Badri Narayan

Dissecting the new narrative of hope in Yogi’s Uttar Pradesh

January 6, 2024

Democracy produces an interesting contradiction. It generates hope and despair together. The feeling of despair due to various reasons produces discontent and also dissent. The hope which democracy generates sometimes embraces dissent and dilute it through various kinds of symbolic and substantial deliveries of developmental actions. The hope is natural...

A developmental model based on cultural economy

January 1, 2024

Narendra Modi recently visited Ayodhya. He inaugurated there- newly built Valmiki Airport and many infrastructural projects. He visited and supervised the works which are in progress in transforming Ayodhya and making it comfortable ad attractive site for the visitors of various parts of the country and the world. He also...

BJP triumphs in North India, Congress holds southern ground

December 11, 2023

In the recently held state assembly elections across five states, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) achieved significant victories in three North Indian Hindi-speaking states – Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan. Conversely, the Congress Party, the primary contender in these states, faced defeat but managed to form a government in the...

Impressive Comeback: BJP dominates MP, Raj, Chhattisgarh elections with landslide victory

December 4, 2023

The election results of five Indian states have been announced, revealing a significant victory for the Bhartiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh, a surprising gain in Chhattisgarh, and an impressive comeback in Rajasthan. Meanwhile, the Congress gained new life in the southern part of India by securing victory in Karnataka....

Bihar caste survey releases at politically extremely sensitive time

November 16, 2023

The report of Bihar caste survey (BCS)released at politically extremely sensitive time. It is the time when the elections of the state assemblies of five states-Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram are so close. The parliamentary election of the country is also going to be held just after few...

Dalit vote dynamics: Crucial role in ongoing state elections

November 16, 2023

Dalits reside in large numbers in every state of India, making their significance pronounced in elections and serving as a central discourse in Indian democracy. It is true that due to the dominance of the OBC reservation issue in the politico-public sphere of India, the discourse around Dalits and tribals...

Soft Hindutva emerges as dominant trend amid election frenzy in five states

November 6, 2023

The campaigns for state assembly elections in five states Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Mizoram are fully underway. The leaders of various political parties are to innovatively invent their political narratives for mobilising people in the coming election. The dominant trend of electoral narratives emerging in the sphere of...

OBC caste politics resurgence: Mandal 2 or fading influence?

October 23, 2023

One can easily observe that strategists of electoral politics, working with opposition parties and a section of the media, appear highly optimistic about the electoral gains resulting from the revival of OBC caste politics through recent caste census debates. Opposition political parties are centering many of their strategies and plans...

Contesting Narratives of Nationalism and the developmental empowerment equation

October 18, 2023

What I observe that ongoing debate on Nation and Nationalism are also going to turn as electoral capital in coming 2024 election in one form or another forms. In fact, the various political groups have produced their own version of Nationalism. They are evolving their own versions of nationalism as...

Leaders put forth their political narratives

October 9, 2023

The assembly election in Madhya Pradesh, Chhatis garh and Rajasthan are going to be held soon. The various political parties have started their election campaign in their own ways. The rallies of the star leaders of political parties have started.PM Narendra Modi has also addressed few rallies in the election...

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