Chhattisgarh assembly election results: Broken promises cost Raman Singh dear
The BJP CM went back on his 2013 campaign promise to raise paddy price
Telangana assembly election results: Lack of employment may have led to KCR’s downfall
Youth unemployment in the state exceeds 15%, higher than national unemployment rate of 10%
Madhya Pradesh assembly elections: Will MSP promises make a difference?
Madhya Pradesh government at present is buying 36% of wheat produce, 19% of paddy from farmers
Not BJP, not Congress: Women voters are real winners today
The results to the elections to the five state legislative assemblies underscore how women play an increasingly important role in India’s …
Polls in view, Cabinet approves 10% job quota for ‘economically weaker’ upper castes
The move is being seen as a step to consolidate the upper caste votes before the country goes for Lok Sabha polls in a few months from now
For Tamil Nadu voters traffic congestion, water and pollution high on priority list
Better employment opportunities, lower food prices and facility for cyclists and pedestrians were also among the top priorities for voters
One in five voters in Odisha are tribals. But do they get their due?
Odisha's record in addressing forest rights is poorer than the national average, despite the Union Tribal Minister hailing from the state
Droupadi Murmu to Rekha Devi: Women who rose from Panchayats to Assemblies, Parliament
As India observes three decades of the formalisation of Panchayati Raj Institutions, DTE explores the political journey of a few exceptional …
Forget castes and politics, let’s focus on our rights and space: citizens of Karnataka
Several citizen groups in the state, which is going to polls this year, have drafted manifestos and asked political parties to include them in theirs
Delhi elections: How important an issue is environment
Citizen groups issued a ‘Clean Air Manifesto’ to ensure parties’ address specific demands
Delhi elections: Populism’s twin faces
In the Delhi elections, the Aam Aadmi Party may have benefitted from strategic voting by people who wanted to retain its agenda of welfare …
UP Assembly Elections 2022: Why stray cattle is a poll-issue this time
Cattle protection legislations have not only destroyed the circular economy in UP but also let loose animals onto roads and fields
Women in Kerala Assembly poorly represented despite inheriting legacies like KR Gouri
Only 11 women were elected to the 140-member state Assembly in the recently concluded election
Democratic choice held hostage to cash: A tale of Odisha's urban poor
Though political parties deny such claims and these “incidents” often go unnoticed, the truth is that the poor consider elections to …
For a healthy capital
Delhi has a high burden of patients not only from the capital but also from states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan
Vulnerable tribal group’s only candidate contesting Jharkhand election to make villagers aware
Two other candidates from the group contested elections from Bishunpur seat in 2005 and 2009; both lost
Aam Aadmi Party manifesto promises free water, electricity
Will the party, that makes its debut in this assembly elections, be able to live up to the promises?
‘We'll improve mass rapid transport, tap solar power'
Harsh Vardhan, who has served as Delhi health minister and is the man behind the Pulse Polio campaign, is the chief ministerial candidate of the …
Water proved crucial for BJP’s victory in Maharashtra election
Chief ministerial candidate Devendra Fadnavis was instrumental in unearthing the irrigation scam; many candidates who worked on water …