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India Today

THE NOMINATION GAMES

BIGGER HOUSE

BJP REVAMPS TEAM K

ONLY EKNATH

CANID SHOTS

THE SHOLA WARRIOR’S PATH

DIPLOMACY WITH A SENSE OF HUMOUR

THE GRANDMASTER

A GOOD GAMBLE

MAN OF THE MOMENT

TREASURE TROVE

Colour Me Saffron

2024 BJP IN POLE POSITION • CRUCIAL WINS IN THREE HEARTLAND STATES DEFLATE CONGRESS CHALLENGE, WEAKEN OPPOSITION UNITY AND EASE THE PARTY’S RUN TO A THIRD TERM AT THE CENTRE

WHY THE CONGRESS NEEDS INDIA NOW • THE LOSSES IN THE HEARTLAND STATES ROB THE GOP OF ANY HEFT IN THE I.N.D.I.A. BLOC. THE ALLIANCE HAS TO REGROUP, FIND A FRESH STRATEGY TO TAKE ON THE BJP IN 2024

BUCKING THE TREND • STRATEGIC MANOEUVRES, A CENTRE-RUN CAMPAIGN AND A SHIFT IN VOTER PREFERENCES AIDED THE BJP’S SWEEPING VICTORY, AND HELPED IT THWART 18 YEARS OF ANTI-INCUMBENCY

SAFFRON SWEEP • THE BJP HAS EXPANDED ITS SEAT SHARE IN ALL REGIONS. THE CONGRESS’S BEST PERFORMANCE CAME IN THE TRIBAL-DOMINATED POCKETS OF THE STATE’S EASTERN, WESTERN AND NORTHERN REGIONS

A Celebration of DANCE • The upcoming Indian Dance Festival at Mamallapuram is a month-long spectacle that promises an entrancing display of Indian classical and folk dance forms

THE ‘RIVAAZ’ EFFECT • THE BJP’S HIGH COMMAND IN DELHI KEPT LOCAL LEADERS IN CHECK AND RODE TO VICTORY ON A WAVE OF ANTI-INCUMBENCY

RETURN OF SAFFRON • THE STATE IS COLOURED SAFFRON THIS SEASON, BUT EVEN AS THE BJP WON SEVEN OF THE 19 SEATS IT HAD LOST CONSECUTIVELY IN THE PAST THREE ELECTIONS, IT FAILED TO RETAIN 10 OF ITS 29 ‘SAFEST’ SEATS

THE WINDFALL STATE • THE CONGRESS HAD WON THE 2018 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS WITH ONE OF THE STRONGEST MANDATES IN THE STATE. WHAT WENT WRONG, AND HOW THE BJP STORMED TO POWER AGAIN

BATTLE LANDSCAPE • BJP SWEPT THE TRIBAL-DOMINATED NORTH AND SOUTH CHHATTISGARH, WINNING 14 AND EIGHT SEATS IN THE TWO REGIONS, RESPECTIVELY. IN TOTAL, THE PARTY WON 17 OF THE 29ST—RESERVED SEATS IN THE STATE

REDDY, STEADY GO • BRUISED IN THE NORTH, A RESILIENT CONGRESS BOUNCES BACK IN TELANGANA, HANDING THE ONCE INVINCIBLE KCR A SOUND BEATING. BEHIND THE VICTORY WAS A FAULTLESS POLL STRATEGY

Turnaround Man • A. Revanth Reddy, who delivered Telangana to the Congress, rejuvenated the party by taking the fight to the BRS

RURAL BLITZKRIEG • THE CONGRESS WAVE IN TELANGANA WAS LARGELY A RURAL ONE, AND THEY SWEPT CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE. IN THE GREATER HYDERABAD REGION, BRS WON 16 SEATS; CONGRESS DREW A BLANK

A NEW FORCE IN AIZAWL • THE ZPM BREAKS THE MNF-CONGRESS STRANGLEHOLD TO SEIZE POWER IN MIZORAM. FRESH FACES AND PROMISE OF CHANGE DID THE TRICK

FRESH FROM NORTHEAST • FOR THE FIRST TIME, A NEW, THIRD PARTY, THE ZPM, HAS WON A CLEAR MANDATE IN MIZORAM. IT DID VERY WELL IN URBAN AREAS, WINNING ALL 12 SEATS IN AIZAWL CITY, FOUR IN LUNGLEI AND ALL THREE IN SERCHHIP. IN CONTRAST, THE MNF WON ALL OF ITS 10 SEATS IN RURAL AREAS. THE BJP, WITH TWO SEATS, IS NOW THE THIRD BIGGEST PARTY IN THE STATE

A THREAT CALLED DISEASE X • IS THE NEXT KILLER VIRUS ALREADY HERE? THE WHO PREDICTS IT WILL...