Stories written by
Gilles Verniers
Gilles Verniers is a regular Scroll.in contributor
-
Decoding the Himachal Pradesh election in charts: No landslide victory, Congress had a close win
The Congress and BJP got a similar vote share while the AAP failed to make a mark. Women candidates were erased to just one female representative.
Gilles Verniers, Maleeha Fatima, Shivam Gangwani, Shoaib Mirza & Poulomi Ghosh
-
Decoding the Gujarat election in 35 charts: Congress woes are self-inflicted, AAP must bide its time
BJP dominated the landscape and its candidates saw huge victory margins. There are few women, one Muslim in the assembly while voter turnout is on the decline.
Gilles Verniers, Srishti Gupta, Ananay Agarwal & Puneet Arya
-
Decoding the Uttarakhand polls in 30 charts: Congress progresses but cannot bridge the gap with BJP
Smaller parties were marginalised amid the growing bipolarisation of the state’s politics.
Sai V Vikas, Gilles Verniers & Mohit Kumar
Trending
-
Journalist Sreenivasan Jain quits NDTV
-
Evolution doesn’t need millions of years. Tiger snakes on an island have evolved over just a century
-
A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
-
Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
-
The big news: Odisha Health Minister Naba Das dies of bullet injury, and nine other top stories
-
Decoding the Goa election in 35 charts: A BJP victory paved by Congress’ erosion
The Aam Aadmi Party’s entry seems to be an accident of circumstances, as it failed to win more vote share than five years ago.
Gilles Verniers, Srishti Gupta & Mohit Kumar
-
Decoding the Punjab verdict in 34 charts: AAP’s victory and the debacle of state’s political class
This election marks a deep renewal of politics in Punjab, a rare event in Indian politics.
Gilles Verniers, Srishti Gupta & Mohit Kumar
-
35 charts decoding the 2022 Uttar Pradesh verdict: bipolarisation and BJP consolidation
The trajectories of parties’ vote share since 1993 indicate the magnitude of transformation of the state’s politics.
Gilles Verniers, Srishti Gupta, SV Sai Vikas & Mohit Kumar
Video
-
Watch: Three snow leopard cubs on a mountain road at night flee as car drives behind them
-
Watch: Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav sings Hindi film hit with singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya
-
Watch: Former Pakistan cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed sings for cricketer Shan Masood at his wedding
-
‘Space travel will let us live forever’: Video of writer Ray Bradbury’s 1974 interview resurfaces
-
‘Let’s make bubble tea’: Interactive Google Doodle marks third anniversary of boba tea emoji launch
-
Is Kerala really inclusive? 33 charts about MLAs in new assembly show there’s still work to be done
There are only seven women in the 140-member assembly. Besides, caste and community exclusion works at the local level.
Gilles Verniers, Basim-u-Nissa, Mohit Kumar & Neelesh Agrawal
-
30 charts dissecting the Kerala verdict: LDF victory comes against backdrop of Congress decline
Even though they have identical vote shares, the CPM has nearly three times the number of seats as the Congress.
Gilles Verniers, Basim-u-Nissa, Mohit Kumar & Neelesh Agrawal
-
Tamil Nadu’s new assembly in 33 charts: Lowest women representation in 25 years, OBCs dominate
Tamil Nadu has one of India’s most diverse political class, in terms of caste representation.
Gilles Verniers, Vignesh Karthik KR, Mohit Kumar & Neelesh Agrawal
The Reel
-
Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
-
Start the week with a film: ‘Force Majeure’ is a chilly satire about modern marriage
-
A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
-
‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
-
‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
-
How Tamil Nadu voted in 28 charts: DMK won a clean victory but AIADMK remained competitive adversary
The BJP was a liability to the AIADMK-led alliance.
Gilles Verniers, Vignesh Karthik KR, Mohit Kumar & Neelesh Agrawal
-
Assam’s new assembly in 30 charts: Fewer women, more Muslims – and more crorepatis
Is today’s political class in Assam different from the past, in terms of caste, religion, gender and other socio-demographic variables?
Gilles Verniers, Avishek Jha, Mohit Kumar & Neelesh Agrawal
-
Assam verdict: 29 charts that show just how polarised the election was
As the BJP-led alliance won the polls, the state’s deep communal divide manifested itself in the result.
Gilles Verniers, Basim-u-Nissa, Mohit Kumar & Neelesh Agrawal
The Field
-
India vs NZ: Pandya and Co level series in low-scoring thriller with a 6-wicket win in Lucknow
-
FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup: Germany reclaim title after another epic comeback in final vs Belgium
-
ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup: India defeat England to become first-ever champions
-
Bismah Maroof column: Series in Australia provided a great chance for Pakistan to prepare for WC
-
ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup: Reactions as India become champions – ‘Huge shot in the arm’