More in Elections 2011
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Mid Term Polls And The Mood Of The Nation
The second half of August has seen 2 major nationwide “opinion” polls, one urban Indian poll and at least one major Arun Nehru style punditry to come up with state-wise LS seat projections for various parties and coalitions. At the outset it might seem like an academic exercise in wilderness,...
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Himachal Diary Part3: Evaluating Dhumal Government
Protohistoric period, Himalayan Kingdom: Yh Shambara Parvateshu Kshiwantam Chatvaarishyam Saradhyanvaavindatah Ojayamanaam yo Ahim Jagahaana Daanum Shayanam Sa Janaasa Indrah (RV.2.12.11) A hymn from Rig Veda that refers to the forty year battle between the great Dasyu King Shambara – who supposedly had 99 fortresses across Himachal – and the...
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Gujarat Elections gaffe: Business Standard does it yet again
The greatest benefit of the internet has been democratization of information and views on the information. Thankfully, India is not in the same boat as China with respect to internet censorship. At least, not yet, even though certain recent developments don’t inspire confidence. Important data and analyses, access to which...
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UP Urban Local Body Polls – Do they tell anything
With the announcement of local body election results, the exultation amongst BJP supporters is palpable. BJP has done well in the local bodies where it is set to win 10 out of 12 municipal corporations. It has done well in second grade municipalities also, though not in the manner of...
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HIMACHAL PRADESH ELECTION DIARY – PART 2
(Read Part 1 here) November 1620, in the backdrop of the Dhauladhar, Kangra fort, Himachal Pradesh: It was 14 months since the siege had begun; the impregnable fort was blockaded from all the sides, supplies had dried up a long time ago, the besieged were subsisting on boiled grass. The...
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Himachal Pradesh Election Diary – Part 1
June 1999, near Point 5140, overlooking the Leh-Srinagar highway, Kargil: A young television journalist visits the make-shift tent of an army company which is regrouping after successfully capturing point 5140 at 17000 feet above sea level. She is typically looking for some good sound bites from a successful campaign. “After...
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UP Assembly Polls 2012 Analysis – Kalyan Singh Effect
Now that the votes have been counted and it’s time probably to take stock, someone in the BJP offices, unfazed by the disappointment over the poor show in UP assembly polls, it is hoped is, still labouring over the numbers. One of the foremost things which should strike BJP is...
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Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2012 – Live Results (in collabaration with Offstumped)
A live event produced by @CenterOfRight via CoveritLive with a power panel from Center Right India – CRI and other leading lights from Twitter to go over the live results of the assembly elections held in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur. Assembly Elections Results – 2012
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Modi and the UP Polls
‘Will he, won’t he (campaign in UP)?’ That seems to have become the single most important issue over the past few days. Needless to say, the ‘he’ in question is Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who has not yet been seen in the election arena in the 5 poll bound...
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The Elephant and the Lotus
It is very important that we, who are interested in the growth of nationalist forces in India, recognise the portents coming out of Uttar Pradesh. It is important that we realise it fast and it is crucial that we work on it before it is too late for the nationalist...
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Can Sadhvi and Baba revive BJP in UP?
Sadhvi Uma Bharati returns to BJP and more importantly to lead the party’s campaign in Uttar Pradesh. This should be a welcome development though few perspicacious BJP watchers have expressed huge skepticism whether this will provide the desperately needed political traction for party in UP. As things stood last week,...
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DMK – What now?
Electoral defeats are as common as successes to political parties. One never writes off any political force so easily. Like life it does its best to survive and keep things going. Still the defeat of DMK in this election is unique in that it has come at a most inopportune...
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TN Voters have the last laugh
The mighty voter in my home state Tamilnadu has spoken loud and clear… and in fact has had the last laugh. The deafening noise of this loud laughter will have its effect most on three places… One- in the homes of the Karunanidhi clan (am not saying in the homes...
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Political economy of Corruption-A real TN case study
Groundswell of popular support for Hazare movement reflects an increasing anger against corruption that threatens to eat in to the vitals of our society. Moral indignation manufactured by the middle class protestors, manifested in sloganeering like “Mera Neta Chor hai”, briefly threatened to become the national war cry during the interregnum...