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Sanjay Kumar is a professor and currently director of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. The views expressed are personal.
    Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Rural UP seats hold key for Congress

    Not only has its voteshare declined, the Congress is standing on its head in UP.

    13 Sept 2016 12:59 AM IST

    There have been large-scale Dalit protests in Gujarat over the last few days, after four Dalits were tied to a car, stripped and flogged for allegedly killing a cow last month. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    BJP's love for dalits: It's all in the numbers

    It is only in the 2014 elections that 24 per cent dalits voted for the BJP.

    31 Aug 2016 1:38 AM IST

    PM Narendra ModiOpinion
    A lot to do for achche din...

    Clearly, there are more negatives than positives in the citizen's evaluation of government performance.

    8 Aug 2016 12:55 AM IST

    BJP MLA from Khaga Fatehpur constituency, Krishna Paswan alleged she was prevented from voting while MLA Sangeet Som alleged that there was misbehavior with his party legislators. (Photo: Representational Image)Opinion
    UP polls: All parties are facing a dilemma

    The discussions on the UP elections is already heating up, without any sense of which party is ahead in the race.

    22 July 2016 12:53 AM IST

    The regional dynasties that flowered under the central dynasty are in no small measure responsible for the self-inflicted implosion of the Congress.Opinion
    For Congress, crisis is deepening

    The Congress badly needs a change in leadership.

    23 Jun 2016 2:13 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Modi's achche din: India is still waiting

    Elections are all about popularity, but votes come from trust.

    3 Jun 2016 12:39 AM IST

    Fear of revenue loss has checked the move to shift liquor shops adjoining national and state highways. (Representational image)Opinion
    A cork on liquor can fetch votes

    Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's decision to prohibit the sale of alcohol is part of an electoral strategy to cater to demands...

    13 May 2016 1:12 AM IST

    The issue of voting rights to NRIs is now being examined by an 11-member panel of ministers.Opinion
    The politics of freebies

    Indian voters are not up for sale.

    29 April 2016 12:46 AM IST

    BJP logoOpinion
    High Assam turnout may not help BJP

    It is hard to give definite meaning to the increased voter turnout in Assam.

    15 April 2016 1:12 AM IST

    Top ranking party leaders, including Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and party president, Amit Shah besides Union ministers were likely to campaign for BJP candidates in Tamil Nadu polls. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Alliances win states

    The debate is much more widespread than one might expect sitting in Delhi.

    31 March 2016 2:08 AM IST

    BJP LogoOpinion
    BJP spanner in LDF's return

    This big shift of upper class voters from the LDF to the BJP is reason for concern for the LDF.

    3 March 2016 12:55 AM IST

    Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: PTI)Op Ed
    Polls 2016: Woo the poor to win back Bengal

    The BJP is on the rise in West Bengal.

    19 Feb 2016 1:17 AM IST

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