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Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar Elections: Kurmi Loyalty with Nitish in Nalanda, but Other Caste Groups Want Change
30 Oct 2020
Harnaut/Biharsharif/Asthawan (Bihar): In what is being termed as the toughest challenge in his political career, chief minister Nitish Kumar seems to have retained loyalty from his own community (k
Tarique Anwar
Bihar Elections: Musahars, Numerically Significant Yet ‘Otherised’
28 Oct 2020
The marginalised community, majority of which continue to live in abject poverty, is likely to play an important role in king making, post the three-phase elections in the state.
Saurav Kumar
Bathani Tola Killings: Victims Allege ‘Subversion of Justice’ in 15 Years of Nitish Kumar
26 Oct 2020
“Maine Bihar ke logon ko narsanghar k daur se nikala hai” (I have rescued the people of Bihar from the era of massacre)—these were the words of Bihar’s incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kuma
Prabudh Singh
From Muzaffarnagar, Dadri to Hathras: An Anatomy of Dominant Castes in Western UP
04 Oct 2020
‘A major turning point in the history of the region was the Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013. Prior to it, all major riots were confined to urban areas with little to no effect on the rural countryside in…
Nileena S.B
Tamil Nadu: No Action Following Caste Violence in Pennagaram
05 Aug 2019
The victim family hasn't been pressing charges reportedly, as they are scared of retribution.
Newsclick Production
Elections 2019: Modi-Yogi’s Kumbh Politics Failed in Allahabad
09 May 2019
People told NewsClick that this tactic has failed miserably because Kumbh doesn’t solve their real problems such as unemployment and poverty.
Newsclick Production
Elections 2019: Sonia Set to Win from Raebareli, Gathbandhan Has BJP Worried
06 May 2019
One can see a clear polarisation of the electorate on the basis of caste and religion in the Raebareli region.
Newsclick Production
Elections 2019: Fight Is Between Angry Tribes and Money, Muscle Power of Hindutva in Jharkhand
06 May 2019
While there is a strong anti-Modi sentiment among the tribals and the masses, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is trying to polarise the electoral narrative using money and religion.
Archana Prasad
On Caste and Identity Politics in Gujarat Elections
09 Jan 2018
Diverse patterns of voting amongst Adivasis and Dalits clearly indicate the uneven impact of hegemonic Hindutva as well as politics of identity.
Newsclick & The Citizen Production
Panel Discussion on Assembly Elections, 2017
20 Mar 2017
On the 3rd anniversary of The Citizen, a panel discussion on the results of recent assembly elections was held. The panel comprised of Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Seema Mustafa, Hartosh Singh Bal, and…