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Story Posted on 09-12-2018
Come 2019, why the BJP could be looking at serious losses in the Hindi heartland
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.
POLITICS
| 3-minute read
BJP’s legal battle to hold rallies in Bengal: The saffron party has lost the first round to Mamata. Here’s why
Moving court was probably not the right strategy for the right wing party.
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
Where is the coverage of Mizoram Assembly polls?
If celebrity weddings and Taimur Ali Khan’s play date find more coverage in the media than Mizoram's elections, then we as a country have a serious problem.
POLITICS
| 3-minute read
Assembly polls results: How December 11 can decide the political future of Uttar Pradesh - and our next government
A mahagathbandhan formed around a resurgent Congress can be very different from the floppy efforts we have seen so far.
LIFE
| 5-minute read
Keep your inner goddess alive with red chilli
Red chilli is belly fire and female brimstone. It is as hot, or as sweet, as the spirit likes it.
The BJP has a real problem in the Hindi heartland
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.
VOICES
| 5-minute read
Bulandshahr mob violence: Police force too needs to share blame of rising vigilantism
In mourning the murder of Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, one should not forget the dubious role of Indian police in aiding and abetting vigilantism.
If Priyanka Chopra were Priyank Chopra, would there have been so much to write about?
To be an unapologetic careerist with a global agenda and an achiever with no stopwatch and preconceived rules does not make Chopra a “global scam artist.”
