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New JMM chief Hemant Soren's achievements, challenges | Number Theory

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Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren.(PTI)

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Updated on Apr 17, 2025 09:04 AM IST

ByRoshan Kishore, Nishant Ranjan, Abhishek Jha

Number Theory: Congress’s risky gamble in Karnataka

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Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah with deputy CM DK Shivakumar. (ANI)(HT_PRINT)

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Published on Apr 15, 2025 09:28 AM IST

ByRoshan Kishore, Nishant Ranjan

Number Theory: Can BJP-AIADMK alliance win in Tamil Nadu?

Can a BJP-AIADMK alliance win Tamil Nadu where elections are due in 2026? Here are four charts which answer this question

Union home minister Amit Shah with AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai and others during a press conference, in Chennai, on Friday. (PTI)

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Updated on Apr 12, 2025 09:16 AM IST

ByNishant Ranjan, Roshan Kishore

Number Theory: Delhi's legislature, executive profiled — 2

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All Delhi MLAs pose with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and chief minister Rekha Gupta at the Vidhan Sabha on March 18. (Arvind Yadav/ HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 20, 2025 08:53 AM IST

ByNishant Ranjan

Number Theory: Delhi's legislature, executive profiled — 1

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The Delhi assembly in session in February.(PTI)

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Updated on Mar 19, 2025 09:08 AM IST

ByNishant Ranjan

Number Theory: Party and caste trends in dy CM appointments

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The second part of this three-part data journalism series looked at state-wise trends in deputy chief ministers in India. The last part of this series will look at party-wise and caste-wise trends in deputy chief ministers in India. (HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 28, 2025 11:27 PM IST

ByNishant Ranjan, New Delhi

Number Theory: The state-wise trends in appointment of deputy CMs

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Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu (right) with deputy CM Pawan Kalyan.(PTI photo)

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Published on Feb 28, 2025 09:52 AM IST

ByNishant Ranjan

Number Theory: Not a mandated post, but trend of appointing dy CMs records rise

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Published on Feb 27, 2025 09:32 AM IST

ByNishant Ranjan

Number Theory: How hyperlocal were the 2025 Delhi assembly elections?

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BJP supporters celebrate the Delhi election results on February 8.(Arvind Yadav/ HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 13, 2025 08:23 AM IST

ByRoshan Kishore, Nishant Ranjan

Number Theory: How did Muslims vote in Delhi this time?

This is not an insignificant share. How did they vote in these elections?

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Updated on Feb 11, 2025 06:36 PM IST

ByRoshan Kishore, Nishant Ranjan

Number Theory: Three key takeaways from the Capital verdict

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BJP HQ after the party won the Delhi assembly election on Saturday.(PTI)

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Updated on Feb 09, 2025 08:38 AM IST

ByRoshan Kishore, Nishant Ranjan

Why the results in Delhi matter at a national level

Despite its limited parliamentary footprint, Delhi has always had an important voice in shaping the national political narrative.

BJP workers gather to celebrate the party's win at the party headquarters on Saturday. (PTI)

India News

Published on Feb 09, 2025 07:58 AM IST

ByRoshan Kishore, Nishant Ranjan

Number Theory: 3 factors that will decide Delhi elections

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left), AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal (centre), and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge.

Delhi

Published on Feb 04, 2025 04:13 PM IST

ByNishant Ranjan

The power of Delhi’s Purvanchali vote

Behind the story of the Burari seat lies the tale of evolution of the Purvanchali voter base – how a voter bloc went from outsiders to leaders

Delhi

Updated on Feb 09, 2025 01:51 AM IST

ByRoshan Kishore, Sanjeev K Jha, Nishant Ranjan, Abhishek Jha, Saurya Sengupta

Number Theory: Can the BJP break its Delhi jinx this time?

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Delhi

Updated on Jan 24, 2025 08:56 AM IST

ByNishant Ranjan, Roshan Kishore

Number Theory: A peripheral shift in Delhi politics

Delhi’s changing demographics, and the role of migration and economic transformation in this process is a matter of interest for ethnographers and demographers.

Delhi

Published on Jan 23, 2025 11:11 AM IST

ByRoshan Kishore, Abhishek Jha, Nishant Ranjan

Number Theory: Why Congress cannot decide what to do with AAP

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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi (left) with Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal.(PTI File Photo)

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Published on Jan 16, 2025 09:03 AM IST

ByRoshan Kishore, Nishant Ranjan

Number Theory: Can AAP win Delhi for the third time?

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AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal (centre) with Delhi CM Atishi (to his right) and party leaders Raghav Chadha, Sanjay Singh and others.(PTI)

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Published on Jan 07, 2025 04:10 PM IST

ByNishant Ranjan

What citizens in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh think 75 years post-partition

This paper is by CPR.

International Affairs

Published on Jan 03, 2025 01:16 PM IST

ByRahul Verma, Nishant Ranjan, Satyam Shukla, Shamik Vatsa, Praskanva Sinharay, Melvin Kunjumon, Yashwant Deshmukh, Sutanu Guru, Gaura Shukla, Aakanksha Bariar

Number Theory: Is BJP's poll footprint evolving?

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Updated on Jan 03, 2025 08:12 AM IST

ByNishant Ranjan

Number Theory: In 2024, the Congress gained some and lost some

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Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 02, 2025 08:45 AM IST

ByNishant Ranjan, Roshan Kishore

Number Theory: 2024 was a mixed bag for the BJP

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Updated on Dec 31, 2024 09:41 AM IST

ByNishant Ranjan

Number of voters log a surge, but turnout slips: 2024 data

A comparison of 2024 numbers with earlier elections shows that turnout in 2024 was lower than in 2019.

India News

Published on Dec 27, 2024 05:03 AM IST

ByAditi Agrawal, Nishant Ranjan, New Delhi

Number Theory: How has India done in ensuring social and economic justice?

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A 125-ft tall Ambedkar statue in Vijayawada. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 23, 2024 10:44 AM IST

ByRoshan Kishore, Abhishek Jha, Nishant Ranjan

Number Theory: Devendra Fadnavis and Maharahstra politics in three charts

What will be his major challenge in second term as chief minister? Here are three charts which answer these questions

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Updated on Dec 05, 2024 09:14 AM IST

ByRoshan Kishore, Nishant Ranjan

Number Theory: What explains the JMM’s massive victory in Jharkhand?

After all, the JMM alliance won the elections even in 2019 and the BJP alliance has largely maintained its seat tally between 2019 (25) and 2024 (24)

Voters seem to exercise their franchise with great sophistication and diligence: For instance, we have repeatedly seen the electorate in many states voting in different parties to the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assembly even when elections are held simultaneously (HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 29, 2024 10:41 AM IST

ByRoshan Kishore, Nishant Ranjan

Number Theory: How Congress lost the plot and slumped to its lowest Maha tally

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Congress’s drubbing in Maharashtra has raised questions about its standing to head the national opposition alliance. (HT Photo)

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Published on Nov 26, 2024 09:52 AM IST

ByRoshan Kishore, Abhishek Jha, Nishant Ranjan

What changed the fortunes of alliances in Maharashtra

The BJP has turned the tables and now it looks like the Congress is left without any worthy allies in the state.

Maharashtra deputy chief minister and BJP candidate Devendra Fadnavis waves the party's flag as he arrives to collect his winning certificate from the Nagpur South West Constituency, in Nagpur on Saturday. (ANI)

India News

Updated on Nov 25, 2024 04:13 AM IST

ByNishant Ranjan, Roshan Kishore, New Delhi

Maharashtra: What changed between Lok Sabha, state polls

The biggest factor behind the assembly election results is the Mahayuti taking a massive lead in terms of vote share over the MVA, the respective numbers being 51.3% and 35.4% respectively.

BJP supporters celebrate the party's victory in the Maharashtra assembly election, at party headquarters in New Delhi. (ANI PHOTO)

India News

Updated on Nov 24, 2024 07:12 AM IST

ByNishant Ranjan, Roshan Kishore

Results show Congress still far behind BJP

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections revealed stark political polarization, with the BJP-led NDA dominating, while Congress struggles within the INDIA alliance.

BJP supporters celebrate the party's victory in the Maharashtra assembly election, at party headquarters in New Delhi. (ANI)

India News

Updated on Nov 24, 2024 05:10 AM IST

ByNishant Ranjan, Roshan Kishore, New Delhi

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Can a BJP-AIADMK alliance win Tamil Nadu where elections are due in 2026? Here are four charts which answer this question

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This is not an insignificant share. How did they vote in these elections?

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Despite its limited parliamentary footprint, Delhi has always had an important voice in shaping the national political narrative.

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Behind the story of the Burari seat lies the tale of evolution of the Purvanchali voter base – how a voter bloc went from outsiders to leaders

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Delhi’s changing demographics, and the role of migration and economic transformation in this process is a matter of interest for ethnographers and demographers.

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This paper is by CPR.

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A comparison of 2024 numbers with earlier elections shows that turnout in 2024 was lower than in 2019.

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What will be his major challenge in second term as chief minister? Here are three charts which answer these questions

After all, the JMM alliance won the elections even in 2019 and the BJP alliance has largely maintained its seat tally between 2019 (25) and 2024 (24)

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The BJP has turned the tables and now it looks like the Congress is left without any worthy allies in the state.

The biggest factor behind the assembly election results is the Mahayuti taking a massive lead in terms of vote share over the MVA, the respective numbers being 51.3% and 35.4% respectively.

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections revealed stark political polarization, with the BJP-led NDA dominating, while Congress struggles within the INDIA alliance.

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