Anti Incumbency

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

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

Congress may form stable government in state with support from smaller parties BSP and Samajwadi Party , and independents

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

Note ban, farmers' issues and a call for change may determine final results

In his rule of 13 years as MP CM, Chouhan's popularity towers above the BJP's appeal

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

Anti-incumbency, fatigue seen as key threats to BJP's dominance in state

The 72 seats that go to polls in the last phase today will decide parties' fate

Narendra Modi will be campaigning in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan for the first time after taking over as prime minister 4 years ago