Survey  

Caste plays a key role in politics in India, more so in the Hindi heartland states. A survey by The Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) and Azim Premji Institute shows that 55% of Indians are likely to prefer the candidate of their caste in elections

Pure Desi Charles Thomson travels into the interiors of Rajasthan to catch the pulse of the voters. He finds that the people are not sure that the pattern of alternate ruling parties will continue

TRS leader KT Rama Rao evinced that Chandrababu Naidu would not be enjoying any political influence once Telangana elections are over. He also said that the survey by Lagadapati was fake and unreliable as it was released to benefit the Praja Kutami.

The Kerala high court has given approval for the project submitted by the Devaswom board. The focus of the survey will be on the number of trees to be cut down and the distance between concrete pillars.
 

The Supreme Court's historic September 28 verdict lifting the ban, hailed by rights activists but panned by traditionalists, has set off intense protests by the Hindu right as also political parties like the Congress and the BJP.
 

Despite high popularity ratings especially among the tribal and Satnami communities and a good manifesto, Ajit Jogi's party is struggling in terms of seats and vote share across polls. It is slated to bag five seats in poll of polls

Despite all his weaknesses, Digvijaya Singh is still the only big leader of Congress who has a pan-state presence and good hold on organisation. But his 10-year tenure has been successfully publicised as a ‘dark age’ by BJP

 The Nikkei/IHS Markit Services Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 53.1 last month from 52.2 in September, its highest since June

Jayaprakash Narayan of the Lok Satta Party was part of the committee that surveyed villages on the banks of Narmada and found that the 'grievances' that Medha Patkar's Narmada Bachao Andolan cry hoarse about were baseless.   

According to the police commissioner, a survey of the area had been conducted as VVIPs were expected at the Dusshera event

'India could further improve its standing by focusing on expanding access to digital infrastructure, investing in socio-economic development, and promoting a healthy, competitive market,' the survey said.