Follow us on FROM TOI PRINT EDITION How to read Indian politics: Without immersive ground reporting & fieldwork, backed by large data sets, we’ll never grasp complexities July 4, 2021, 7:52 PM IST The writer is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Ashoka University. Views are personal Now that spring elections have passed, our minds have already fast-forwarded to the next round of polls. The question is: What have we learnt from this past round of elections and how does it add to what we know about electoral politics? Over the past decade, electoral politics has become more professionalised and so has the tiny universe of electoral analysts. Experts, pollsters, political consultancy shops have mushroomed to offer their services to parties, the media, and private companies, and sometimes to all three at once.