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Gilles Verniers
The author is assistant professor of political science, Ashoka University.
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Mulayam Singh Yadav: A plebian socialistSign In to read
October 14,2022 04:00:58 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot and Gilles Verniers write: Yadav played a role in national politics but the UP Vidhan Sabha was his political home, where he was elected 10 times.
Fri, Oct 14, 2022
The UP model, or how not to face a pandemicPremium Story
May 10,2021 00:15:19 AM
Nowhere else in the world has anti-terrorist legislation been invoked to threaten citizens voicing their needs during a pandemic, adding fear to their despair.
Mon, May 10, 2021
Explained: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana — two states, two election storiesPremium Story
June 06,2019 00:30:19 AM
The results of the Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have shown both the strengths and weaknesses of regional parties. The elections have also demonstrated that the BJP can continue to expect to expand wherever the Congress remains the main opposition party
Thu, Jun 06, 2019
Breaking down the Uttar Pradesh verdict: In biggest bout, knockoutPremium Story
May 28,2019 05:09:25 AM
Data from Uttar Pradesh suggest the BJP pursued in 2019 the same strategy that helped it sweep the state in 2017: cater to all the groups that are not affiliated traditionally with either the SP or the BSP.
Tue, May 28, 2019
Explained: Why so many MPs are dynastsPremium Story
May 27,2019 01:07:21 AM
A record 30% of the new Lok Sabha MPs belong to political families. Among states, Punjab and Bihar have the highest proportions of dynastic MPs. Among parties, Congress remains the most dynastic but BJP is catching up, while CPM is the least dynastic. Two political scientists examine the trends and reasons
Mon, May 27, 2019
Explained: In Hindi heartland, upper castes dominate new Lok SabhaPremium Story
May 25,2019 04:40:37 AM
Election results decoded: The last decade has seen the return of the upper castes and the erosion of OBC representation.
Mon, May 27, 2019
How UP was conquered: BJP victory validates electoral mobilisation based on emotional appeals, patriotismPremium Story
May 25,2019 00:02:26 AM
Flagship schemes and Modi’s personality did play their role, certainly. But the delinking of economic realities and political performance raises the thought that there is more to it than government performance and individual leadership.
Sat, May 25, 2019
The invisible manPremium Story
April 20,2019 00:15:18 AM
One finds little discussion on the place or role of citizens, who are depicted mostly as passive recipients of state intervention on the economy. The various flashbacks principally serve to underline the merits of the current administration, using contrast as a tool of comparison.
Sat, Apr 20, 2019
Anatomy of a choicePremium Story
March 05,2019 01:14:05 AM
SP-BSP partnership in UP makes the contest open and competitive in India’s politically most important state
Tue, Mar 05, 2019
How to read December 11Premium Story
December 08,2018 00:09:39 AM
These assembly polls saw conventional campaigns. Congress counts on anti-incumbency, not its own story
Sat, Dec 08, 2018
Absence on the benchPremium Story
September 10,2018 03:14:40 AM
Except that the professionalism of the judiciary tends to decrease as one climbs down the judicial institutional ladder.
Mon, Sep 10, 2018
The dwindling minorityPremium Story
July 30,2018 00:21:14 AM
Drop in Muslim representation in legislatures is related to the rise of the BJP.
Mon, Jul 30, 2018
What Kairana meansPremium Story
June 01,2018 01:05:56 AM
What looks like an ideological battle from afar, BJP vs Rest, is an accumulation of local factors on the ground.
Fri, Jun 01, 2018
Gorakhpur in perspectivePremium Story
March 15,2018 00:06:21 AM
What do SP-BSP victories in UP by-polls prefigure for 2019? Not much
Thu, Mar 15, 2018
Constructing DemocracyPremium Story
March 04,2018 00:13:18 AM
What went into the makings of India’s democracy and the crucial role of bureaucratic cogs, big and small, in defining citizenship
Sun, Mar 04, 2018
Reading Gujarat verdict: Rural-urban divide underlined, Congress gains for futurePremium Story
December 19,2017 00:40:44 AM
The BJP has fallen short of the 150 seats promised by Amit Shah. More worryingly for the party, no regional leader has emerged.
Tue, Dec 19, 2017
Caste of charactersPremium Story
December 15,2017 00:02:44 AM
In Gujarat, religious polarisation remains a dominant theme. And caste is back, in a different version
Fri, Dec 15, 2017
The Gujarat differencePremium Story
October 16,2017 01:00:59 AM
BJP successfully occupied the space of a regional party in the state. Congress strategy is still made in Delhi.
Mon, Oct 16, 2017
Tweedledee, tweedledumPremium Story
October 05,2017 00:03:51 AM
Lines between Congress and BJP are regularly crossed in Gujarat. The BJP gets the advantage
Thu, Oct 05, 2017
Upper hand for upper castes in HousePremium Story
March 20,2017 00:46:12 AM
The return to power of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh has led to a resurgence in the representation of the upper castes. The new Assembly consists of 44.3% upper caste MLAs, 12 percentage points more than in 2012, and the highest share in UP Assemblies since 1980.
Mon, Mar 20, 2017
The rise of the floating voterPremium Story
March 14,2017 02:21:03 AM
UP election confirms that caste-centric strategies of parties have been rendered less effective.
Tue, Mar 14, 2017
The rise of the floating voterPremium Story
March 13,2017 01:12:54 AM
With 39.7 per cent of the votes and 75.7 per cent of the seats, the BJP scores the best performance recorded by any party in Uttar Pradesh since the Janata Party victory in 1977.
Mon, Mar 13, 2017
The lawmakers we needPremium Story
March 08,2017 00:03:51 AM
Women outvote men in many states, but gender parity in Parliament and assemblies eludes India.
Wed, Mar 08, 2017
Backward, forwardPremium Story
February 11,2017 00:20:42 AM
UP campaign shows regional parties are courting cross-sectional appeal and the personality cult.
Sat, Feb 11, 2017
The bicycle and other storiesPremium Story
January 19,2017 00:00:39 AM
Party symbols are not just convenient signifiers. They serve as vehicles for political identity and style.
Thu, Jan 19, 2017