Anti Incumbency News
Naveen Patnaik rides social media wave to reach out to young urban voters
By tapping social media, Patnaik is building a narrative that he is still a credible face of 45 million Odias After a fitness video to dispel doubts over his health, Patnaik has now come out with micro videos where he is seen interacting with the youth
2 min read21 Apr 2019Opinion | Promising the moon, but will they deliver?
Taking a cue from election results, political parties may announce more farm loan waivers but this will do little to fix the persistent distress in rural households
4 min read14 Dec 2018Madhya Pradesh cliffhanger sees Congress end Chouhan’s 15-year reign
Congress may form stable government in state with support from smaller parties BSP and Samajwadi Party , and independents
2 min read12 Dec 2018Opinion: Poll results a warning sign for BJP
The Madhya Pradesh results are a warning for the BJP as it is for the first time that the party was not able to get a comfortable majority in the assembly and was struggling for every seat
2 min read11 Dec 2018How politics around anti-incumbency, farm distress affected assembly poll outcomes
Widespread distress among farmers due to falling crop prices and rising debt levels, coupled with anti-incumbency, played a significant role in the Congress unseating the ruling BJP in Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
1 min read12 Dec 2018What role will anti-incumbency play in polls?
Note ban, farmers’ issues and a call for change may determine final results
3 min read29 Nov 2018Opinion | In MP, anti-incumbency hasn’t translated into anger against Chouhan govt
In his rule of 13 years as MP CM, Chouhan’s popularity towers above the BJP’s appeal
3 min read29 Nov 2018State elections 2018: Different shades of anti-incumbency
Most opinion polls on MP, Chhattisgarh have shown Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Raman Singh as the most preferred CM candidates. Much of the anti-incumbency sentiment seems directed at the Modi govt
5 min read29 Nov 2018Congress smells victory in Madhya Pradesh after 15 years
Anti-incumbency, fatigue seen as key threats to BJP’s dominance in state
6 min read28 Nov 201872 seats go to polls in last phase of Chhattisgarh elections today
The 72 seats that go to polls in the last phase today will decide parties’ fate
3 min read20 Nov 2018Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared