Shantanu Bhattacharji

The country will have a single-party government for the first time in 30 years

For the first time in decades, caste, religion and local sentiment have become secondary to issues like unabated inflation, policy paralysis, scams and shrinking job opportunities

Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Subhasini Ali among those in fray today

Q&A with Director of the Asian Development Research Institute

The Yadav community's anger over his imprisonment and the Muslim vote bank might just spoil the arithmetic for the BJP

Given the national anger over her husband's dubious land deals, protecting Robert Vadra can only harm Priyanka's political ambitions

Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi, L K Advani, Rajnath Singh, M M Joshi, Arun Jaitley among those in fray

If she isn't the best bet for the Congress, today, it is largely due to the tirade launched by Narendra Modi against the suspicious property dealings of her husband Robert Vadra

The formidable trio of Mamata, Mayawati and Jayalalithaa must get at least 90 seats to be in a bargaining position. Right now, that seems a tall order

The BJP has been pushing its Hindutva agenda all along in order to win back its core voter base from Congress, BSP and SP

BJP flags 3,400 posters inside the train coaches so far

Many of the city's academics believe voters in Varanasi might feel that the fledging AAP is only playing spoiler

The senior leader's dissent is the latest in a series of crisis that started with the sidelining of veteran L K Advani

Crowd puller though Narendra Modi is, his party can't make a mark on his charisma alone and is therefore betting on alliances

If Kejriwal can't correct the ideological imbalance in his own party, it will no longer be a serious contender in the coming elections

His joining forces with the BJP could help Narendra Modi attract news allies in the Lok Sabha polls

With too many in the fray for the top job, the front would most likely self destruct before a consensus emerges among its constituents

Corporate bigwigs are rushing to join the party but lack of cohesiveness on crucial economic policies is clearly evident

The Congress vice president has stepped up his efforts to lure the Muslim support base of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav

Political parties believe that the Bill will numb AAP's crusade to demonise the political class