LDF, UDF stress welfarism while keeping growth in focus in manifestos ahead of next week’s polls
N.K. Bhoopesh
About The Author
N.K. Bhoopesh is an assistant editor, reporting on South India with a focus on politics, developmental challenges, and stories rooted in social justice.
About The Author
N.K. Bhoopesh is an assistant editor, reporting on South India with a focus on politics, developmental challenges, and stories rooted in social justice.
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M.K. Stalin has succeeded in reframing the political contest in Tamil Nadu as one between Dravidianism and its ideological adversaries
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The April 9 vote could be decisive for the AIADMK and the Congress
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Pragmatism has often preceded ideology in Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s decision-making in Left-ruled Kerala
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Keralam, which prides itself on its gender equality credentials, continues to have abysmally low representation of women in the State Assembly.
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