Articles by Gurman Bhatia
Number of BJP MLAs in the northeast have increased 15 times in last five years
Between 2013 and 2018, the number of BJP legislators in the eight states of the region increased fifteenfold — from nine in 2013 to 140 in 2018, an analysis of election data by the Hindustan Times shows.

Updated on Mar 06, 2018 11:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Samarth Bansal and Gurman Bhatia
CBSE Class 12 results: Economics and maths have the highest failure rates
Since Maths and Economics have an element of statistical ability, experts think it is not surprising that they have high failure rates in CBSE Class 12 board exam.

Updated on Jul 02, 2017 05:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Manas Sharma and Gurman Bhatia
MCD election: Taekwondo coach, tea seller, school principal among women in forefront
Among the women candidates in MCD elections, there are school principals, Taekwondo coach, teachers, Reiki consultant, tea sellers, tailors, vegetable seller, yoga expert and wives of Delhi police head constables.

Updated on Apr 21, 2017 03:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , New Delhi
Prawesh Lama and Gurman BhatiaPunjab election result: Congress gains as AAP chips off Akali votes
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) proved a spoiler for the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP combine in Punjab, unlike pre-poll perception that new entrant in the state’s politics will erode Congress votes

Updated on Mar 12, 2017 08:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Jatin Gandhi, Samarth Bansal and Gurman Bhatia
UP election: How ‘bad men’ in politics turn Robinhood for common man
The criminalisation of politics emerged in UP in 1980’s when the village panchayat and assembly polls were held under the shadow of dacoits.

Updated on Feb 19, 2017 08:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times |
Gulam Jeelani and Gurman Bhatia
Reserved seats not a given, Mayawati tells core voters don’t be misled
Dalits comprise the BSP’s most ardent supporters, suggesting the party should do well in reserved seats such as Bilhaur, but BSP supporters say that such seats are often the hardest to win

Updated on Mar 06, 2017 06:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bilhaur |
Aman Sethi and Gurman Bhatia
It’s Kulbir Vs Kulbirs and Ashwani Vs Ashwanis in Punjab
Of the 1,145 candidates contesting the Punjab assembly elections, 92 have the same name as another contestant in their constituency.

Updated on Feb 03, 2017 11:41 PM IST
Punjab elections 2017: What we know about the candidates - in charts
When Punjab goes to polls on February 4th, 1,145 candidates will battle it out for 117 seats. We looked at the final list of candidates and broke down the trends for you.

Updated on Jan 29, 2017 03:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Gurman Bhatia