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| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee : The Missing Voters: Hasnara Khatoon (in blue), who lives in Harishchandrapur in Malda, says that despite having all the documents, five members of her family are missing from the list.

‘Silent Purge’ Under SIR: Voter Roll Cuts Across Samserganj, Malda, Muslims Hit Hardest

BY Sandipan Chatterjee

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee : Titanic Battle; Bhabanipur has become the battleground for Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: The Curious Case Of Akhtar Ali

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

| Source: DMK Archives : First Steps: Periyar, M.G. Ramachandran, Kalaignar and C.N. Annadurai during the inception of Dravida Kazhagam

From Congress Dominance to Dravidian Rise: Recalling Tamil Nadu’s Political Transformation

BY P.A. Krishnan

Illustration: Vikas Thakur : For the first time since 2014, a Bill moved by the ruling party is defeated in the Lok Sabha for lack of support on April 17. The stuff of true functional democracies.

India, A Union Of States

BY Outlook Bureau

The Big Question In Tamil Politics: Can Thalapathy Be Thala?

The Big Question In Tamil Politics: Can Thalapathy Be Thala?

BY Ilyas R. Muhammed

PTI : The 131st Amendment would raise the Lok Sabha’s strength to a maximum of 850 seats — 815 from the states and 35 from the Union Territories from the current 543.

Delimitation, Women’s Quota: How Three Bills Could Redraw India’s Political Map

| Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto : Integrated Tribal Development Project At The Ente Keralam Expo Woman demonstrates weaving cloth on a large loom as part of the Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP) during the Ente Keralam Expo in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala, India

Kerala Elections: From Structural Change To Electoral Populism

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

| Courtesy: X : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma distributes Rs 10,000 to women the under Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyaan

Assam Elections: The Significance Of Welfare Vote As The State Eyes for A Hattrick

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee : A Wave of Deletions: Voters deleted from the rolls showing their documents at Daulatpur grampanchayat, Milangarh, Malda in West Bengal

Bengal Elections 2026: Can BJP's Machinery Upset TMC's Maths?

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

| Photo: Imago/NurPhoto : TMC supporters attend public gathering addressed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Martyrs Day

Bengal Elections: Despite Criticism, Didi’s Doles Take Poll Centre Stage

BY Agnideb Bandyopadhyay

| Courtesy: facebook : Women Voters: A DMK supporter at Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s Villupuram rally

Tamil Nadu Elections: DMK, AIADMK, TVK and the Politics Around Welfare Schemes

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

The Dignity Turn: Kerala At The Crossroads As Shifting Aspirations, Politics, Reshape Future

The Dignity Turn: Kerala At The Crossroads As Shifting Aspirations, Politics, Reshape Future

BY P K Yasser Arafath

by Tribhuvan Tiwari : A Poster displaying Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bus Stand in New Delhi.

From Ideology To Brand Management: Politics In The Age Of Spectacle

BY Manoj Kumar Jha

IMAGO / ANI News : UDF candidate P. K. Kunhalikutty campaigns for the Kerala Legislative Assembly elections 2026 from Malappuram.

Assembly Elections 2026: Can The Muslim League Again Play Kingmaker in Kerala?

BY Priyanka Tupe

Fathima Thahiliya/ Facebook : Young Muslim women perceive IUML candidate Fathima Thahiliya as a symbol of hope.

Assembly Elections 2026: How Fathima Thahiliya Became The Face Of Women Leaders In The Muslim League

BY Priyanka Tupe

PTI : Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan speaks during a press conference at the AKG Centre, in Thiruvananthapuram on March 31, 2026.

Assembly Elections 2026: Kerala Says It Ended Extreme Poverty, Why Isn’t It A Poll Issue Then?

BY Priyanka Tupe

Father-Son: M. Karunanidhi with his son and Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, who has gone all out to consolidate his power by expanding the concept of social justice

Will Stalin's Return After 2026 Assembly Polls Lead To The End Of The Dravidian Binary?

BY R. Vijaya Sankar

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee : Demanding Answers: Mamata Banerjee at the LPG-CNG protest in Kolkata

The Perpetual Warrior: Didi In Her Favourite Shoes

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

Illustration: Saahil

Chennai Express: Can MK Stalin Return To Power Once More?

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

Outlookindia.com

Mamata Versus Modi: Opposites On The Colour Wheel In Battle For Bengal

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

For Pinarayi Vijayan, who has ruled Kerala’s political stage for nearly three decades, politics appears, above all, to be about power: power within the party, and power for the party.

Pinarayi Vijayan: The Right In The Left

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

Before Bose Krishnamachari’s resignation, an artist levelled allegations of sexual misconduct against then co-founder Riyas Komu

India's Biggest Art Exhibit Rocked By Sexual Harassment Charges. Yet Again

BY Outlook News Desk

IMAGO / Hindustan Times : The move for implementation of the Women’s Reservations Act-2023 raises many questions: Caste enumeration, horizontal reservation and its timing that coincides with the upcoming assembly elections in four states and one UT

Inside Story Of The Centre's Push For 33% Women’s Quota In Parliament And The Concerns It Sparks

BY Priyanka Tupe

| Photo: Animikh chakrabarty : Welfare Economy: An abandoned house in cyclone-hit Raidighi Mathurapur district in West Bengal

Symphony Of Distraction: Culture Over Capital In Poll-Bound Bengal?

Photo: Imago/Hindustan Times : Whither Federalism?: Pinarayi Vijayan addresses a gathering at Jantar Mantar in Delhi about eroding Centre-state relations

Red Eyes: A Decade Of Left Rule In Kerala

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

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