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Nishant Ranjan

Nishant Ranjan

Articles by Nishant Ranjan

Regional satraps have gone extinct in India | Number Theory

Congress president and Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge (2nd from left), Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi earlier this month.

Updated on Jun 25, 2026 02:32 IST

Muslim representation and political parties in India | Number Theory

Muslim representation is disproportionately skewed in pockets with higher population share of Muslims.

Updated on Jun 20, 2026 01:26 IST

A database of India’s Muslim MLAs and MPs - Part 1 | Number Theory

AIMIM president and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi addresses an event at Makkah Masjid in Hyderabad.

Updated on Jun 18, 2026 02:20 IST

From margins to majority: The BJP’s march to power in Bengal

West Bengal will get its first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on Saturday. (APF)

Updated on May 9, 2026 24:58 IST

Lost in SIR debate: Muslim attrition from Trinamool Congress

Trinamol Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee speaks to people after special morning namaz on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr on March 21 (HT File Photo/Samir Jana)

Updated on May 6, 2026 03:48 IST

What explains the BJP’s Assam victory?

The combined vote share of the BJP and its allies is now 48% in Assam. (File photo)

Updated on May 5, 2026 03:38 IST

Four questions that are set to shape the election verdicts

Security personnel stand guard outside the strong room of Khudiram Anushilan Kendra on the eve of counting and results of the West Bengal Assembly polls, in Kolkata

Updated on May 4, 2026 24:59 IST

Social burden of West Bengal’s regional exceptionalism: Part 2 | Number Theory

Artistes perform during a BJP rally in Kolkata on Monday.

Updated on Apr 28, 2026 03:27 IST

Social burden of West Bengal’s regional exceptionalism | Number Theory

An aerial view of people at Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's rally in Cooch Behar.

Updated on Apr 27, 2026 03:05 IST

Caste makeup, Dravidian party duopoly dominate TN politics

India will count castes other than Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) for the first time in the forthcoming census. (File picture)

Updated on Apr 22, 2026 03:28 IST

The roles Muslims play in West Bengal's politics | Number Theory

Hindustan Times file

Updated on Apr 20, 2026 03:03 IST

How important is the Muslim vote for TMC in West Bengal? | Number Theory

A Muslim voter shows inked finger after casting his ballot.

Updated on Apr 20, 2026 04:36 IST

West Bengal: Seat-wise data reveals skew in adjudication cuts

People wait to submit petitions before the Special Tribunal after their names were deleted from the Special Intensive Revision final voter list in West Bengal. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 10, 2026 16:14 IST

Is Kerala a 2-way fight or a triangular contest? | Number Theory

A voter holds a placard during the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation, a voter awareness initiative, ahead of the Kerala assembly elections, in Kozhikode.

Updated on Apr 4, 2026 02:37 IST

This election cycle is most important for Muslim representation in assemblies

A hoarding of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee ahead of the assembly elections. (PTI/Representative)

Updated on Apr 2, 2026 02:59 IST

Can Vijayan give the Left a golden jubilee present | Number Theory

PTI/File

Updated on Mar 26, 2026 03:02 IST

Can Gaurav Gogoi restore his father's Congress bastion in Assam? | Number Theory

Lok Sabha deputy LoP and Assam Congress face Gaurav Gogoi in the Parliament premises during the Budget Session.

Updated on Mar 23, 2026 03:09 IST

The roots of BJP’s current dominance in Assam | Number Theory

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurates the Wall Writing campaign for BJP ahead of 2026 Assam elections.

Updated on Mar 20, 2026 02:41 IST

The electoral dynamics in Assam, Kerala, TN, West Bengal | Number Theory

A massive crowd gathers to attend a political rally in Tamil Nadu.

Updated on Mar 16, 2026 02:52 IST

How Bihar fortunes changed in two decades of Nitish Kumar's rule

Nitish Kumar moving on as Bihar’s chief minister is one of the most important milestones in the state’s political history since independence.

Updated on Mar 6, 2026 06:49 IST

Can a broader NDA defeat the DMK in Tamil Nadu? | Number Theory

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami during an NDA rally at Maduranthakam in Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu on January 23.

Updated on Jan 27, 2026 02:38 IST

The lack of a timely Census has muddied the SIR debate | Number Theory

An official collects data for Census.

Updated on Jan 9, 2026 03:17 IST

Are SIR deletions mostly about double counting?

Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and their teams check and collect enumeration forms as voters fill them out and queue to submit them during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Prayagraj (Nitin Sharma)

Updated on Jan 8, 2026 05:12 IST

The caste of national, state presidents of BJP and Congress – II | Number Theory

File Photo / Representational Image

Updated on Jan 7, 2026 03:37 IST

The caste of national and state presidents of BJP and Congress-I | Number Theory

HT photo

Updated on Jan 5, 2026 03:20 IST

Magic realist who fused poetry, prose, elevated the dull to the extraordinary

Vinod Kumar Shukla (PTI)

Updated on Dec 23, 2025 23:02 IST

What would a BJP-SAD reset mean for Punjab? | Number Theory

File Photo / Representational Image

Updated on Dec 8, 2025 03:40 IST

How is Nitish Kumar’s current govt different from his other ones | Number Theory

PTI picture

Updated on Nov 21, 2025 02:00 IST

9 lives and counting: Nitish Kumar's chief ministerial run in Bihar

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar making an addres during JDU Legislature Party meeting in Patna on Wednesday

Updated on Nov 20, 2025 05:15 IST

How did castes perform in Bihar assembly polls? | Number Theory

Women wait for their turn to cast votes during the Bihar assembly elections, in Bihar's West Champaran.

Updated on Nov 17, 2025 02:59 IST

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