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Yogendra Yadavhindustantimes |
The turnout figures on the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 19 can be the first indication of the national mood.
Modi’s presence is no longer enough to brush every other issue under the carpet. His charisma is beginning to wane, making way for other...
So far what we have seen of the 2024 elections is enough to indicate that the continuous slide of democratic standards is headed toward breaching the...
We don’t need a grand conspiracy theory to understand the lack of attention to BJY 2.0. But if you judge it by its impact on the Lok Sabha election,...
Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge's job guarantee promise queers the pitch for the ruling BJP, which must now scramble to make a competitive offer....
Dhruv Rathee’s viral video asks if India is becoming a dictatorship. The problem is that it is an over-stylised description that lets the present...
There are many who stick to textbook economics and ask why MSP should exist. But the debate has moved on to concrete discussions on how MSP can be...
Legal guarantee of MSP as per Swaminathan Commission formula tops the farmers' list of demands. The Congress has aligned itself with an ongoing and...
This is a translated transcript of a video by Yogendra Yadav, lightly edited for style and clarity. Election season is here which means it is...
The so-called ‘middle class’ is not the fat middle but a thin crust in Indian society. Politics of the margins is mainstream politics as the...
India has a new constitution now that institutes the will of the majority community to draw a line of fire that no organ of the government can cross.
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra by Congress is political in a deeper sense. It’s not alliance-making or social engineering.
The terms of conditions for my analysis assume that the next few months won’t see a big surge in BJP's vote share—of the kind seen in the run-up...
Pure stonewalling or hiding behind claims of technical perfection won’t do. The ECI must prove that its systems are above suspicion.
Based on the post-poll survey by Lokniti-CSDS, we can now bust some of the popular myths around the 2023 assembly elections and say what did not...
On the eve of the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, I had written an article, ‘Never Mind the Pollsters, the Race is Still Open’ (The Hindu, March 15,...
The history of electoral waves tells us that once a wave is set in motion, last-minute tricks are of little consequence.
Very few people in the state speak ill of Gehlot. Even BJP voters admit it: 'Kaam to kiya hai', before asserting, 'Lekin Rajasthan mein sarkar to...
At a deeper plane, forces of social churning in MP have been active below the radar.
Whether it’s economic status or educational and employment opportunities, caste remains the principal factor in India. The entire country needs...
Punjab has had a rich tradition of progressive civil society organisations and intellectuals. But today, Punjab and Haryana are parroting their...
I am told this time that no candidate in Telangana's Munugode is expected to spend less than Rs 100 crore in each assembly segment.
When Yogi Adityanath talks about 80-20, he is not claiming 80% of UP’s resources for 80% of the population; he is striving to deprive the remaining...
All in one week. Arundhati Roy faces prosecution in 2023 for statements she made in 2010! Raids at the residences of 46 journalists, editors, writers...
Let us begin with the X-ray question. Are you for it, or against it? A reasonable answer would be, “It depends. Normally yes, if it is required and...
Dr Ambedkar's goal of annihilation of caste cannot be achieved by closing our eyes to the existence of caste and caste-based inequalities.
'Journalism' that has caused riots, lynching, and hatred must be called out. In the next step, name and shame those who write pay checks for these...
Women’s reservation bill is less than precise, sub-optimal, and uncertain. But the history of such reforms tells us something: once enacted, it...
SRK’s Jawan teaches us to read the truth of fantasies. Use that knowledge to understand why the current crisis may be described as 'democracy...