Assembly elections to cabinet reshuffle: Action-packed 2021 for govt, Oppn

This year wasn't exactly politically quiet, but the next promises to be far more intense with assembly elections, poll preparation and data protection on the cards

Elections will dominate the discussion in 2021. The talk will not just be about politics in the states where they are due — Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry will go to the polls in April-May, and possibly also Jammu and Kashmir — but also whether all elections in India can be held simultaneously. One way or another, a final decision on the latter is expected to be taken in the coming year.

With opposition governments in place in West Bengal, Kerala and Puducherry, an ally in Tamil Nadu, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to defend in Assam