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
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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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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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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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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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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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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final