He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Azim Premji University (Bengaluru). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland (College Park) and a Masters in International Affairs and Policy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. His research is primarily focused on developing countries, and spans the areas of Growth and Development, Political Economy, Institutions, and Public Policy.
An examination of vote swings, deletion patterns and electoral margins reveals a layered story behind the BJP’s landmark victory in West Bengal. Even if the Trinamool Congress had retained all its previous voters, the BJP would still have won enough seats to comfortably form the government.
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