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The Bottom Line | G.V.L. Narasimha Rao 05:29 AM | March 18,2009
If the BJP wins Delhi and one or two of the three states ruled by the party, the victories are likely to enthuse the BJP only if the scale of these victories is large
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The Bottom Line | G.V.L. Narasimha Rao 09:44 PM | January 04,2009
With her critics and admirers obsessed with her, Mayawati is a leader to be watched this year
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The Bottom Line | G.V.L. Narasimha Rao 11:32 PM | December 21,2008
Union minority affairs minister A.R. Antulay‘s comments are yet another example of parties using terrorism as an electoral issue
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The Bottom Line | G.V.L. Narasimha Rao 11:13 PM | December 14,2008
Success of the Congress in Delhi and that of the BJP in Madhya Pradesh owes a great deal to Sheila Dikshit and Shivraj Singh Chouhan, respectively
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The Bottom Line | GVL Narasimha Rao 11:10 PM | December 08,2008
In Delhi, prior to the Mumbai terrorist attacks, this column predicted a close race between the Congress and the BJP with each of them winning between 28 and 38 seats
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The Bottom Line | G.V.L. Narasimha Rao 09:50 PM | December 07,2008
Today, because terrorists have attacked people like you and me, targeting five-star hotels in an upmarket Mumbai neighbourhood, the urban elite has woken up to the issue of public accountability
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The Bottom Line | G.V.L. Narasimha Rao 12:59 AM | December 01,2008
The Mumbai terror attack is a challenge and the Prime Minister must seize the initiative and take immediate steps to show the government’s resolve to tackle the menace
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The Bottom Line | G.V.L. Narasimha Rao 01:15 AM | November 24,2008
BJP is likely to win between 125 and 140 seats in Madhya Pradesh, down from 173 it won in 2003; in Delhi, both BJP and Congress can win between 28 and 38 seats
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The Bottom Line | G.V.L. Narasimha Rao 09:44 PM | November 16,2008
Indian voters are increasingly choosing governments not on the basis of party ideology and long-prevailing preferences but on specific party leaders
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The Bottom Line | G.V.L. Narasimha Rao 09:14 PM | November 02,2008
Do the narrowing lead for Obama and a high proportion of undecided voters point towards a closer electoral race than what was suggested earlier
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The Bottom Line | GVL Narasimha Rao 11:30 PM | October 26,2008
The days of solo political success by southern film stars are truly over, for glamour alone cannot achieve political success
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The Bottom Line | GVL Narasimha Rao 01:06 AM | October 13,2008
The outcome of the assembly polls will indicate just what sort of reception awaits the UPA at the hustings
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The Bottom Line | GVL Narasimha Rao 10:08 PM | October 05,2008
The ruling BJP is on a strong wicket in the state, mainly due to the popularity of its chief minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who has made a strong impact on voters in the last two-and-a-half years
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The Bottom Line | G.V.L. Narasimha Rao 10:36 PM | September 28,2008
Indian elections have hitherto exhibited a strong anti-incumbency trend resulting in the defeat of many ruling governments and elected representatives, as they fail to perform to people’s expectations
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The Bottom Line | GVL Narasimha Rao 07:54 AM | September 22,2008
The serial bomb blasts in New Delhi that killed at least 20 people have shaken the confidence of the UPA establishment
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