Leadership Lessons

Lack of credible regional leaders is affecting Congress's prospects

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The Congress is losing ground at an alarming pace, says the editorial. It can be attributed to the over-centralization of the Congress leadership, and a lack of credible regional leaders, as is the trend in most states, especially Southern states, in India.

-The Times of India, March 9, 2012

Poll Vault

High voter turnouts may signal high popular aspiration

Poll Vault

-The Times of India, February 21, 2012

Few Fresh Breezes

There's strong anti-incumbency in states, but is opposition taking advantage?

Few Fresh Breezes

-The Times of India, January 31, 2012

Whereas most parties in power in the the five states where elections are in motion have invited an anti-incumbent atmosphere on to the state, the opposition parties have resorted to age-old traditions of caste-and-religion politics to move the voters. The talk on infrastructure, health, education and corruption is sidelined to make way for quota-based politics.