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Competitive welfarism has set in. With Opposition certain to make tall promises to voters for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the central government will attempt to neutralise those with handouts that have an immediate impact and sets the poll narrative in BJP’s favour

The 2013 assembly polls were influenced greatly by the Modi wave sweeping the country then. Massive anti-incumbency against tilted the 2018 verdict against three BJP governments. In contrast, 2023 is seeing both anti-incumbency and pro-incumbency sentiment. The dominating theme this time is government’s delivery versus opposition’s promises

A look at what the poll of exit polls – which shows a possible 2-2 draw between Congress and BJP -- in key Hindi heartland states and Telangana mean for national politics

Assembly election 2023 LIVE updates: Live updates on the Assembly Election 2023 in Telangana, a crucial litmus test for KCR. Results for Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mizoram, and Chhattisgarh will be revealed on December 3rd.

The strain on the fiscal front is not worth the purported benefits that may accrue to political parties

Assembly Elections 2023: The messaging has been tailored to various constituencies--national rejuvenation for some, Hindutva for core supporters, pointers to economic achievements for the elites, freebies to those left behind and also the caste card. But the prime minister being the face of the BJP in the state elections is expected to pay dividends in next year’s general election

Assembly Elections 2023: Both SP and BSP in Madhya Pradesh in 2018 and BSP in Chhattisgarh in 2008 and 2013 played what can be said to have been crucial roles in the final seat tally in elections that were closely fought

Assembly Elections 2023: BJP is conscious that it has to recover its tribal base to avert a repeat of the 2018 result which favoured Congress. While the 2019 Lok Sabha elections showcased PM Modi’s clout in the tribal community, BJP is leaving nothing to chance, and hence this visit to a village in Jharkhand when the polls are elsewhere

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023 LIVE Updates: BJP fielded 14 candidates who are 70-plus, with the oldest being 80. In contrast, the Congress has fielded nine septuagenarians for the November 17 polls. Experts say BJPs move to go with warhorses could be the fallout of its drubbing in the Karnataka elections.

Assembly Elections 2023: There is justice in the poll promises that political parties are making to women voters, whose assertion at the polling booth in terms of turnout and independent choices is only too evident to these parties. Women are hindered in many ways in improving their economic condition – think of the abysmally low workforce participation rate and land ownership – and unconditional cash transfers provide a remedy through redistribution