Opinion: Is The ‘Freebies’ Debate Genuine Or A PM Modi ‘Master Stroke’?

In June, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a report raised alarm over the deteriorating fiscal condition of state governments caused by rising expenditure on what they termed 'freebies'. ...

A Reverse Swing

The common wisdom is that I will win in the next election but I don’t believe that. I think it is going to be the economy ...

Akhilesh Yadav Is Correct In Asking For Ban On Opinion Polls

Over the past few weeks, as is the norm, pre-election opinion polls for the state elections have been published widely across print, television and digital media. ...

Perils of the opinion poll

Praveen Chakravarty writes: More often than not, they are used to influence voting behaviour, not reflect it ...

Booth ‘Shakti’: Congress’ New Weapon Against BJP for 2019 Polls

Will Congress’ booth ‘Shakti’ strategy be able to defeat the BJP’s jumbo election machinery in the 2019 elections? ...

2019 an open battle as many states witnessing high levels of despondency: Congress data chief

The Congress has taken the cue from the Data Analytics department and is shaping a campaign strategy ...