Political Shifts
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Understanding the maths of rightwing populism
Easy answers + confidence = reassuring certainty
Dorje C Brody, The Conversation
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How the collapse of the BSP marks the end of an old model of politics in Uttar Pradesh
The Mayawati-led party’s strategy of money, muscle and caste of forging local and temporary caste-based alliances to gain political ground failed in 2022.
Gilles Verniers, The India Forum
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As new partners swell the ranks of Bihar’s Grand Alliance, Congress leaders in state are worried
They fear new allies such as Upendra Kushwaha will push the grand old party to the margins by eating into share of seats for the 2019 election.
Akash Bisht
Trending
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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Varanasi poll: As 33 nominations are rejected, eight applicants allege that the process was rigged
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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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BJP worker’s son claims in video he cast eight votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad
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India to South Africa: How two activists defied their family legacies to challenge injustice
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Is populism a political ideology or a style of doing politics?
It’s a slippery concept.
Andy Knott, The Conversation
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As Madhya Pradesh prepares for polls, an Adivasi group plays spoiler for BJP and Congress
Jai Adivasi Yuva Shakti, or JAYS, is shaping up to be a significant political force in the Malwa-Nimar region, where it plans to contest 28 seats this election.
Akash Bisht
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As JD(S) is pushed to irrelevance, is Karnataka turning into a BJP-Congress duopoly?
The selection of candidates for next month’s bye-polls marks a turning point in the state’s politics.
Sowmya Aji
Video
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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How the Canadian Donald Trump became premier of the country’s most populous province
Dough Ford pledged to expel Liberal elites from power, remove the influence of ‘special interests’ and create a government that works on behalf of the people.
Brian Budd, The Conversation
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Gujarat Assembly polls 2017: How an apathetic Congress is driving Muslim voters towards the BJP
Community leaders complain the Congress has taken their vote for granted.
Damayantee Dhar
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Six months after a hero's comeback, Harish Rawat has lost his sheen. And polls are round the corner
In a role reversal, the Congress is fighting for survival in Uttarakhand while the BJP has revived.
Anita Katyal
The Reel
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’ review: Overcooked and unsavoury
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AAP founder member Ilyas Azmi quits party, calls Arvind Kejriwal autocratic
He also alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party chief 'ignored Muslims' and indulged in caste-based politics.
Scroll Staff
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Spain votes for change – but has no idea what government it'll end up with
Spain's two-party system is now consigned to the history books – but forming a functional government will be anything but easy.
Paul Kennedy, The Conversation