Area-Wise

Malayalis cannot relate to the collective consciousness shared by people further up the subcontinent. They are motivated by something entirely different.

SP and BSP cadres often clashed on the ground even as BJP went on wooing the OBC voters with a new promise, and new delivery.

The battle was half won when the party got Himanta Biswa Sarma in 2015. The rest fell into place.

Despite the thumping majority in the Hindi heartland, the BJP has been shown the door in most of the states south of the Vindhyas. Why is it proving hard for the lotus to bloom down south?

BJP has won repeatedly and consistently in Gujarat, despite a troubling agrarian scenario and a water crisis. What are the factors that propel the incumbent back to power in Gujarat each time?

What helped the BJP retain its hold on UP is the development work done by the government. What helped Smriti is her own time, labour and determination in Amethi.

Sab pe bhari? We’ve never ever seen a bipolar fight like this ever before.

The shift from 'China's chairman' to 'BJP's chairman' came with warning signs!

The parties failed to build on their organisational base and could never increase their vote share. The BJP, however, focused on dismantling satraps cultivated by Congress-NCP.

The YSRCP’s first representative in the Rajya Sabha, an affable politician with a cool demeanour, Vijay Sai Reddy gets candid in an informal conversation ahead of the election results.