Seema Chishti Joins The Wire as Editor
Chishti comes to The Wire after decades of experience as a reporter, author, researcher, educator, broadcaster and editor.
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Chishti comes to The Wire after decades of experience as a reporter, author, researcher, educator, broadcaster and editor.
The increasing misuse of ED as an instrument of power is borne out by a steep 95% rise in its actions since Modi came to power. The central probe agencies are being used to engineer defections from Opposition parties like never before.
The BJP improved its vote share from 49% in 2017 to 52% this time. But its seat tally increased by 57. This big increment could not have happened without AAP taking away a large chunk of Congress's votes, especially in Saurashtra.
A combination of economic and social concerns raised by the Opposition has forced the BJP to bank on its “Gujarati pride”. Crucially, AAP has pushed the BJP to pivot its campaign from Hindutva towards development.
While Thackeray will have to struggle to revive his party in the face of the BJP-Shinde juggernaut, Shinde will have to try and keep the saffron party at bay, which has ambitions to become the only party in Maharashtra.