All stories by Archis Mohan
Muzaffarnagar: Why This Minister Will Breathe Easy
Rediff.com15 Apr 2024With the RLD part of the NDA now, Sanjeev Kumar Balyan would expect an easier contest than five years back when the RLD, SP and BSP had an alliance.
Victory Margins No Guarantee Of Ticket
Rediff.com5 Apr 202412 of the 20 MPs with the highest winning margins in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls have not been re-nominated by their parties for the 2024 general elections.
Congress To Contest Least Number Of Seats Since 1952
Rediff.com4 Apr 2024If the Congress is contesting fewer seats than ever before, the BJP is set to contest its highest-ever number of Lok Sabha seats.
2024 Lok Sabha Election: In Numbers!
Rediff.com27 Mar 2024There are 218,442 voters over 100 years on the electoral rolls.
To Win 370 Seats BJP Needs Strike Rate Of...
Rediff.com25 Mar 2024The BJP would need to contest more seats than it did in 2014 and 2019.
Unexplained Cash: EC's Headache
Rediff.com22 Mar 2024Nearly Rs 3,400 crore (Rs 34 billion) in cash and other items were seized in the elections in 2022-2023, an increase of 835 per cent over 2017-2018.
Will Odisha Show Faith In Naveen Patnaik Again?
Rediff.com11 Mar 2024The 78-year-old Naveen is on the cusp of creating history. He must win the forthcoming Assembly polls to become India's longest-serving chief minister, a record held by Sikkim's Pawan Kumar Chamling.
Revealed! Mo-Shah's 370 MPs Plans
Rediff.com5 Mar 2024The BJP's top leadership will drop its MPs found to be facing anti-incumbency, according to its internal surveys -- a pivotal tactic to ensure the party achieves its target of winning 370 seats.
German Model For One Nation One Election
Rediff.com29 Feb 2024The report is likely to recommend that India adopt the German model of 'constructive no-confidence' which stipulates that the unseating of a government must be immediately followed by the formation of a new one, which will serve out the remainder of the legislative term.
Does India Need A Population Policy?
Rediff.com13 Feb 2024Experts recommend awaiting the findings of the 2021 Census, which is yet to be conducted, before introducing population control policies.
'Congress Backing Lalu Irked Nitish Most'
Rediff.com7 Feb 2024At the core of Nitish Kumar's decision was a cold political calculation. He assessed that the RJD's support base was unlikely to vote for JD-U candidates in the Lok Sabha polls. He was unsure of winning even half a dozen if he stayed with the RJD and the Congress.
New Annual Festivals On India's Calendar
Rediff.com17 Jan 2024In the last 9 years, the BJP govt has marked some anniversaries and events with more zeal than Congress-led governments.
BSP Beyond Behenji
Rediff.com15 Jan 2024'It is an existential crisis. We cannot recover lost ground through social media. We need to forge alliances and reshape our ideological contours.'
Why UAE's 'Hello Modi' Will Be Unusual
Rediff.com10 Jan 2024The effort is to make the PM's interaction with the diaspora at Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Sports city stadium on February 13 the largest he has addressed.
Congress Backs Nitish As INDIA Convenor
Rediff.com5 Jan 2024Sources within the INDIA bloc said appointing Nitish Kumar as convenor would lend credibility to the INDIA bloc's demand for conducting a nationwide caste census.
BJP May Replace Half Its Lok Sabha MPs
Rediff.com4 Jan 2024Amit Shah wants to increase the party's nationwide vote share by at least 10 per cent from the 37.7 per cent it secured five years ago and ensure above 50 per cent vote share in the states where it came close to that benchmark, but couldn't cross it.
15,940 Indians Tried To Enter US Illegally In Oct-Nov
Rediff.com3 Jan 2024'Our missions do not have any reliable data on the number of Indians staying or working illegally in foreign countries,' the MEA says.
Is Rahul Looking Beyond May 2024?
Rediff.com28 Dec 2023Rahul Gandhi's focus will be on his Nyay Yatra, rather than the INDIA bloc's election campaign, leading to speculation among allies that the Congress leader is already looking at the Opposition's fight beyond May 2024.
Hindutva outfit demands stringent OTT laws 'as in UAE'
Rediff.com28 Dec 2023The outfit suggested that the government amend the Information Technology Act to classify all such content as pornography, which people should only be able to access by punching in their Aadhaar details or their fingerprints. Archis Mohan reports
How Women Change The Political Game
Rediff.com22 Dec 2023More than ever before, women voters can make or mar a political party's electoral fortunes.