Assembly election

Lok Sabha polls over, all eyes now on assembly elections

Lok Sabha polls over, all eyes now on assembly elections

1 min read . 24 May 2019

Assembly by-polls to determine fate of AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu

Assembly by-polls to determine fate of AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu

2 min read . 23 May 2019

Naveen Patnaik is likely to win in Odisha Assembly elections 2019, shows exit polls

Exit polls highlights: BJP making inroads in Odisha, YSRCP to pip TDP in Andhra

8 min read . 20 May 2019

‘Development alone is not enough to win 2019 elections’

‘Development alone is not enough to win 2019 elections’

9 min read . 09 Feb 2019

Opinion | The ‘stuck’ Naga peace talks need a reimagining

3 min read . 16 Jan 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the ANI interview. Photo: Twitter/ANI

Narendra Modi’s first interview of 2019: What he said

5 min read . 01 Jan 2019

The BJP, which clinched victory by bagging 99 assembly seats, faced its toughest electoral challenges in Gujarat in the last two decades as it lost a lot of ground in Saurashtra. Representative image Photo: PTI

By-polls: BJP wins Gujarat’s Jasdan, Congress bags Kolebira in Jharkhand

3 min read . 23 Dec 2018

A massive upsurge in rural support was instrumental in the BJP’s victory in 2014. The next few months will reveal if it has done enough to retain this expanded support. Photo: PIB

Elections 2019: Will welfare schemes help BJP retain rural votes?

3 min read . 20 Dec 2018

The validity of the rural distress felt by farming families is no longer up for debate. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Elections 2019: India Shining 2.0 surfaces in Rural India

9 min read . 19 Dec 2018

The announcement by the BJP comes ahead of byelections to the Jasdan assembly seat on 20 December. Photo: Mint

Gujarat govt to write off pending electricity bills worth ₹625 crore

1 min read . 19 Dec 2018

Opinion | Rahul Gandhi checks in with his populist card

2 min read . 19 Dec 2018

Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath with state governor Anandiben Patel. Photo: PTI

Kamal Nath takes oath as Madhya Pradesh chief minister

1 min read . 17 Dec 2018

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot (centre). Photo: PTI

Ashok Gehlot takes oath as Rajasthan CM, Sachin Pilot as deputy

1 min read . 17 Dec 2018

The urban millennial has been trained to be a ‘left-liberal’ without knowing why. The rural millennial is the semi-educated unemployable youth with free-floating anger.

Opinion | Why Narendra Modi should be really wary of millennials

3 min read . 17 Dec 2018

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot (second from right) and deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot (third from right) in Delhi on Friday. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Ashok Gehlot is Rajasthan CM, Sachin Pilot his deputy

2 min read . 15 Dec 2018

Stocks of banks and NBFCs have rallied since Urjit Patel’s resignation as RBI governor and assembly election results. Photo: Bloomberg

Opinion | Are markets being near-sighted or plain stupid?

3 min read . 14 Dec 2018

A party with fewer votes can get more seats and win the election

3 min read . 14 Dec 2018

A special meeting to reach out to farmers spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi would also be held in Uttar Pradesh. Photo: Mint

After assembly poll debacle, BJP prepares for Lok Sabha elections

1 min read . 14 Dec 2018

Telangana governor E.S.L. Narasimhan (left) with newly-sworn in Telangana CM K. Chandrashekar Rao, at Raj Bhawan in Hyderabad on Thursday.

KCR takes oath as Telangana CM for the second term

2 min read . 13 Dec 2018

India’s current account deficit (CAD) widened to a four-year high of 2.9% of GDP in the July-September period. Graphic: Mint

Where is India’s current account deficit headed?

2 min read . 13 Dec 2018