How India Votes
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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
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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
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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
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The unsolved mystery of the fake PMO officer in Kashmir
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Does India really benefit from NRIs heading the world’s new-age empires?
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How West Bengal’s changing political dynamics could hurt the Trinamool Congress
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A journalist examines the similarities and the differences between Indians and Pakistanis today
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How OP Nayyar was one of the original disruptors of Hindi film music
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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
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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
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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
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Watch: This perfectly camouflaged butterfly can make itself look like a dead leaf
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Watch: British policeman dances with Indians outside Indian High Commission in London
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Watch: Musician Yashraj Mukhate hilariously reimagines ‘Breakup Song’ in 1990s’ Hindi music style
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Watch: Scenes from Gudi Padwa festivities across Maharashtra, from lezim dances to motorbike rallies
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Watch: Singer Taylor Swift dives into a pit and appears to swim beneath the stage during a concert
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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
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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
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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
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How OP Nayyar was one of the original disruptors of Hindi film music
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Watch: The blunder years in ‘School College Ani Life’ starring Tejasswi Prakash, Karan Parab
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‘Ghar Banduk Biryani’ trailer: A chef is caught between security forces and rebels
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Start the week with a film: See the world through a donkey’s eyes in ‘EO’
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‘Rocket Boys’ review: Fuel loss on the way to the Pokhran nuclear test
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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
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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
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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
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Football: India earns narrow win over Myanmar in tri-nation opener; Women’s team draw against Jordan
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Sports world daily: Raducanu, Murray lose early at Miami Masters; Man United ownership race heats up
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Swiss Open Super 300: Prannoy beats Shi; Satwik-Chirag, Sindhu progress too but Sen bows out
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Watch, India vs Australia: Kuldeep Yadav dimisses Alex Carey with a superb delivery in Chennai ODI
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ISSF World Cup Bhopal: Sarabjot Singh wins men’s 10m air pistol gold, Vinod Tomar earns bronze