Minority Votes

Has Mamata Banerjee conceded defeat? How else to explain her bitter rant against own police force?

Mamata has claimed that police has unleashed "a reign of terror" in the state and will face "consequences" if she returns to power

Kerala Assembly polls: Swing in minority votes to decide outcome of 16 May election

A swing in minority votes will decide the outcome in the Assembly polls in Kerala in favour of either of the two traditional rival fronts

AIMIM's Maharashtra debut shows Muslims turning away from secular parties

The two victories of the AIMIM in Maharashtra shows yet again that Muslims are looking for alternatives beyond the traditional "secular" parties who, they feel, have let them down by treating them only as vote banks

Dial M for Moderate: How Modi gets a makeover by doing nothing

Narendra Modi is getting to be cast as a moderate not by what he says but what he does not say.

Muslim faces in Modi's Kanpur rally may not turn into votes

Wooing the Muslims isn’t just game of words. The assumption that if Muslims attend Modi’s rally they will bring votes too, isn't really a ‘2 plus 2=4’ formula.

Neither Congress nor BJP: Muslims trust regional parties more

There is no dearth of bad news for Congress - and it looks like it might be losing the Muslim votes too.