Bhumjaithai’s election win and coalition deal signal a resurgence of establishment politics, shaped by border tensions, nationalist rhetoric and unresolved constitutional reform.

The Indian government will have to take a considered view on doing more than statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.

India’s state elections don’t usually foretell national polls, but this […]

As voting begins in the state to elect a new government, caste alliances are driving elections under the catch-all phrase of ‘development’. In a ground report, Hardnews travelled through the state to understand which way the wind is blowing