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Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. (PTI)

Sanjay Kumar | Congress’ unwillingness to change is its basic problem

The failure of talks between the Congress and PK, not just once but twice, has also damaged the party’s image

03 May 2022 12:00 AM

The real test for pollsters in these Assembly elections will be who got it right in Goa and Uttarakhand, and not about who got it right in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab or Manipur. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Sanjay Kumar | The challenges and the risks over exit polls

It is challenging as there is hardly any other business where the product’s quality is put to the test as quickly as it is with an exit poll

09 Mar 2022 2:50 AM

What seems to have disappointed many people is Mr Modi’s somewhat delayed effort in trying to address the Covid crisis, weeks after India plunged from one crisis to another. (PTI)

Sanjay Kumar | The political fallout of the Covid crisis across India

When the country faced these multiple health crises, what people saw was PM Modi addressing several election rallies in West Bengal

19 May 2021 7:08 AM

Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard near a polling booth as voters wait to cast their votes during the fifth phase of West Bengal state elections in Newtown Rajarhat, North 24 Parganas district, India, Saturday, April 17, 2021. (AP)

Sanjay Kumar | Bengal lesson: Drawbacks of a multi-phase state election

Was planning an eight-phase poll spread over a month, and during a pandemic too boot, wrong, after all?

20 Apr 2021 11:55 PM

If the women voters of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu vote the way they have voted in the past, it would give an edge to these two parties in the respective states. (Representational Photo: PTI)

Sanjay Kumar | Women voters to play critical role in Bengal & TN elections

Women voters are turning out to vote in large numbers both in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections

18 Mar 2021 4:41 AM

Holding simultaneous elections would mean the expansion of the dominance of national parties and slow and gradual shrinking of the political space for regional parties. (Photo:PTI)

Sanjay Kumar | Simultaneous polls to be a blow to smaller parties

If simultaneous elections are held, Indian politics will come to be dominated by the national parties

12 Feb 2021 4:49 AM

This year elections are due in two states in the east -- West Bengal and Assam -- and three states/UTs in the south -- Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. It’s important to note that all these are now governed by different parties and no party has a government in more than one state. (Representative Photo)

Sanjay Kumar | Elections 2021: A mixed bag of hope & challenges

2021 is going to be more eventful, as five states are going to the polls in the middle of this year

16 Jan 2021 12:05 AM

Since Independence, Indians have exercised their franchise 17 times to elect the national government

Sanjay Kumar | Elections at 73: Women voters, ‘criminal’ leaders

The sweet memories could also be remembered as an upsurge in electoral participation of the marginalised

19 Aug 2020 6:26 PM

: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Rajasthan PCC President Govind Singh Dotasra (R) and others arrive at party office, in Jaipur. PTI Photo

Sanjay Kumar | Reviving Congress will be a very difficult task

The way political events that have unfolded within the Congress during the last few years are clear signals of a grave crisis

31 Jul 2020 5:54 PM

Migrant workers carry sacks of groceries distributed at their workplace during coronavirus lockdown (PTI)

Sanjay Kumar: As India battles Covid, class divide is growing

Brining back lakhs of migrant workers home is a herculean task, and the government must be complimented for that

07 May 2020 7:00 PM

People line up to get tested for the novel coronavirus at Sadar Bazar Idgah Road in New Delhi the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, on Friday, April 24, 2020. (Asian Age Photo)

After corona: Upgrade India’s healthcare fast

Clearly, the size of India’s health budget is far from satisfactory

25 Apr 2020 1:28 AM

Gypsy women prepare lunch in their hut in New Delhi on April 4, 2020. (PTI)

What social distancing is possible in a hut?

37% of Indians live in a one-room dwelling, and 32% in a two-room house/dwelling

09 Apr 2020 12:31 AM

It’s too early for AAP to expand beyond Delhi

There was also a clear signal that he wanted to expand the AAP beyond Delhi.

18 Feb 2020 1:27 AM

Are young status-quoist, or leaders of tomorrow?

The “Generation Z”, “millennials” and the “social media generation”, however, received high praise from the Prime Minister.

06 Jan 2020 2:22 AM

There is no doubt that support for the BJP over the citizenship law would be quite large, but party’s electoral gains may not be in proportion to the extent of support.

Citizenship Bill: Will BJP stand to gain electorally?

After being passed by both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, it remains a mere formality for the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to finally become a law.

13 Dec 2019 1:56 AM

Jharkhand: The going won’t be easy for BJP

The BJP-AJSU alliance won 12 of 14 Lok Sabha seats and polled 55.3 per cent votes, while the UPA won only two seats and polled 34.6 per cent votes.

27 Nov 2019 1:10 AM

The story of the Congress in Haryana remained the same, with the party leading only in 10 Assembly seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Humiliation for Cong writ large in this ballot

The Delhi and Bihar Assembly elections of 2015 and Odisha in 2019 were among the few exceptions.

21 Oct 2019 2:04 AM

While the BJP and the Shiv Sena have not sealed an alliance till now, Maharashtra should witness a direct contest between the BJP-Shiv Sena and the Congress-NCP alliances. (Photo: File)

No real contest likely in Maharashtra, Haryana

The question is will there be any contest even between the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance and the Congress-NCP alliance?

01 Oct 2019 2:30 AM

Last week, the Supreme Court heard a case of an inter-faith marriage from Chhattisgarh in which a Muslim man purportedly converted to Hinduism to marry a Hindu woman but retained his Muslim name on the marriage certificate. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Attitudes on inter-faith marriage must change

It is true that there are more inter-caste and inter-faith marriages today than in the distant past.

18 Sep 2019 1:43 AM

Can AAP pull off another Delhi victory in 2020?

The BJP polled a record 56.5 per cent of the votes in these elections.

31 Jul 2019 1:43 AM

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