Anand Mishra

Anand Mishra is a journalist with over 20 years of experience in political reporting and leadership roles. He currently serves as the Political Editor of Frontline. A poetry buff who occasionally dabbles in philosophy—both oriental and occidental—Mishra has previously worked for organizations including Deccan Herald, DNA, The Indian Express, Press Trust of India, and Hindustan Times.

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BSP supporters at a public meeting addressed by party chief Mayawati, in Moradabad on April 15.

Caste returns to haunt BJP in Uttar Pradesh

The saffron party’s best-laid plans to sweep the country’s most populous State are in danger of being upended by the emergence of caste fault lines.

Pappu Yadav, who is contesting as an Independent from Purnia, will be one of the candidates to watch in this election. Here, at a roadshow in Purnea on April 24.

Leaders trade insults, play identity politics while unemployment rages in Bihar’s Seemanchal-Kosi region

Caste, identity politics and regional rifts dominate the campaign as parties strive for dominance, mainly in Muslim-dominated Kishanganj and Katihar.

‘The SCs do not want a fill-in-the-blanks Chief Minister for Bihar’: Jitan Ram Manjhi

AAP candidate from East Delhi seat Kuldeep Kumar and AAP’s doctors’ wing stage a protest over the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi on April 24, 2024.

Politics of food: Not an aam baat

‘Their intention is not to probe but to torture, harass, defame Kejriwal, and finish AAP’: Sanjay Singh

Shivanand Tiwari, vice president, RJD says upper caste people of Bihar are strong supporters of the BJP.

‘All this talk about dynasty is bunkum’: Shivanand Tiwari

The Rashtriya Janata Dal leader says the BJP-led NDA’s performance in Bihar in 2019 will not be seen in this Lok Sabha election.

Sanjay Singh, AAP leader and MP, says there is a “deeper conspiracy against Arvind Kejriwal.“

‘Their intention is not to probe but to torture, harass, defame Kejriwal, and finish AAP’: Sanjay Singh

The AAP leader vehemently defends party supremo Arvind Kejriwal against accusations, and alleges a conspiracy to undermine him.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav addresses a public meeting in Muzaffarnagar on April 15 ahead of the Lok Sabha election. Muzaffarnagar votes in the first phase on April 19.

Muzaffarnagar-Kairana: Khaps, lota namak, and maha panchayats

The BJP might find it tough to repeat its superlative performance in western Uttar Pradesh from the last two Lok Sabha elections.

Jitan Ram Manjhi tries his hands on a drum after filing his nomination papers for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Gaya

Of Magadh, Manjhi, and Musahars

Roti is far more powerful than a commitment to vote for the Mahadalit caste of Musahar (mouse eaters) in Gaya.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav with senior party leader Azam Khan in Lucknow in March 2018.

Nawabi food and nawabi airs

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar speaks at a public meeting ahead of the Lok Sabha election, in Aurangabad on Saturday, April 13, 2024.

Bihar: Navigating change and stagnation

Despite infrastructural advancements and improvements in law and order, fundamental challenges like unemployment and migration persist in the State.

Jitan Ram Manjhi with paty leader Santosh Manjhi on March 5, 2024.

‘The SCs do not want a fill-in-the-blanks Chief Minister for Bihar’: Jitan Ram Manjhi

The former Bihar Chief Minister says the Scheduled Caste communities want as CM someone who can resolve their long-pending problems.

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