A Village Votes
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Despite a Modi wave, the BJP finished fourth in this constituency. Here's why
Our final dispatch in the election series from Baksha village in Jaunpur.
Supriya Sharma
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Everyone in this Uttar Pradesh village wants to vote for the winner – but no one knows who it is
Eight takeaways from observing life and politics in Baksha village in Jaunpur.
Supriya Sharma
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What happens when the candidate of the Dalit-based Bahujan Samaj Party is a Yadav
Political lineage and pots of money can get you a ticket. But can they get you votes?
Supriya Sharma
Trending
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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‘One of the greatest statesmen’: When Canada celebrated an Indian prime minister’s visit
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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View from the Margins: A Miya poet on how Hindutva's rise has scarred his community
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No matter who wins Uttar Pradesh, this caste group is always ahead
Thakurs have the highest relative share of political representation in the state.
Supriya Sharma
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Moving up: How caste shapes the choice of work in one Uttar Pradesh village
Many residents stick to their inherited caste occupations or allied ones – unless there is a government job on offer.
Supriya Sharma
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In a village in Uttar Pradesh, food is always on the minds of its residents
Botched-up beneficiary lists have denied the needy the government rations to which they are legally entitled.
Supriya Sharma
Video
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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This one village is enough to bust the myth of a Muslim votebank in Uttar Pradesh
Among the Muslims of Baksha village, everyone has a different opinion on who should win and why.
Supriya Sharma
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Talk, work, vote: The freedoms that young women in Uttar Pradesh want
The political autonomy of women voters is directly dependent on the freedoms they have in other areas of their life.
Supriya Sharma
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What a case of stolen buffaloes tells us about the quest for security in Uttar Pradesh
Many in the state believe their interests can be secured only by leaders from their own community.
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The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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A tale of two houses: Why people in Uttar Pradesh vote along caste lines
It isn't development versus caste, but development through caste.
Supriya Sharma
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The daughter of a Dalit gets a Samajwadi laptop. Will that be enough to swing her family's vote?
A view from the Harijan Basti of Baksha, the village in eastern Uttar Pradesh that Scroll.in is tracking all the way to election day.
Supriya Sharma
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'Cycle will go, motorcycle will come': In one UP village, many Yadavs are rooting for Akhilesh
Some admire Modi. Others approve of the Bahujan Samaj Party's candidate.
Supriya Sharma
The Field
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Football: Odisha FC to compete in the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra stuns world No 2 Wang Manyu; Desai-Ghorpade beat fifth seeds
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh Tamta, Aryan Hooda shine as India bag five gold medals