CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Modi as PM pitch did not cut much ice in Punjab
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Modi as PM pitch did not cut much ice in Punjab

The Hindu  

Punjab saw a multi-cornered contest and a keen electoral battle among key actors. Though both polled roughly equal votes, the Congress was more successful in terms of seats than the AAP with the Shiromani Akali Dal winning one seat and two going to Independents. The BJP seeking vote in the name of the party’s Prime Ministerial candidate did not cut much ice with the voters. Close to half of the respondents held their right to change the government essential to the well-being of democracy whereas four of every 10 prioritised equal rights for every citizen. Thus, the post-poll surveys showed a high level of awareness among the respondents about the sanctity of liberal democratic values and trust in the well-being of the institutions.

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Punjab Municipal Polls Records 10% Turnout Till 9 AM
3 days, 5 hours ago

Punjab Municipal Polls Records 10% Turnout Till 9 AM

ABP News  

Chandigarh, Dec 21 An average of 10 per cent polling was witnessed till 9 am in the elections to five municipal corporations and 44 municipal councils and nagar panchayats underway in Punjab, officials said on Saturday. There was an average of 10 per cent polling till 9 am, the officials said. More than 3,300 candidates are in the fray for …

Punjab: Voting for municipal polls underway
3 days, 8 hours ago

Punjab: Voting for municipal polls underway

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Polling for election to five municipal corporations and 44 municipal councils and nagar panchayats are underway in Punjab, officials said on Saturday.The polling began at 7 am amid tight security arrangements and will continue till 4 pm, they added. The votes will be counted at the polling stations itself after the completion of the polling, the officials said.The five …

Election Wrap: Mahayuti’s Decisive Victory Is Big Story This Poll Season. Hemant Scripts I.N.D.I.A Comeback In Jharkhand
Top News
1 month ago

Election Wrap: Mahayuti’s Decisive Victory Is Big Story This Poll Season. Hemant Scripts I.N.D.I.A Comeback In Jharkhand

ABP News  

Maharashtra Elections 2024: The Mahayuti’s massive win in Maharashtra was the big story from the latest election season, even as the Opposition managed to retain Jharkhand with a decisive majority. Led by the BJP’s 132 seats, the Mahayuti looked set to wrest 236 seats in the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly, reducing the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi to 48. Hail Jharkhand!” While …

Maharashtra Poll Results: PM Modi Says Voters Affirmed 'Ek Hai Toh Safe Hai', Breathes Fire On Congress, MVA
1 month ago

Maharashtra Poll Results: PM Modi Says Voters Affirmed 'Ek Hai Toh Safe Hai', Breathes Fire On Congress, MVA

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance's resounding victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections, calling it a win for development, good governance, and social justice. In the last 50 years, this is the biggest mandate for a pre-poll alliance.” The Prime Minister highlighted the BJP's strong performance, stating, “BJP alone has gotten more seats …

Punjab bypolls Results LIVE: AAP vs BJP vs Congress, which party will emerge as winner? counting shortly
1 month ago

Punjab bypolls Results LIVE: AAP vs BJP vs Congress, which party will emerge as winner? counting shortly

India TV News  

Punjab Bypoll Results 2024 Live: The vote counting for the by-polls to four assembly seats in Punjab will take place today, November 23 at 8 am. Among the key contestants in the fray were former Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal, Kewal Singh Dhillon, Sohan Singh Thandal and Ravikaran Singh Kahlon, Amrita Warring and Jatinder Kaur, and Hardeep Singh Dimpy …

Many in Indian-controlled Kashmir plan to vote this time to deny Modi total control
3 months, 1 week ago

Many in Indian-controlled Kashmir plan to vote this time to deny Modi total control

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — For decades, boycotting elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir was a sign of protest against Indian rule. “There is a desperate need to end the onslaught of changes coming from there.” India wants to keep Kashmir under direct rule Indian security forces walk past Indian flags and flags of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party as a motorcycle rally by …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP faces minor challenges in Gujarat
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP faces minor challenges in Gujarat

The Hindu  

Gujarat continues to be under the spell of the BJP. The BJP has a uniform and robust vote share both in rural and urban areas with almost two in every three voters supporting it but the Congress was able to register a slightly better support of voters from rural areas than in urban areas. Though as reported during the campaign, …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Extraordinary ascendance of BJP in Madhya Pradesh
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Extraordinary ascendance of BJP in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

In an unprecedented victory, the BJP achieved a clean sweep in Madhya Pradesh, winning all seats in the State. The BJP’s election machinery in Madhya Pradesh focused intensively on the major achievements of the Modi government, leveraging the popularity and persona of Mr. Modi as a central figure in their campaign. In the NES 2024 study, it was found that …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Why the BJP underperformed in U.P.
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Why the BJP underperformed in U.P.

The Hindu  

The INDIA coalition’s performance in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha elections has surprised everyone. The Lokniti-CSDS post-poll survey data show that the general/upper caste Brahmin, Rajput, and Vaishya voters largely favoured the BJP, while the Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Muslim voters preferred the INDIA coalition. Yadav and Muslim voters consolidated in favour of the INDIA coalition along …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: The three main takeaways
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: The three main takeaways

The Hindu  

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections were unique. Subaltern reach First, the BJP somehow managed to protect its carefully nurtured constituency of voters — upper caste Hindus, OBCs, and Adivasis; as well as Dalits on a somewhat lower scale. For instance, the Hindu upper caste continued to support the party, though a small fraction also moved towards the Opposition. The BJP’s …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Party more than candidate holds sway over voters
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Party more than candidate holds sway over voters

The Hindu  

The 2024 Lok Sabha election results, have once again drawn attention to the multifaceted diversity that the Indian political landscape represents. This discussion of party allegiance is important in view of the fact that half the voters decide their vote on the basis of party rather than the candidate or any other factor. Since the rise of Narendra Modi as …

India elections: Voters reject Modi’s vision for one-party state in win for competitive democracy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India elections: Voters reject Modi’s vision for one-party state in win for competitive democracy

CNN  

CNN — The opposition obituaries had been written. The BJP’s inability to secure an outright majority “pricks the bubble of Modi’s authority,” wrote political scientist Pratap Bhanu Mehta Tuesday night. Modi is “not the indomitable vehicle for History … Today, he is just another politician, cut to size by the people.” ‘He will have to tread carefully’ Modi’s victory Tuesday …

Punjab: Setback for AAP’s ‘mission 13’, but solace on vote share front
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab: Setback for AAP’s ‘mission 13’, but solace on vote share front

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh: The election results from the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies are a blow for the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab. A consolation for the AAP is that its Punjab vote share in Tuesday’s results is almost equal to that of the Congress, which won seven seats in the state. Though this is an improvement from the single seat it won …

No Modi magic, BJP draws a blank in Punjab
6 months, 2 weeks ago

No Modi magic, BJP draws a blank in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Contesting the Lok Sabha polls on its own after 1996 with focus on Hindu factors and Modi “magic”, the Bharatiya Janata Party has ended up with a duck in Punjab. The saffron party increased its vote share almost 12% more as compared to the previous 2022 assembly polls when it contested without its traditional alliance partner SAD and bagged 6.6% …

Exit polls are ‘Modi media’ fantasy, says Rahul as Opposition rejects surveys
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Exit polls are ‘Modi media’ fantasy, says Rahul as Opposition rejects surveys

The Hindu  

A day after all major exit polls gave a clear majority to the BJP-led NDA for a third term, Opposition leaders rejected the predictions outright. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called it a “Modi media poll.” “This is Modi ji’s poll, a fantasy poll,” Mr. Gandhi said on Sunday, adding that the Opposition bloc will get 295 of the 543 seats …

J&K’s record voting of over 58% signals people’s trust in system
6 months, 3 weeks ago

J&K’s record voting of over 58% signals people’s trust in system

New Indian Express  

SRINAGAR: In the first major electoral exercise after Article 370 abrogation and bifurcation of erstwhile J&K state into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir has recorded the combined poll percentage of 58.11% for the five parliamentary seats in the Union Territory, which is the record highest voter turnout in last 35 years. “The voter turnout in the polls this year …

State’s people eager to see Modi as PM: Uttarakhand CM Dhami
6 months, 4 weeks ago

State’s people eager to see Modi as PM: Uttarakhand CM Dhami

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Saturday that the people of Punjab were “eager to see Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister for a third term”. Speaking at a press conference at a private hotel on Ferozepur Road, Dhami highlighted what he said was the “remarkable development” India saw during Modi’s ten years as the PM. Raising questions …

HT interview: We’ll do exceptionally well in Bengal, Odisha, says Amit Shah
7 months ago

HT interview: We’ll do exceptionally well in Bengal, Odisha, says Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Amit Shah, Union minister of home affairs and cooperation, believes that the country’s citizens are mature and vote carefully, dismissing the theory that the Opposition has managed to get across the narrative that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s quest for 400-plus seats in the Lok Sabha is a means to do away with reservation benefits for backward castes and classes. People …

HT Explains: A 5-point FAQ on the Lok Sabha battle in Punjab
7 months, 1 week ago

HT Explains: A 5-point FAQ on the Lok Sabha battle in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Punjab’s all 13 Lok Sabha seats will go to the polls in the seventh and the last phase of the polling on June 1 with farm crisis emerging among the major issues. The BJP is looking to expand beyond its traditional base in urban pockets by contesting all 13 Lok Sabha seats for the first time since 1996 after its …

AAP slams its Delhi ally Congress while seeking votes for party in Punjab
7 months, 1 week ago

AAP slams its Delhi ally Congress while seeking votes for party in Punjab

India TV News  

Amid the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, political parties have engaged in a stringent war of words, with attacks and counter-attacks dominating poll campaigns nationwide. With its leader, Arvind Kejriwal, already visiting the state, particularly after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail in the Delhi Liquor case, the AAP kicked off its campaign with a roadshow in Punjab's Amritsar. Punjab …

Punjab: Chief Electoral Officer asks farmers' bodies to refrain from disrupting poll campaigns
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab: Chief Electoral Officer asks farmers' bodies to refrain from disrupting poll campaigns

India TV News  

Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country, the Chief Electoral Officer of Punjab on Thursday asked farmers' organisations to refrain from disrupting electoral campaigns for the Lok Sabha elections. However, after the farmers' delegation meeting with the CEO, farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal said it is their democratic right to pose questions to candidates. BJP facing agitation while …

PM Modi's political history based on 'Hindu-Muslim dispute': Digvijaya Singh
7 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi's political history based on 'Hindu-Muslim dispute': Digvijaya Singh

New Indian Express  

RAJGARH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political history is based on the "Hindu-Muslim dispute" and he should do some soul-searching as to who is benefiting from it, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has claimed. Singh, who has been fielded by the Congress from Rajgarh Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh, also said that he was not satisfied with the recent Supreme …

Interview | Punjab will vote on our performance, BJP’s polarisation card won’t work: Bhagwant Mann
8 months ago

Interview | Punjab will vote on our performance, BJP’s polarisation card won’t work: Bhagwant Mann

Hindustan Times  

The arrest of Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal since March 21 has thrust Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, 50, into a challenging task in the run-up to the general elections. As one of the key faces in the opposition INDIA bloc, he is pivoting the AAP’s sweepstakes on 22 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, …

CSDS-Lokniti pre-poll survey | ‘BJP has an edge, but a tough fight is possible’
8 months, 1 week ago

CSDS-Lokniti pre-poll survey | ‘BJP has an edge, but a tough fight is possible’

The Hindu  

Three weeks before the 2024 general election was to commence, the National Democratic Alliance enjoyed a comfortable 12 percentage point lead over the rival alliance, INDIA, according to the CSDS-Lokniti pre-poll survey. Three factors The decrease in satisfaction stems from inflation, increasing unemployment and poverty — the top three “least popular initiatives” of the Modi government, according to the survey. …

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | Satisfaction and discontent: the dual narrative of PM Modi’s governance
8 months, 1 week ago

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | Satisfaction and discontent: the dual narrative of PM Modi’s governance

The Hindu  

The performance of the Modi government has emerged as an important electoral issue. The BJP is keen to highlight its achievement to show that voters are fully satisfied with the policies and programmes introduced by the BJP-NDA government in the past ten years. First, there is an overall satisfaction regarding the performance of the Union government in the past five …

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | There is no clear and close challenger to the BJP this time. ‘Ifs and buts’ apply
8 months, 1 week ago

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | There is no clear and close challenger to the BJP this time. ‘Ifs and buts’ apply

The Hindu  

On June 4, 2024, the day of counting of votes of the Lok Sabha elections, will India witness anti-incumbency? We show that voters’ assessment of the government’s performance combined with the impact of the leadership factor may help the BJP weather the storm that economic distress may cause. And perhaps more significantly, it is to the BJP’s credit that even …

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | Despite the economy, how is the BJP sitting pretty?
8 months, 1 week ago

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | Despite the economy, how is the BJP sitting pretty?

The Hindu  

Reports based on the pre-poll survey of the Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, published in these pages on April 11, focused on the factors that had the potential to work in favour of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha elections. But above all, the strengthening of Hindu identity and the BJP’s clear identification with the Ram Mandir issue …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: PM Modi enjoys massive lead in mega nationwide survey
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: PM Modi enjoys massive lead in mega nationwide survey

Firstpost  

It was one of the biggest surveys conducted in the nation, spanning 21 major states in India from February 12 to March 1. Before the next general elections, it offers a thorough analysis of voter opinion and preferences, providing insightful information about India’s political environment According to the opinion poll, over 118,000 respondents across all social and religious backgrounds picked …

BJP spruces up poll apparatus with major focus on Hindi belt
11 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP spruces up poll apparatus with major focus on Hindi belt

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With an eye on the forthcoming general election, the BJP has begun sprucing up its organisational apparatus. Responding to the agency's questionnaire, 38 per cent of voters in Chhattisgarh, 39 per cent in Madhya Pradesh and 51 per cent in Rajasthan seemed to be “fully satisfied” with the performance of the Modi government in the last five years. …

Data proves that BJP is the preferred party of governance, PM tells BJP MPs
1 year ago

Data proves that BJP is the preferred party of governance, PM tells BJP MPs

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 7 told BJP MPs that the party had become the most preferred among people for its governance record, citing data to demonstrate the wide gap between its State governments being voted back to power in Assembly polls in comparison to Congress governments. Addressing a meeting of the BJP’s parliamentary party, the first for this …

LOKNITI-CSDS Survey | In Madhya Pradesh, modest performance, rich harvest
1 year ago

LOKNITI-CSDS Survey | In Madhya Pradesh, modest performance, rich harvest

The Hindu  

Voter assessment of a government’s performance is often a mixed bag. This is clearly evident in the case of Madhya Pradesh where voters did point to the limitations of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government and yet felt generally satisfied with its performance and thus voted for retaining the same party in power. When asked to name a particular achievement of …

LOKNITI-CSDS Survey | A look at the Modi-Chouhan influence on the BJP’s success in Madhya Pradesh
1 year ago

LOKNITI-CSDS Survey | A look at the Modi-Chouhan influence on the BJP’s success in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh since 2005, facing only a two-year hiccup in between. According to the Lokniti-CSDS survey, though the voters preferred Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the Chief Minister candidate, more than half of BJP’s voters felt that the lack of Chouhan’s presence in the campaign had no effect on their voting decision. …

India votes in key local polls gauging support for opposition, PM Modi
1 year, 1 month ago

India votes in key local polls gauging support for opposition, PM Modi

Al Jazeera  

India has kicked off local elections in the central state of Chhattisgarh and the northeastern state of Mizoram which will be an important indicator of national mood ahead of next year’s general elections. The vote that began on Tuesday has India’s opposition Congress party facing off against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. The Congress has formed …

Lokniti-CSDS survey | How the Congress won an absolute majority in Karnataka
1 year, 7 months ago

Lokniti-CSDS survey | How the Congress won an absolute majority in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Since 1985, Karnataka has never voted back a ruling party. It is clear that the Congress received more or less uniform support across age groups, while the BJP drew greater support from younger voters. The Congress drew greater support as compared to the BJP from those with different educational achievements, except those who had a college degree — a section …

Jalandhar by-poll results | People of Punjab have voted of politics of work and defeated dynasty politics: Arvind Kejriwal
1 year, 7 months ago

Jalandhar by-poll results | People of Punjab have voted of politics of work and defeated dynasty politics: Arvind Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Aam Aadmi Party chief and New Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on May 13 said that AAP’s win in the Jalandhar by-poll was an unprecedented victory. The whole of Punjab’s mood is captured in the Jalandhar result and people of Punjab have given a stamp of approval to the AAP government in Punjab and they believe that we are doing …

Punjab bypoll | 54% polling recorded in Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll
1 year, 7 months ago

Punjab bypoll | 54% polling recorded in Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll

The Hindu  

Polling in the by-election to the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat on Wednesday recorded a voter turnout of about 54%, a Punjab election official said. AAP MLA from Baba Bakala assembly segment in Amritsar, Dalbir Singh Tong was arrested for violating the model code of conduct and was later released on bail, said Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C. The action …

Jalandhar bypoll: Dissent in Punjab BJP over selection of Atwal as party candidate
1 year, 8 months ago

Jalandhar bypoll: Dissent in Punjab BJP over selection of Atwal as party candidate

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s announcement of naming Akali turncoat and former MLA Inder Iqbal Atwal as its candidate for the Jalandhar bypoll has caused huge resentment among rank and file of the Punjab BJP with leaders and cadre terming the party move demoralising. Inder Iqbal Atwal, also known as Rinku, had joined the BJP only three days back and his …

PM Modi's dig at Rahul over London speech: 'Unfortunate that questions were raised on India's democracy'
1 year, 9 months ago

PM Modi's dig at Rahul over London speech: 'Unfortunate that questions were raised on India's democracy'

India TV News  

PM Modi in Karnataka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a dig at Rahul Gandhi over Congress leader's speech during his recent visit to London when he raised questions on the Indian democratic system. some people are constantly questioning India's democracy.," PM Modi said in Karnataka's Hubballi-Dharwad. In an apparent referrence to Gandhi's remarks made in London -- that …

'Mood of the Nation': India Today-CVoter survey says 72% happy with PM Modi's performance, govt's approval rating soars from 56% to 67%
1 year, 10 months ago

'Mood of the Nation': India Today-CVoter survey says 72% happy with PM Modi's performance, govt's approval rating soars from 56% to 67%

Op India  

As the Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to be held in 2024, the India Today-CVoter Mood of the Nation survey indicated on Thursday that India’s citizens appear to be content with the performance of the Narendra Modi-led NDA administration. According to the poll, if the Lok Sabha elections were conducted today, the Bharatiya Janata Party would win 284 seats. Image …

The methodology of the post-poll survey in Himachal Pradesh
2 years ago

The methodology of the post-poll survey in Himachal Pradesh

The Hindu  

The findings presented here are from the Himachal Pradesh Assembly post-poll study 2022 conducted by the Lokniti programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi. A total of 2,844 voters spread across 110 polling stations in randomly selected 28 Assembly constituencies were interviewed for the survey. The field work was coordinated by Professor Ramesh Chauhan and Dr. …

CSDS-Lokniti Survey | What contributed to the BJP’s massive victory in Gujarat?
2 years ago

CSDS-Lokniti Survey | What contributed to the BJP’s massive victory in Gujarat?

The Hindu  

The voters of Gujarat have created electoral history in the State by delivering a historic mandate for the Bharatiya Janata Party. An analysis of aggregate data indicates that the BJP’s impressive performance was the by-product of an increase in vote share from 2017 by a mere three percentage points. Seven of every 10 of the BJP’s voters focused on the …

CSDS-Lokniti Survey | Is Modi’s charisma still driving voters?
2 years ago

CSDS-Lokniti Survey | Is Modi’s charisma still driving voters?

The Hindu  

Much of the discussion on the BJP’s spectacular victory in Gujarat has focused on the leadership factor. In 2017, it was often said that the victory was much more a victory of Mr. Modi than of the BJP. The Gujarat Governance Study, prior to the start of the campaign, showed the impact of Mr. Modi in the elections. When respondents …

Gujarat Assembly elections: 60.2% voter turnout in first phase; PM Modi holds mega roadshow in Ahmedabad
2 years ago

Gujarat Assembly elections: 60.2% voter turnout in first phase; PM Modi holds mega roadshow in Ahmedabad

Firstpost  

788 candidates were in the fray. Barring a few incidents, polling was largely peaceful across all 89 seats in south Gujarat and Saurashtra-Kutch regions which went to polls in this phase Nearly 60.20 percent voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of Gujarat Assembly polls on Thursday, the Election Commission of India said. The EC tweeted the picture of …

Is there a desire for a third alternative to the BJP and Congress in Gujarat?
2 years, 1 month ago

Is there a desire for a third alternative to the BJP and Congress in Gujarat?

The Hindu  

After its big electoral success in Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party has been eyeing Gujarat. His aggressive campaign against poor governance in the State seems to be bearing some fruit, as a large number of voters seems convinced that there is need for a third alternative in Gujarat. While the survey can’t tell us how AAP has been able to …

CSDS-Lokniti survey on Gujarat | The leadership sweepstakes: a State election with national leaders as the face of their parties
2 years, 1 month ago

CSDS-Lokniti survey on Gujarat | The leadership sweepstakes: a State election with national leaders as the face of their parties

The Hindu  

In the recent past, the leadership factor has been a key role in determining the success of parties at both central and state level. A little over one-thirds of the respondents favoured Mr. Modi while two of every ten endorsed Mr. Kejriwal. Mr. Modi was ahead of Mr. Kejriwal in all demographic groups with the variation being a minimum of …

Lokniti-CSDS survey on Gujarat:A note on methodology
2 years, 1 month ago

Lokniti-CSDS survey on Gujarat:A note on methodology

The Hindu  

The findings presented here are from a survey-based governance study conducted in Gujarat by the Lokniti programme of CSDS, Delhi. A total of 2,135 voters spread across 80 polling stations in 20 Assembly constituencies, which were randomly selected, were interviewed for the survey. Thereafter, four polling stations within each of the sampled Assembly constituencies was selected using the SRS method. …

Top news of the day: In Kashmir, Amit Shah says he wants to talk to people of Valley, not Pakistan; RSS chief says religion-based population balance can no longer be ignored, and more
2 years, 2 months ago

Top news of the day: In Kashmir, Amit Shah says he wants to talk to people of Valley, not Pakistan; RSS chief says religion-based population balance can no longer be ignored, and more

The Hindu  

Gupkar model gave guns, stones and Modi model peace, prosperity: Amit Shah “They want me to talk to Pakistan. Population control, religion-based population balance can no longer be ignored: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Speaking at the programme of RSS’s foundation day celebration event on the occasion of Vijayadashmi in Reshimbaug in Nagpur, Mr. Bhagwat said, “Population imbalances lead to changes …

DC Edit | Bypolls show how BJP is eating into SP’s UP base
2 years, 5 months ago

DC Edit | Bypolls show how BJP is eating into SP’s UP base

Deccan Chronicle  

The results of the byelections held in three Lok Sabha constituencies, especially the two in the politically significant state of Uttar Pradesh, reflect the political reality of our times: An Opposition which has lost its focus and hardly has a narrative to present before the people and the ruling party which not only consolidates its own strongholds and vote banks …

A new social core: The Hindu Editorial on the ideologically-affiliated voters of the BJP
2 years, 9 months ago

A new social core: The Hindu Editorial on the ideologically-affiliated voters of the BJP

The Hindu  

As the dust settles after the Assembly elections in the five States, Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has an unmistakably firm sway now over politics in the country. Data from the Lokniti survey show that across four States, while the Opposition parties garnered votes largely among the religious minorities, a substantial section among …

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