In a spatially unequal India, expect to see regional parties become increasingly important over time

Praveen Chakravarty, in this piece for Bloomberg Quint explores the data on per capita income, literacy rate, median age and life expectancy, to see if redistribution from richer to poorer states has helped in reducing the gap between the state's ...

If strong regional political parties that cater exclusively to voters of their own state held forth in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Karnataka, like they do in Tamil Nadu, India’s economic union can be severely tested.

Unlike the identity warriors in the north, the DMK and the AIADMK have empowered the people and delivered– both social and economic outcomes  

The article proposes that India is the only large country that is experiencing an economic divergence among its states

The article explores reasons for DMK's loss in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections and attributes it to alliance math gone wrong

Vivek Dehejia of IDFC Institute shares his reflections on the recent assembly elections in India and what they augur for the governing BJP and the opposition Congress parties.

India needs a new credible opposition.

In this India Spend article, Rithika Kumar and Swapnil Bhandari, Senior Analyst and Associate at IDFC Institute present their analysis of the electoral results in Assam, Kerala, West Bengaland Tamil Nadu. ...

Anti-Incumbency in Assam not related to high voter turnout