Articles by Nishant Ranjan
Rajasthan’s electoral contest explained
A look at some charts that explain the nature of the electoral battle taking place on November 25
Published on Nov 24, 2023 09:14 PM IST
Number Theory: The largest of the five-phase poll cycle
What is at stake in the election today?
Published on Nov 17, 2023 10:23 AM IST
Can BJP win back Karnataka by turning to Yediyurappa, Deve Gowda?
Six months after it lost the Karnataka election, the BJP state unit has got a new president in B Y Vijayendra, the son of veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa.
Updated on Nov 14, 2023 08:07 AM IST
Number Theory: Bihar's poverty hurdle, explained in six charts
What explains Bihar’s poverty? The answer to this question is not as simple as it sounds. Here are six charts which try to explain this
Published on Nov 10, 2023 10:10 AM IST
Number Theory: What Bihar caste census data does not tell us
Without taking away anything from the importance of the data which has been released, here are some aspects which have been left unaddressed
Updated on Nov 09, 2023 01:05 PM IST
Number Theory: Decoding the 1st phase of assembly elections
The voting on November 7 is the first and smallest of four phases of voting in the current round of elections
Updated on Nov 07, 2023 09:56 AM IST
Number Theory: How bipolar are the MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh polls?
An HT analysis shows that the answer varies depending on which indicator one is looking at. Here are four charts which explain this in detail.
Published on Oct 27, 2023 11:43 AM IST
How will BJP-JD(S) alliance impact Karnataka?
The JD (S)’s decision to join the NDA comes just about six months before the 2024 general elections.
Updated on Sep 23, 2023 08:18 AM IST
10-year analysis puts spotlight on boat capsizing deaths in Bihar
Between 2012 and 2021, Bihar accounted for 12.2% of all deaths in incidents involving capsizing of boats
Updated on Sep 16, 2023 05:03 AM IST
Nishant Ranjan, New Delhi
Number Theory: Behind the top court's pendency challenge
The Supreme Court of India will now be a part of the National Judicial Data Grid, the Chief Justice of India announced on Thursday
Published on Sep 15, 2023 08:55 AM IST
Number theory: OBC chief ministers in India; deep dive into social patterns
This piece will look at the data on OBC chief ministers in detail. It will focus on three key questions to examine this issue.
Updated on Aug 18, 2023 01:33 AM IST
Number theory: A caste-wise analysis of all chief ministers in India
A look at the overall, intertemporal and state-wise caste breakup of chief ministers.
Updated on Aug 17, 2023 07:11 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh has the highest crime rate against Dalits
MP had the highest crime rate against people belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) groups in 2021, according to NCRB data.
Updated on Jul 25, 2023 04:45 AM IST
Number theory: Is Congress today where Jan Sangh was in the ‘60s and ‘70s?
A look at how Cong is trying to achieve what the Jan Sangh did by forming a diverse opposition grouping against a dominant party.
Published on Jul 07, 2023 09:09 PM IST
Number theory: The new tripartite alignment in Indian politics
A look at why the current anti-BJP alliance may be different from similar experiments in the past.
Published on Jul 06, 2023 12:47 AM IST
Can opposition unity defeat the BJP in 2024?
Opposition parties are trying to build an argument that the best way to defeat BJP in 2024 is to ensure the opposition fields just one candidate against the BJP
Published on Jun 19, 2023 12:44 AM IST
Number theory: The changing profile of new civil service recruits
The top three candidates in the merit list of the 2022 Civil Services Exam, announced recently were women who studied economics, commerce and engineering.
Updated on Jun 15, 2023 03:32 AM IST
Number theory: Understanding the political economy of free electricity
An HT analysis of data on domestic urban power tariffs for various states and Union territories (UTS) shows that these vary significantly across states.
Updated on Jun 19, 2023 12:27 PM IST
Karnataka election results point to bipolar polity in southern state
Congress won the Karnataka assembly elections by the biggest vote share and seats after a whopping 34 years.
Updated on May 14, 2023 03:40 AM IST
Karnataka elections: Congress seat share 50% in 5 of 6 sub-regions
The BJP on the other hand has recorded its worst ever seat shares in Central and Southern sub-regions
Updated on May 14, 2023 01:01 AM IST
Number theory: The relevance of NCP in Maharashtra and India
Sharad Pawar formed the NCP in 1999, after opposing Sonia Gandhi as the prime ministerial candidate, and leaving the Congress
Updated on Jun 11, 2023 09:48 PM IST
Number theory: A SWOT analysis of the Congress in Karnataka
Can Congress capture power in Karnataka? Congress has the biggest support base in the state, but its seat share to vote share ratio is the lowest among parties.
Updated on Jun 11, 2023 09:34 PM IST
Nishant Ranjan
Number theory: A SWOT analysis of the BJP in Karnataka
Here are three charts which look at the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for the BJP in the forthcoming Karnataka polls.
Updated on Apr 28, 2023 12:07 PM IST
Nishant Ranjan
Number theory: Three decades of India’s decentralisation venture
April 24 is observed as National Panchayati Raj Day in India.
Updated on Apr 24, 2023 01:33 PM IST
Nishant Ranjan