How India Votes
-
What matters more to Indian voters – welfare schemes or efficient delivery? Here’s what a study says
Good performance is rewarded electorally, but voters are more focused on outcomes than efficient implementation.
Shikhar Singh
-
How India Votes: Does it matter what voters think of state governments during a Lok Sabha election?
It is a local, state and national election all rolled into one.
Rukmini S
-
How India Votes: Why political campaigns matter more in multi-phase elections
Reaching information-deprived and undecided voters and creating the perception of winnability holds the key to winning this election.
Rukmini S
Trending
-
US charges Indian man for alleged plot to murder Sikh separatist in New York
-
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu likely to receive very heavy rainfall amid possible cyclone
-
J&K: NIT Srinagar student booked for alleged derogatory post about Prophet Muhammad
-
Pithora is for the gods, not for products, say Adivasis
-
Anand Patwardhan: Breaking the shackles of the Military Industrial Complex
-
How India Votes: Does it matter what voters think of Modi government’s economic performance?
If the battle is of perception, the Modi government’s focus might centre around one area – jobs.
Rukmini S
-
How India Votes: The news media is helping BJP win elections – and the public does not mind
Indians with higher media exposure vote for the BJP. And surveys show they don’t mind political bias in the news.
Rukmini S
-
How India Votes: Battle of ideas between BJP and Congress supporters gets sharper ahead of 2019
The Indian voter is more ideological than believed, new research shows. And the political divide is sharpening.
Rukmini S
Video
-
Watch: Journalist-satirist parodies TV newsroom discussions on election results day
-
Watch: Australian teacher explains how to master English pronunciation and talk like Shashi Tharoor
-
On TV: Reporter crawls through roadside pipe to show how trapped workers were rescued in Uttarakhand
-
IFFI Goa: Michael Douglas tries the ‘Naatu Naatu’ hookstep, delivers Amitabh Bachchan’s dialogue
-
Caught on camera: Panic after passenger jumps out of emergency exit of plane at US airport
-
How India Votes: What does it take for Muslims to get a ticket from the BJP?
The current round of assembly elections confirms the bar is set impossibly high for Muslim candidates.
Rukmini S
-
How India Votes: Sabarimala adds wind to BJP’s sails in South India but won’t take it far in 2019
The Modi government is the least popular in South India.
Rukmini S
-
How India Votes: Does the BJP need allies in 2019 or do allies need the BJP?
There is limited empirical evidence about whether splitting from the BJP is good or bad for an ally.
Rukmini S
The Reel
-
A new Annapurna Devi film could be the last word on the recluse – or the start of a new quest
-
How Jeo Baby’s risky ‘Kaathal’ fell into place: ‘Once Mammootty agreed, everything became easy’
-
Watch: Manoj Bajpayee stars in survival drama ‘Joram’
-
Start the week with a film: Darbhanga blues in ‘Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar’
-
Eye Spy: What doing the ‘dunki’ means – and where we first heard the term
-
How India Votes: The BJP could retain the millennial vote, but it doesn’t mean a ringing endorsement
Young voters were enthusiastic supporters of the BJP in 2014 – but they now appear less enthusiastic.
Rukmini S
-
How India Votes: Has the BJP gained enough women voters under Narendra Modi to seal 2019?
The party had a disadvantage among women but that trend seems to be changing.
Rukmini S
-
How India Votes: Cracks appear in BJP's 2014 coalition – but it has one very loyal votebank
The second part in a new series that uses data to bust myths and deliver insights into Indian politics since 2014.
Rukmini S
The Field
-
England tour of India: Shreyanka Patil stars as India A beat England A in first T20I
-
Boxing, Men’s National C’ships: Shiva Thapa, Amit Panghal cruise into quarter-finals on day four
-
Badminton, Syed Modi International: Unnati Hooda, Priyanshu Rajawat advance; Kidambi Srikanth exits
-
Cricket: India head coach Rahul Dravid and other team support staff’s contracts extended by BCCI
-
Australia tour of India: Glenn Maxwell century keeps visitors alive in T20I series