Tag: BJP
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The “Untouchability” Delusion: Why Shekhar Gupta’s Mourning of the Muslim Vote is Premature and Pedantic
In the high-walled echo chambers of Lutyens’ Delhi, where the coffee is artisanal and the political theories are increasingly ornamental, a new narrative has been polished for public consumption. In 2018, the Ex-BBC journalist, Tufail Ahmed came with a similar post: “BJP systematically excluding Muslims, marginalized groups from poll process.” It was immediately rebutted by…
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The Restoration of the Ballot: A Tale of Two Watershed Elections
The history of Indian democracy is often written in the ink of the common man’s thumb, but occasionally, that ink is protected by the steel of institutional resolve. Two specific chapters – the 2005 Bihar Assembly election and the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election – stand as mirrors of each other. Separated by two decades,…
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The Tectonic Shift in West Bengal: A Battle for the Soul of Democracy
The West Bengal Assembly Election of 2026 has matured into a conflict that transcends simple partisan politics; it is a battle for the very soul of the state’s democratic machinery. For decades, West Bengal has been characterized as India’s most politically violent state, where the “scientific rigging” of electoral outcomes was a well-oiled tradition. However,…
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BJP’s Delhi debacle – Introspection !!
Understanding Delhi: Delhi is unique. It’s one state that changes the govt. on onion price of previous month. The BJP, even as Jan Sangh has always been a force in Delhi. Ever since BJP lost the ‘onion election’ of 1999 in Delhi, it has never been able to get it’s electoral permutations right in the…
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The AAP Kranti in Delhi: First thought !!
My first thought on this landslide “maha-Krantikari” victory of Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi !! Let us do some quick real number crunching: As the seat share stands right now: This MASSIVE margin in Vote share between AAP and its only rival BJP is of 22%. Even a lower margin would have resulted in a…
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