Saba Naqvi

Saba Naqvi is a Delhi based journalist and author of four books who writes on politics and identity issues.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally in West Singhbhum before the Jharkhand Assembly election, on November 4.

BJP is back to its favourite bogey: ‘The Other’

The measured campaign in Haryana was an aberration. In Jharkhand, the BJP has reverted to its radical right-wing playbook.

Maharashtra Assembly election could reshape not just the State’s politics but potentially influence the broader political landscape leading up to other state elections in 2024-25.

Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024: A State of Contradictions | Analysis by Saba Naqvi

Maharashtra’s election, amid stark contrasts and political rivalries, could reshape the broader political landscape of the nation.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool have never been enthusiastic about a caste census.

West Bengal’s ‘casteless’ myth

Three privileged castes control politics, culture, and education in the State, where 45 per cent of the reservation belongs to SC/ST and OBCs.

Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir Assembly elections: What worked and what didn’t

The senior journalist discusses the electoral strategies of the BJP and Congress and the changing political landscape of Haryana and J&K.

How did the BJP win Haryana for a third time?

Senior journalist and Frontline columnist Saba Naqvi does a deep dive into the reasons behind the saffron party’s triumph in the 2024 Haryana Assembly

Haryana and J&K elections: What’s the deal?

Election analyst Ashish Ranjan attributes social engineering to be the main factor for the BJP’s victory in Haryana and upstaging the Congress in J&K.

Election analyst Ashish Ranjan

BJP has successfully mobilised non-dominant groups: Ashish Ranjan

The election analyst deconstructs the results of the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini being greeted by supporters after winning the Assembly election from the Ladwa seat in Kurukshetra district, at Ladwa on October 8, 2024.

BJP’s narrow victory in Haryana signals a potential turnaround

By focussing on local leadership, fine-tuning caste calculations, and leveraging administrative advantages, the BJP outmanouevred the Congress.

Voters arrive at a polling booth to cast their votes in the second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, in Srinagar on September 25.

Kashmir election reveal a populace eager to reclaim political agency

Still, it is “the system” that dictates who among the political players will take part in the electoral process.

Sudeep Chakravarti in conversation with Saba Naqvi

India needs to engage with Bangladesh much more proactively: Sudeep Chakravarti

The author says attacks on Hindus in the violence-hit country were not as bad as the Indian media portrayed them to be.

The author says Bangladesh was inherently weakened from within by autocracy and kleptocracy.

India needs to engage with Bangladesh much more proactively: Sudeep Chakravarti

The author says attacks on Hindus in the violence-hit country were not as bad as the Indian media portrayed them to be.

At an election rally in Anand, Gujarat, on May 2.

Is Modi past his best?

The Prime Minister’s grip is weakening, evident in BJP State unit squabbles and growing pushback from allies, signalling a shift in power.

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