Posts Tagged “uttar pradesh”
Don’t be surprised at Yogi Adityanath’s elevation
by Ritwik on March 21, 2017
Adityanath’s elevation as UP CM indicates Modi and Shah’s continued ideological clarity and tactical nous. The signs are troubling for progressive politics in India.
Continue ReadingThe cost of 28 seats – analysis of the Congress performance in UP
by Ritwik on March 7, 2012
Rahul Gandhi, and his expensive foreign trained image consultants, tried to project Congress as a party of change, of hope, of decisive action in UP. I leave it to the wisdom of the reader to decide whether any of the above is consistent with the image that was sought to be projected. It appears to me that the actions of the party in the last couple of years have rather been populist, oppurtunistic and given to the worst kind of sectarian and votebank politics.
Continue ReadingWhy statues won’t help Mayawati
by Ritwik on July 17, 2009
The reporting of the latest statue building exercise hasn’t touched upon the topic of electoral gain: will this statue building spree benefit Mayawati electorally?
Since I am not a journalist,I will go ahead and do what most Indians are very happy doing in their drawing rooms/paan shops/offices/playgrounds etc etc – predict the fate of politicians and political parties.
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