Pankaj Shah
Can G RAM G live up to what NREG made possible?
Twenty years after the launch of NREG, which reshaped rural wages, women’s work and village assets, the programme is being replaced by G RAM G. What changed, what broke, and will the new scheme deliver?
How Akhilesh’s PDA strategy turned the tables on BJP
Samajwadi Party’s stunning win in Uttar Pradesh mirrors Akhilesh Yadav’s Pichhda, Dalit and Alpsankhyak pitch: 86% of its MPs are OBCs, Dalits and Muslims
- Pankaj Shah
- TNN
Why there is a scramble for Dalit votes in UP
The Dalit community — 21 % of UP voters — traditionally voted for the BSP. But with their leader Mayawati missing in action, the BJP is hoping to win over the community with their welfare schemes while the SP is wooing Dalit leaders to widen its footprint in the state
- Pankaj Shah
- TNN
