2024 Election Analysis

Congress' K Suresh to be Speaker pro-tem: Why is post important?

K Suresh, 68, the Congress MP from Kerala's Mavelikara, is the longest-serving member of Parliament. President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath of office to Suresh at the Rashtrapati Bhavan before Parliament convenes on 24 June. But what do we know about the post of Speaker pro-tem? Why is it important?

What is the Agniveer scheme? Why has it become so contentious among BJP allies?

The Agniveer scheme was introduced by the Centre in June 2022. Under it, youth between 17-and-a-half years to 21 years are recruited on a contractual basis. However, critics of the scheme say it offers no pension or gratuity and that just 25 per cent of those selected are retained. The BJP's allies the JD(U) and LJP want its 'shortcomings' to be addressed

Who is Nara Lokesh, the MBA from Stanford, behind TDP’s resurgence in Andhra Pradesh?

Nara Lokesh, son of Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu, has been inducted into the state Cabinet. The 41-year-old, who lost a key constituency in the 2019 Assembly polls, has won the same seat this time. He is also being credited with the TDP’s turnaround in these elections

Chandrababu Naidu is Andhra Pradesh CM for fourth time: The incredible comeback of the TDP chief

N Chandrababu Naidu has taken oath as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for a fourth time. Five years after being wrested from power by Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief has returned with a thumping mandate. Here’s the story of the veteran politician, who has become a key player in national politics

India's mutual fund assets reach Rs 58.3 trillion after record-breaking surge in May

Inflows into equity mutual funds rose 83% month-on-month to 346.97 billion rupees last month, with investors continuing to prefer small- and mid-caps, according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). Net equity mutual fund inflows in May are the highest on record since April 2019, when AMFI started reporting monthly mutual fund flows in the current format

Amit Shah, Rajnath, Shivraj: The candidates expected to get ministerial berths in Modi 3.0

It’s D-day. Narendra Modi is set to take oath as India’s prime minister for a third term. All eyes are on his Union Council of Ministers. Who is likely to be included? Here’s a list

Rae Bareli or Wayanad? Why Rahul Gandhi must choose between them and which one he will pick

Rahul Gandhi, who contested from both Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh and Wayanad in Kerala in the recent Lok Sabha polls, won both seats by massive margins. Under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, a candidate can contest from a maximum of two constituencies, but can keep only one

This Week in Explainers: Decoding the Lok Sabha election results

In our weekly wrap, we analyse the Lok Sabha election results. Why did Narendra Modi’s BJP not perform as well as expected? What does a coalition government mean for India?

Lok Sabha election results 2024: How much do MPs earn? What other perks do they enjoy?

With the BJP-led NDA set to form the government for a third time after easily crossing the half way mark of 272 seats in the 543-seat Parliament, all eyes are now on the newly elected MPs in the 18th Lok Sabha. But have you ever wondered how much our MPs earn? Or what other perks our lawmakers enjoy?

93% of newly elected Lok Sabha MPs are crorepatis. Meet the richest

According to the poll rights body Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR), 504 of 543 winning Lok Sabha candidates are crorepatis – up from 475 winning candidates in 2019. The three wealthiest MPs this time are Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani of the TDP and Konda Vishweshwar Reddy and Naveen Jindal from the BJP