My articles in FirstPost
2019
23 Jan, 2019: Priyanka Gandhi joins active politics: Congress has thrown its hat in UP, made contest tougher for SP-BSP and BJP
2018
FirstPost ,Aug 06, 2018: Congress strategy of cementing state-level alliances could dent Rahul Gandhi’s chances of becoming prime minister
May 17, 2018: Karnataka Election Results: Numbers prove BJP won the Muslim and SC/ST vote, Lingayat move backfired on Congress
Mar 29, 2018: Third Front talks are fine, but it’s Congress which must beat BJP in its den to oust Narendra Modi in 2019
Mar 28, 2018: Karnataka poll dates announced by EC: Answer to who will win state Assembly polls may lie in its electoral history
Mar 26, 2018: Rahul Gandhi and Congress apart, triple anti-incumbency looms as major threat to Narendra Modi’s return in 2019
Mar 23, 2018: Delhi HC ruling on disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs makes Arvind Kejriwal a ‘martyr’, boosts party’s prospects
Feb 5, 2018: Modi-Shah prep for pre-election show in Karnataka; Siddaramaiah adopts BJP tact, proves tough nut to crack
Jan 25, 2018: Jay Panda’s suspension gives a fillip to BJP; however significant challenges remain in its Odisha Mission 120
Jan 19, 2018: AAP may remain in power despite MLAs’ disqualification; office of profit case will make voters rally behind Arvind Kejriwal
May 31, 2017: Babri Masjid row and fates of 3 BJP leaders: After sidelining Advani, Narendra Modi’s politics is bad news for Uma Bharti
May 26, 2017: Maharashtra civic polls results in 2017: BJP, Congress has a lot to cheer about while regional parties lose dominance
May 20, 2017: I-T raids will not deter Lalu Yadav: RJD chief has bounced back from worse crises in past
May 17, 2017: West Bengal civic poll results: TMC’s win establishes how non-Hindi speaking states remain to challenge for BJP
May 16, 2017: Nitish Kumar has no prime ministerial ambition: A clever lie to misguide BJP; signals Congress to initiate talks
May 14, 2017: Mayawati tapes leaked by Naseemuddin Siddiqui brings back focus on the murky world of political funding
May 12, 2017: Presidential Election 2017: UP, Uttarakhand wins give NDA an edge as Opposition camp unify to take on BJP’s might
May 10, 2017: EVM hacking: Is Narendra Modi govt’s delay on funding for VVPAT the root cause of all speculations?
May 09 2017: Fodder scam or not, leaders like Lalu Prasad Yadav will continue to thrive: Corruption isn’t a big issue for Indians
May 08 2017: AAP in crisis: Arvind Kejriwal’s party’s meteoric rise and how things went so terribly wrong
May 08 2017: Why the new banking ordinance may not be able to solve the NPA rot
May 07 2017: Kapil Mishra alleges Arvind Kejriwal took Rs 2 crore from Satyendra Jain: Can AAP survive another crisis?
May 07 2017: AAP thrives on the politics of confrontation; BJP’s witch hunt is only going to help Arvind Kejriwal
May 06 2017: Shivpal Yadav starts Samajwadi storm again: How SP is struggling to counter BJP juggernaut
May 03 2017: Kumar Vishwas decides to stay with AAP: Here’s why Arvind Kejriwal was quick to address his concerns
May 02 2017: Presidential Election 2017: Pranab Mukherjee retires in July, this is how India elects its president
Apr 28, 2017: MCD Election 2017: Don’t write AAP’s obituary until the 2020 Assembly polls
Apr 28, 2017: Lessons from MCD Election 2017: Congress’ only hope in Delhi is an alliance with AAP
Apr 26, 2017: MCD Elections 2017 Results: Massive victory highlights BJP’s new strategy to tackle anti-incumbency
Apr 26, 2017: MCD Election 2017 Results: Big win for BJP proves party is reaching stature enjoyed by Congress in the 1950s
Apr 26, 2017: MCD Election 2017: Irrespective of results, introspection is need of the hour for AAP
Apr 26, 2017: MCD Election 2017: Exit polls portend bad omen for AAP; is the aam aadmi dream dead?
Apr 26, 2017: MCD Election 2017: Big day for AAP, BJP, and Congress; polls will have national ramifications
Apr 26, 2017: MCD Election 2017: Complex interplay of caste and class will determine the winner
Apr 23, 2017: Why a Bihar-like grand alliance to counter BJP in Uttar Pradesh is doomed to fail?
Apr 21, 2017: MCD Election 2017: AAP has lost ground since 2015, but BJP’s weak local leadership may hurt party
Apr 17, 2017: 2019 Lok Sabha election: BJP’s strategy must focus on retaining states, expanding base
Apr 13, 2017: By-election results in 2017: From Congress’ solid show to AAP’s route, here are five key themes from by polls
Apr 06 2017: MCD Election 2017: Congress’ over-reliance on failings of BJP instead of forcing change will prove costly
Apr 04 2017: MCD Election 2017: Ten reasons why Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party might pull off a win
Mar 14, 2017: UP Election Results 2017: Akhilesh Yadav, and not Mayawati, is the biggest loser
Mar 11, 2017: UP Election Results 2017: Improvement on BSP’s social engineering model takes BJP to dizzy heights
Mar 10, 2017: Exit polls 2017: Why solid data collection rather than methodology is key for higher accuracy
Jan 18, 2017: Elections 2017 will be tests for BJP’s ‘top down’ campaign strategy, Modi’s strength
