The state Congress party is bracing itself for a fight in the 2027 assembly elections by going through an exercise at organisation renewal. Will it work?

SP’s win in Ayodhya showed the region’s secular nature and challenged BJP’s dominance over Hindu areas

Akhilesh Yadav has been getting rapturous crowds and is increasingly looking chief ministerial. The arithmetic of Yadavs, Muslims, farmers, caste-based organizations, disgruntled communities, and those who suffered during the pandemic, is enough to oust the discredited Yogi government. Opinion polls are backing this trend.