Ranjan Srivastava leads HT’s coverage from Bhopal. He has spent more than two decades in journalism in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, covering political and other affairs. For the past 16 years, he has been working in Madhya Pradesh.
Articles by Ranjan
Bihar: Miscreants loot ₹16.5 lakh from bank in Ara
Bhojpur SP Pramod Kumar said five miscreants entered into the bank at 10.15am and escaped with looted cash within four minutes
Published on Dec 06, 2023 04:53 PM IST
Prashant Ranjan
Number Theory: Why is 2023 different from 2018? And what of 2024?
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has won elections in three out of the four states for which results were declared on Sunday.
Published on Dec 04, 2023 07:44 AM IST
Assembly polls: The inability to retain mandate haunts Congress
The Congress’s loss in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh this time is symptomatic of a bigger crisis facing the party.
Updated on Dec 04, 2023 02:12 AM IST
Decoding the mechanics of the Congress win in Telangana
BRS has lost almost ten percentage points in vote share between 2018 and 2023 which exactly how much Congress has gained in the state between the two elections.
Updated on Dec 04, 2023 02:20 AM IST
MP Congress leaders blame Kamal Nath for party’s loss in assembly polls
Congress leaders in Madhya Pradesh blamed the party high-command for the loss in the assembly elections saying that it was totally dependent on Kamal Nath for victory
Updated on Dec 03, 2023 07:27 PM IST
Number Theory: Results may go beyond states that went to polls
The results of the assembly elections in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana will be announced today
Published on Dec 03, 2023 07:20 AM IST
Workers rescued from Uttarakhand tunnel land in Patna, welcomed by labour minister
Five workers from Bihar, who were rescued after being trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand for 17 days, have returned to Patna.
Updated on Dec 01, 2023 09:23 PM IST
Subhash PathakPrashant Ranjan, Patna/ara
Number Theory: Will Telangana elect BRS for the third time?
An HT analysis of past results shows that any opposition party will have to really outperform its previous best
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 07:53 AM IST
Number Theory: The importance of Scheduled Tribe vote for the BJP
Here are the some charts that explain the importance of the ST outreach by the Prime Minister
Published on Nov 29, 2023 07:55 AM IST
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
Caste survey pledge adds a new poll edge in Madhya Pradesh
In some ways, the challenge is similar to the one that Mandal-era parties are facing in the original cauldron of social engineering.
Updated on Dec 01, 2023 03:01 PM IST
RanjanDhrubo Jyoti
Congress seeks NIA probe as videos intensify furore over Tomar’s son
The political row over a series of video clips in which Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar’s son is purportedly heard discussing some financial dealings intensified on Wednesday as the Congress demanded an NIA probe into the matter.
Updated on Nov 16, 2023 06:24 AM IST
Ranjan, Bhopal
New video intensifies row over Union minister Tomar’s son
The Congress intensifies attack against BJP candidate Narendra Singh Tomar after emergence of video claiming his son discussed financial transactions.
Updated on Nov 15, 2023 06:24 AM IST
Ranjan, Bhopal
Chambal, once the land of dacoits, stares at illegal arms ahead of MP polls
The presence of illegal weapons and their supply through porous Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan borders is still a concern in the Chambal region in Madhya Pradesh
Published on Nov 14, 2023 04:24 PM 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
Elect BJP, get free darshan of Ramlala in Ayodhya: Amit Shah in MP
Addressing several rallies in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, Amit Shah underlined how religious places are being renovated under the leadership of PM Modi
Updated on Nov 13, 2023 09:57 PM 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
There is pro-incumbency, people see BJP has transformed their lives: Scindia
Due to the development work of the BJP for 18 years, MP is heading towards hitting the highest points on social welfare indicators, Jyotiraditya Scindia said
Published on Nov 10, 2023 08:58 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
Murder and caste divide: Fault lines play out in Chambal electoral arena
Last September, Rajputs and Gurjars in the region clashed over whether Samrat Mihir Bhoj was a Rajput or a Gurjar.
Updated on Nov 09, 2023 06:06 AM IST
Ranjan, Morena/bhind/datia
Modi hits out at Oppn, Nitish comments on campaign trail
The BJP and the National Commission for Women criticised Kumar’s comments, even as his ally and deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav defended him, saying his intent was to laud women
Updated on Nov 09, 2023 05:40 AM IST
Ranjan, Bhopal
PM Modi slams Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s comment on population control as ‘obscene’
PM Modi also targeted two Congress chief ministers in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh over alleged corruption allegations against them
Updated on Nov 08, 2023 05:47 PM IST
Congress failed to control Naxals: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress government in Chhattisgarh of corruption and failure in tackling Maoism. He also accused the Opposition of insulting backward communities and claimed that only the BJP protected the interests of marginalised castes. Modi made these remarks during three separate poll rallies in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Telangana. He promised that if the BJP won the November 30 polls, the next chief minister of Telangana would be from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) community.
Updated on Nov 08, 2023 05:16 AM IST
Between capital and State: The model BIT
An investment treaty with countries like the UK will further boost the confidence of foreign investors and attract even higher levels of investments to India
Published on Nov 07, 2023 10:41 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
Not concerned about CM post... aim is to ensure society’s welfare: Chouhan
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is confident of winning a fifth term in the upcoming assembly elections
Updated on Nov 06, 2023 11:58 AM IST
Tribal leaders in Madhya Oradesh fear polarisation by BJP
Local tribal leaders believe that the BJP is attempting to polarise the tribal voters by prompting the legendary icons and the foundation stone of the ‘Veerangana Rani Durgavati Smarak aur Udyaan’ in Jabalpur – laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on her 500th birth anniversary on October 5 – is part the ruling party’s agenda to lure in the tribals
Published on Nov 04, 2023 04:47 PM IST
No anti-incumbency in Madhya Pradesh, BJP will retain power: Prahlad Singh Patel
Union minister Prahlad Singh Patel is one of seven Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliament members contesting the Madhya Pradesh elections
Published on Nov 03, 2023 04:44 PM IST
Convincing rebels to withdraw topped Shah’s priorities during last MP visit
Denial of tickets has prompted many Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rebels to contest as independent candidates or to defect to other parties.
Updated on Nov 01, 2023 04:49 AM IST
