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As Varanasi gets polarised, Kejriwal may be out in the cold
Jagannathan • 11 years agoThe entry of muscular Ajai Rai and the main challenger to Narendra Modi in Varanasi will impact Arvind Kejriwal the most. His Muslims votes vanish, and he is scrounging for votes in rural chaupals.
What is the truth behind Sonia Gandhi's trips to the US?
Rahul Roushan • 11 years agoWhy would Sonia Gandhi claim something that was different from what was told to the media by Dwivedi? The media reports clearly said that she was in US, even though she might not have received the summons.
Secular parties are dividing the Muslim vote, uniting castes
Jagannathan • 11 years agoThe evidence is that Muslims are going to vote solidly against the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. But the unseemly lunge for the Muslim vote by so-called secular parties may end up achieving the exact opposite
Only in India: UP turncoat says "Don't vote for me"
Jagannathan • 11 years agoWhat happens if you switch sides after your party nominates you and you then decide to defect? Ask Ramesh Tomar in Gautam Budh Nagar for some tips on this one
Poser to Sonia: How is seeking Muslim consolidation secular?
Jagannathan • 11 years agoSonia Gandhi's appeal to Muslims to not split their vote is also communalism of a kind. It appeals to Muslims to chose her brand of secularism over someone else's.
Why Modi, BJP should not count on Mamata post elections
Jagannathan • 11 years agoThe non-minority base of support for Modi in Bengal and Mamata Banerjee's vociferous backing from mullahs make the possibility of the latter backing Modi after the elections a remote possibility
Poll shows Delhi voter pissed off with Kejriwal, Cong gains
Jagannathan • 11 years agoThe latest ABP-Nielsen opinion poll in Delhi indicates that AAP votes are shifting substantially to Congress, and the BJP is also growing its vote gradually. AAP is in danger of losing its lustre in its home base
Why Nilekani, Kejri talk local, and Modi, Jaya talk national
Jagannathan • 11 years agoElections 2014 ought to be about national issues, but some candidates are strongly focusing on the local for their own reasons
Is a Hindu vote bank developing in eastern India?
Jagannathan • 11 years agoThe demographic changes in the eastern changes of West Bengal, Bihar and Assam, especially in the border districts, is driving a slow consolidation of the Hindu vote.
10 signs that a political party’s star is in the ascendant
Jagannathan • 11 years agoHere are 10 signs that can tell you whether the wind is blowing in your favour or against