We point out what are perhaps the economic roots to Punjab’s cultural-political anxieties: a stall in farm incomes has made the average Sikh poorer than the non-Sikh in the state.
What the state really needs is an urgent conversation on farming, not religion
With @naalmot
India’s 3 longest serving major state/UT CMs are non Cong/BJP.
But regional satraps, especially of the unaligned variety are close to extinct now. Even non-BJP/Cong MP/MLAs are feeling the squeeze.
Indian politics, as we knew it for decades has CHANGED
With @NishantTISS
Karnataka’s new cabinet features a mix of experienced leaders and emerging faces. Political equations are set for a new phase.
Here is team of @DKShivakumar
Congress has take 3 big decisions over the past 1 month whose significance is national. Is the party heading for a bigger overhaul?
https://t.co/rJqZs3YT4e
AAP storms Punjab Municipal Elections 2026 with 958 seats! INC 397, SAD 192, BJP 172. Local politics sees a dramatic transformation. #PunjabMunicipalElections#AAP#PunjabPolitics
After three years of power tussle, Siddaramaiah steps down as Karnataka CM, paving the way for D K Shivakumar.
The transition marks a major shift in Karnataka Congress politics, with caste equations, factional balance and the road to 2028 now at the centre of the battle. @MePiyush
https://t.co/ZuLMVZzyfC
Rahul Gandhi’s Southern Strategy: Three Tough Calls Signal New Assertiveness Inside Congress
1. Going with Vijay, dumping DMK
2. VDS as Keralam CM, not KC
3. Replacing Sidda with DKS
My Piece @CNNnews18
https://t.co/F0iZt8N1ML
प्रशांत किशोर क्यों चुनाव लडे़ंगे। लड़ेंगे तो क्या भाजपा के अभेद्य किले को गिरा देंगे? जानेंगे, आज के एक्सप्लेनर बूझे की नाही में...
#PrashantKishore#BiharNews#HindiNews
https://t.co/z3IOiN1B9G
"The Left's ‘First Ram, Then Bam’ idea is a political self-sabotage dressed up as tactical realism."
Excellent piece by @niladrichatt
https://t.co/w3BI1ODsvm
#Keralam | The new chief minister’s challenge will be to ensure that the Congress does not slowly appear overshadowed within its own alliance
Reported by: @madhuparna_N
https://t.co/TLvlg2SMS0
Why #IUML firmly backed V.D. Satheesan for #Kerala Chief Minister
Political analysts say the former Leader of the Opposition cultivated strong acceptance among Muslims and many see him as “one among us”
https://t.co/UEJMt57sfC
End of road for the INDIA bloc? Do these election results open up some possibilities for the Congress?
very thoughtful conversation b/w @kailashkk & @YRDeshmukh moderated by @SobhanaNair
India Today’s Kamlesh Singh says Bengal’s biggest election shock wasn’t BJP crossing 200 seats in a 294-seat assembly — it was NRBs in CR Park, Indiranagar and New Jersey discovering Bengal voters had stopped taking political instructions over fish curry and nostalgia.
https://t.co/TGvgXVyUhT