Rajasthan CM choice: Rahul Gandhi had a chance to show decisive leadership – but failed to do so

The decision to name Sachin Pilot as Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s deputy gave the impression that the Congress chief had succumbed to pressure.

Anita Katyal

· Dec 17, 2018 · 07:30 am

What explains Modi’s waning magic and the rise of Rahul Gandhi? Darwin may hold a clue

Unfortunately for Modi, this one-time ‘part-time politician’ called Rahul Gandhi, the proverbial Pappu, was willing to dare.

Swami Agnivesh

· Dec 14, 2018 · 08:00 am

Does the Mizo National Front owe its victory in Mizoram to the ‘misdeeds of the Congress’?

Political observers are unanimous in saying there was strong anti-incumbency mood after 10 years of Congress rule.

Arunabh Saikia

· Dec 14, 2018 · 06:30 am

Elections 2018: BJP lost 48% of the seats it had won in 2013, Congress gained 137%

Across Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the BJP lost 120 of the 180 seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Alison Saldanha, IndiaSpend.com

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Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend

· Dec 13, 2018 · 09:14 pm

If it was not anger against Shivraj Singh Chouhan government, what accounts for BJP's loss in MP?

Madhya Pradesh assembly results were not like Chhattisgarh, where the chief minister had become unpopular.

Akash Bisht

· Dec 13, 2018 · 06:30 am

Modi is an electoral warrior – and these poll results have sounded the bugle for the battle of 2019

In 2014, BJP won 61 of the 65 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

Ajaz Ashraf

· Dec 12, 2018 · 08:00 am

Madhya Pradesh poll 2018: Congress stakes claim but counting still underway early on Wednesday

Congress will have to get allies on board to ensure it has the numbers.

Akash Bisht

· Dec 12, 2018 · 12:49 am

With Congress leading, Rajasthan seems set to stick to tradition of voting out the ruling party

A last-spurt revival helped the BJP regain some lost ground, but it may have come too late.

Akash Bisht

· Dec 11, 2018 · 07:22 pm

Rajasthan poll results: In debut elections, Bharatiya Tribal Party wins two seats

The party won Chorasi by 12,934 votes and Sagwara by 4,582 votes. Both the seats are in Dungarpur district.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 11, 2018 · 06:27 pm

North East becomes Congress-mukt as Mizo National Front sweeps poll

But BJP is unlikely to play a role in the new government.

Arunabh Saikia

· Dec 11, 2018 · 05:06 pm

Assembly poll results: NDA must introspect, says Shiv Sena; Mamata Banerjee says ‘BJP is nowhere’

Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanay Raut told reporters that the electorate in five states that went to the polls have sent a ‘clear message’ to the BJP.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 11, 2018 · 04:47 pm

‘BJP betrayed us’: Will Rajasthan’s Mewar stick to tradition and vote the ruling party out?

Farmers, Rajputs and Adivasis in this politically relevant region are overwhelmingly in favour of change.

Akash Bisht

· Dec 07, 2018 · 09:00 am