2014 campaign before Narendra Modi has had time to even take charge.
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.
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 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.
The only option left for the common Indian, if you ask him, is to treat the daily nightly newscasts as entertainment.
Why is it that the most powerful person in the country is nowhere to be seen when some soothing gentle words are needed.
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?
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.
This is in continuation to the 2-part series for K'taka polls where contestants where mapped for asset growth, criminal charges, eductional qualifications and PAN declaration. The findings are unsurprisingly, quite gloomy for our democracy.
India's democracy functions because of caste. The basis of voting is not issues or ideology - is Pakistan the same?
Those of us who reside in Karnataka and/or follow Karnataka politics know one thing – BS Yeddyurappa is the proverbial slippery eel wrapped inside a banana peel.
From criminal cases to parties that choose not to field women candidates for undisclosed reasons, the Karnataka voter will be hard pressed to choose.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar is suddenly very concerned about the demolition of illegal and dilapidated buildings in the state. Here's why.
A look at the candidates contesting the Karnataka polls indicates that most of them have seen their personal wealth rise drastically since the last time they sought the people's vote.