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
Number Theory: What explains the JMM’s massive victory in Jharkhand?
After all, the JMM alliance won the elections even in 2019 and the BJP alliance has largely maintained its seat tally between 2019 (25) and 2024 (24)
Updated on Nov 29, 2024 10:41 AM IST
Number Theory: How Congress lost the plot and slumped to its lowest Maha tally
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Published on Nov 26, 2024 09:52 AM IST
India’s RCEP and CPTPP challenge
If India wishes to accede to these two FTAs, it will have to bring about some major changes in its existing trade and investment treaty practice
Published on Nov 25, 2024 07:16 PM IST
What changed the fortunes of alliances in Maharashtra
The BJP has turned the tables and now it looks like the Congress is left without any worthy allies in the state.
Updated on Nov 25, 2024 04:13 AM IST
Maharashtra: What changed between Lok Sabha, state polls
The biggest factor behind the assembly election results is the Mahayuti taking a massive lead in terms of vote share over the MVA, the respective numbers being 51.3% and 35.4% respectively.
Updated on Nov 24, 2024 07:12 AM IST
Results show Congress still far behind BJP
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections revealed stark political polarization, with the BJP-led NDA dominating, while Congress struggles within the INDIA alliance.
Updated on Nov 24, 2024 05:10 AM IST
Number Theory: 3 things to watch out for in Maharashtra, Jharkhand poll results
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Updated on Nov 22, 2024 06:07 PM IST
Number Theory: Do Lok Sabha polls give a true idea of the state of play in Maha?
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Updated on Nov 20, 2024 08:31 AM IST
Number Theory: A complex poll contest takes shape in Maharashtra
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Published on Nov 19, 2024 09:49 AM IST
Number Theory: Why November 20 polls may be a watershed moment for Mumbai
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Published on Nov 18, 2024 08:33 AM IST
Number Theory: STs and their importance in Jharkhand politics — 2
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Published on Nov 06, 2024 08:52 AM IST
Why Hamas survives the deaths of its leaders
There is still a considerable distance to be covered in “wiping Hamas off from the face of Earth”, as Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised.
Published on Nov 04, 2024 08:26 PM IST
Number Theory: STs and their importance in Jharkhand politics — 1
This is the first of a 2-part series on ST population and Jharkhand politics. The 2nd part will look at differences within STs and their political implications.
Updated on Nov 04, 2024 10:22 AM IST
Retd army officer among 2 candidates replaced by Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj
Lt Gen Sri Krishna Singh (retd) has been replaced by Kiran Singh because the decorated army officer was not a registered voter in Bihar but Noida in UP
Published on Oct 23, 2024 05:50 PM IST
Prashant Ranjan
Number Theory: The state of play in UP’s high-stakes bypoll battle
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Published on Oct 18, 2024 01:05 PM IST
Nishant Ranjan, New Delhi
How AI in education reduces inequality
This article is authored by Rishabh Ranjan, chief data scientist, ConveGenius.AI.
Published on Oct 18, 2024 09:00 AM IST
Rishabh Ranjan
Number Theory: The electoral contest in Maharashtra and Jharkhand in 3 charts
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Updated on Oct 15, 2024 06:39 PM IST
Nishant Ranjan, New Delhi
Chagos freed, sun finally sets on the British Empire
While diplomacy is critical, the UK’s decision to hand over the sovereignty to Mauritius over the Chagos Islands couldn’t have come through without the ICJ decision and the use of international law by Mauritius
Published on Oct 12, 2024 08:15 PM IST
Did PDP spoil BJP’s game plan in J&K?
A lot of anecdotal reporting was suggesting that independent candidates would damage the prospects of the NC-Congress alliance and make government-formation a complicated affair
Updated on Oct 09, 2024 04:45 AM IST
BJP lures swing voters to deepen its Haryana footprint
A statistical analysis of the results besides these headline numbers shows a more comprehensive story of a growing and deepening BJP footprint in the state.
Updated on Oct 09, 2024 04:47 AM IST
Number Theory: 3 charts that explain the Haryana, J&K election results
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Updated on Oct 09, 2024 09:55 AM IST
In Haryana, BJP exploits anti-Congress sentiment to deepen footprint
BJP’s success in Haryana is consolidating the anti-Congress vote rather than taking away the Congress vote
Updated on Oct 08, 2024 11:45 PM IST
Nishant Ranjan, New Delhi
Number Theory: 3 things to watch out for in the 2 assembly election results
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Updated on Oct 08, 2024 01:26 AM IST
Number Theory: Three crucial factors that will decide the Haryana elections
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Updated on Oct 04, 2024 06:43 PM IST
Teen social media use: Why banning isn’t the answer
This article is authored by Ranjana Kumari, director, Centre for Social Research, New Delhi and Anne Collier, global expert on Online Trust & Safety.
Published on Oct 01, 2024 10:11 AM IST
Ranjana KumariAnne Collier
Number Theory: The Model Code, and its governance impact
How significant is the direct disruption because of holding state and national elections separately?
Published on Sep 28, 2024 01:16 PM IST
Delhi’s changing stance on trade-labour linkages
India, through the IPEF, has accepted global law allowing other countries to review its labour law compliance as part of international economic agreements
Published on Sep 23, 2024 09:03 PM IST
Number Theory: Caste calculus of the 2024 Haryana polls
Because Haryana does not have data on caste-wise population shares, it is not possible to account for their representation or lack of it.
Published on Sep 23, 2024 11:01 AM IST
Agnipath scheme: Are four years enough for combat maturity?
The government should carefully look into the argument made for enhancing the term of engagement of Agniveers from four to eight or 10 years.
Published on Sep 18, 2024 08:15 AM IST
Number Theory: An electoral history of Jammu and Kashmir decoded in 3 charts
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Updated on Sep 18, 2024 12:04 AM IST