Why is BJP not able to make inroads in South India?

By: Fatima Hasan At a time when the recent elections in Maharashtra threw up BJP as the single largest party but this did not help the saffron party to form the government, political analysts, journalists and political parties spoke about the diminishing popularity of the BJP. Interestingly, the criticism is hard to believe as Lok […]

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Is it the end of the road for the Congress in Telangana?

By: Fatima Hasan Once the grand old party, it is now not even the main opposition in Telangana State Assembly. The Congress, known for granting bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and formation of Telangana State, was a favourite with the local people for long. It had sympathy among separate Telangana agitators and participants. However, the recent […]

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PROMISE OF SECULARISM

Whether the promise of Secularism has been eroded by the choice of Indian electorate? This is the question thrown up by the outcome of the 2014 general elections to the Lok Sabha which saw the National Democratic Alliance regaining power after a gap of 10 years and the BJP securing absolute majority in the Lok […]

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Congress scores a self-goal in Telangana

Congress scores a self-goal in Telangana By: Syed Amin Jafri The Congress seems to be have scored a self-goal in seeking the minority votes in Friday’s assembly elections in Telangana. The Congress campaigners had been telling the minority voters that “voting for TRS would be like voting for BJP” and that, after the Assembly polls, […]

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Minority factor in Telangana elections

Minority factor in Telangana elections By: Syed Amin Jafri The ruling TRS scored a landslide victory in last Friday’s Assembly elections in Telangana. All sections of the people– backward classes, upper castes, Dalits, tribals and the minorities.– extended massive support to KCR’s party. TRS bagged 88 out of 119 seats and its vote-share was a […]

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TRS poised to sweep Lok Sabha polls with huge majorities

TRS poised to sweep Lok Sabha polls with huge majorities The die has been cast for Lok Sabha elections in Telangana. The three-fourth majority secured by Telangana Rashtra Samithi in the just-concluded Assembly elections will ensure its sweeping victory in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls. Praja Kutami (comprising Congress, Telugu Desam, TJS and CPI) would […]

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REGIONAL PARTIES

Regional Parties: Are they king-makers and game-changers in Indian political scenario? As India goes into the campaigning mode for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, the hotly debated issue in political discourse these days is whether the regional parties are going to play king-makers and game-changers in the 2019 polls. The question cannot be ignored since […]

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ELECTORAL REPRESENTATION OF MUSLIMS IN ASSEMBLY/ LOK SABHA: 1951-2014

Presented at the National Workshop on “Political Empowerment of Muslims in Telangana State: Opportunities and Challenges” at University of Hyderabad on 29th November 2016 By: Syed Amin Jafri One of the key objectives of this workshop is to understand the causes for low levels of political empowerment of Muslims in terms of political representation, political […]

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