Articles by Nalin Mehta
BJP’s N-E triumph is a remarkable feat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push and three key strategies helped the party win over a region it once had no presence in

Updated on Mar 03, 2023 08:10 AM IST
In Gujarat elections, a battle of prestige
In this triangular fight that upends the state’s two-party polity, the BJP is banking on Brand Modi, Congress on grassroots workers and the AAP on a narrative of change. The outcome will hinge on how much of Congress’s votes shift to the AAP

Updated on Nov 21, 2022 08:36 PM IST
The two different machines of Modi’s BJP and Congress
From grassroots cadre to a digital army, from aspirations to ideology, the BJP’s party structure – much like the Congress of the past – is now fortified. How the Congress decides to contend with this hegemon, as it gears up to elect a new party president, will be crucial for its survival

Published on Sep 03, 2022 07:16 PM IST
A new social evolution dawns on the Republic
Droupadi Murmu’s rise to Raisina Hill is indeed remarkable. A symbolic yet tactical move by the BJP, it marks a strategic shift to broaden its out-reach to India’s tribals

Published on Jul 21, 2022 08:39 PM IST
The BJP has changed the old rules of politics
The sweeping win shows the social coalition that powered the party to victories in 2014 and 2019 is not only intact but now stronger and deeper. This is due to the appeal of PM Modi and CM Yogi

Published on Mar 10, 2022 10:14 PM IST
How the BJP went beyond its upper-caste bastion
The BJP has become the most socially representative party in UP by caste. In the process, the party has reduced upper-caste dominance. However, this social engineering has been done without losing the support of the upper-castes

Updated on Dec 18, 2021 07:38 PM IST