From Netaji Bose to Sitaram Kesri, a short history of tussles around Congress president’s post

The 134-year-old Congress has seen several crises related to its president in the past.

Akash Bisht

· May 30, 2019 · 06:30 am

Why was Congress routed in 3 states it won 6 months ago? Here’s what party leaders are scared to say

Overconfidence, unfulfilled promises to farmers and the ‘Modi factor’ cost them in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

Akash Bisht

· May 25, 2019 · 09:00 am

2019 elections: Why did the Akhilesh Yadav-Mayawati experiment fail in Uttar Pradesh?

The trends indicate that Dalits, and even some Yadavs, did not vote for the Samajwadi Party.

Akash Bisht

· May 24, 2019 · 06:00 am

Will mahagathbandhan be undone by non-Yadav Other Backward Classes in eastern Uttar Pradesh?

They rode the Modi wave to the BJP in 2014, stuck with the Hindutva party in the 2017 Assembly polls, and are likely to do so again.

Akash Bisht

· May 17, 2019 · 07:44 pm

Can BJP retake Adityanath’s Gorakhpur stronghold? The Nishad community holds the key

The Hindutva party held the Uttar Pradesh chief minister’s former constituency for 27 years before losing it to the Samajwadi Party in a bye-election last year.

Akash Bisht

· May 16, 2019 · 06:30 pm

Elections 2019: Whose side is the Congress on in Uttar Pradesh?

It is helping the Samajwadi Party – but not the Bahujan Samaj Party.

Akash Bisht

· May 11, 2019 · 09:00 am

‘This is not 2014’: In Gwalior, no Modi wave for BJP to rely on, so it’s advantage Congress

There’s a ‘sympathy wave’ for the grand old party’s Ashok Singh, though.

Akash Bisht

· May 03, 2019 · 09:00 am

Battle for Bhopal: Digvijaya Singh’s silence against Pragya Thakur’s outbursts is key to his success

Local residents say the BJP has fielded the Malegaon terror accused to polarise the electorate not only in this seat but across Madhya Pradesh.

Akash Bisht

· May 02, 2019 · 09:00 am

Pragya Thakur is challenging vote bank politics: BJP ideologue Vinay Sahasrabuddhe interview

The BJP national vice president overseeing party campaign in Bhopal insists the terror accused has not been fielded to communally polarise the electorate.

Akash Bisht

· Apr 29, 2019 · 07:00 am

Akhilesh ‘bhaiyya’ is better than Narendra Modi for young Yadav voters in Samajwadi Party bastion

Some Yadavs believe that the young Samajwadi Party chief has all the qualities to become a greater leader than his father.

Akash Bisht

· Apr 21, 2019 · 09:00 am

In UP’s Yadav heartland, Dalits are unsure about voting for Samajwadi Party candidates

Despite the alliance between Mayawati’s Dalit-dominated Bahujan Samaj Party and the Yadav-dominated Samajwati Party, old suspicions are evident on the ground.

Akash Bisht

· Apr 20, 2019 · 06:30 am

Is BJP mobilising support for Samajwadi Party rebel Shivpal Yadav in Firozabad?

Voters across this Samajwadi Party bastion insist that the BJP is backing Shivpal Yadav against his nephew Akshay Yadav by fielding a weak candidate.

Akash Bisht

· Apr 17, 2019 · 10:30 am