Rahul Kanwal

BJP is banking on strong organisational strength to help it cross the hump in MP's 50 most closely fought seats.

There’s only a day to go for the actual results. But number-crunching of Assembly exit poll data suggests the BJP could lose substantial ground in the Hindi heartland in next year's general election.

Beyond the headline-grabbing seat and vote share numbers, the India Today-Axis My India Exit Poll shows first-time voters, farmers, unemployed, Dalits, tribals have voted more for Congress than BJP.

When it comes to last mile connectivity, Amit Shah led BJP were leagues ahead of Rahul Gandhi led Congress.

A tactical understanding between BJP and JD(S) is visible on ground.

Those who like the government will say that we are way too critical. Those who hate the government will say that we are not critical enough.

If the rural seats of Gujarat are considered in isolation, the party would have been badly bruised in this elections.

If Congress hopes to defeat BJP, they will have to fight every election as if their life depends on it. That’s the only way Modi and Shah know how to fight elections.

PM Modi's charisma remains unsullied despite demonetisation, but Akhilesh-mania is real.

The AAP surge is a potent force in Malwa region, but Congress under Captain Amarinder Singh, too, can pull off a victory.

Nawaz Sharif government has now found an opportunity to emphasise how the Pak army's policy of supporting terror has isolated the country internationally.

It was a near-perfect, textbook operation filmed on helmet-mounted cameras used by commandos.

No demonstration of proximity to PM, no haranguing with media, no negative leaks and performance above all.

It's a straight battle for Patliputra.

Every terror attack in the neighbouring country is now attributed to the Indian NSA.

The PM’s critics are happiest as the government tries to shoot the messenger, living up to the notion that he is intolerant of dissent.

The government needs to dispel the notion that justice is not being served equally in India.

He knows that another Assembly poll defeat after the one in Delhi could imperil his plans to get re-elected as party president.

If the CBI finds whistle blower Prashant Pandey's claims to be true, then it would surely mean the end of the road for the MP CM.

The NDA completes a year in office. A poll reveals the status of achche din.

Key takeaways from prime minister's foreign visit.

The Chinese have left us far behind and the Indian railways has been left with a lot of catching up to do.

Rahul Kanwal on PM's trip and more.

As public awareness grew, the usually stoic Chinese government was forced to act.

Fourteen short dispatches that reflect the enormity of the catastrophe.

The AAP’s heroics in the Delhi polls were one of the key triggers for Nitish Kumar to demand the CM’s chair back from Manjhi.

Voters judged the two alternatives and picked the one they thought would help improve their lives.

A large part of the AAP’s voters saw Kejriwal as honest and someone who cared about the common man’s concerns.