This is special. From being introduced to state capacity by Yamini Aiyar at Centre for Policy Research to now reviewing her book, I’ve come a long way. My review of Lessons in state capacity from Delhi schools in The Book review, India’s first English review journal 👇🏻 thebookreviewindia.org/the-state-in-t…

Its 9:30 am - leads for all 243 are in, lets wait till 10:30 am for leads to settle in - NDA leads in 2:1 ratio, all constituents pulling weight - maybe higher than Exit poll projections - strike rate of all INDIA constituents gone down - race b/w BJP & JDU for top spot

Its 11:30 am, Bihar results - trends unlikely to flip now, NDA heading for massive majority - seems like 2010 outcome when NDA has touched 200+ seats fabolous discussion at News18 studio with Zakka Jacob Rahul Shivshankar Swapan Dasgupta Nistula Hebbar Nalin Mehta

Its Noon, historical verdict from Bihar - NDA is likely to win 50%+ vote share & 75%+ seats - BJP emerges as single largest in terms of votes & seats - MGB needs serious introspection, RJD strike rate 25% and INC 10% - a new political chess board emerges from here

I think it is clearly a decimation; it is unprecedented, and BJP and its allies have defied anti incumbency: Avishkar Singhvi, Advocate I have also heard from various people on the ground that the NDA's victory would be much bigger than what the exit polls actually predicted:

Bihar 2025 Verdict please join us with Sobhana K Nair, Prof. Ashwani Kumar, Amitabh Tiwari to understand - NDA's massive mandate, MGB's debacle - Nitish's 5th cons. victory - JSP's failure, AIMIM's return - cash transfers & Women vote? 5 pm, Mon, 17 Nov Centre for Policy Research conf. hall

#ResultsWithNews18 |We respect the mandate. we will keep fighting, We will stand with out issues: Syed Laraib Akram. ● سیّد لاریب اکرم, RJD Issues, alone, don't win elections. It depends on which party has a bigger social coalition to draw upon: Rahul Verma #BiharElection2025 #Bihar | Zakka Jacob

Why India's political start-ups rarely succeed Start-ups fail more often than they succeed - in business and in politics. We tend to remember only the successes, but most new parties fail. loved this conversation with Soutik Biswas bbc.com/news/articles/…

राजग ने महागठबंधन को ऐसी करारी शिकस्त दी, जिससे उबरने में उन्हें काफी समय लग सकता है। पहली बार भाजपा सीटों के लिहाज से राज्य में सबसे बड़ी पार्टी बनकर उभरी है। वहीं, जदयू ने भी पिछले चुनाव की तुलना में जबरदस्त वापसी की है। Link:jagran.com/editorial/apni…

Why did Bihar return Nitish Kumar to office again? my piece for Sunday TOI: bit.ly/3WZ1EVC But now its decision time for how he wants to be remembered — Bihar’s caretaker or its statesman.

The USAID shutdown may have led to loss of six lakh, mostly children, in less than a year Decisions have conseuences. Very few decision makers can imagine the extent of impact. And fewer have the courage to rectify. newyorker.com/culture/the-ne…

Bihar 2025 results have surprised everyone please join us Centre for Policy Research conf. hall on Monday, 17 Nov 5:00 pm IST with Sobhana K Nair Ashwani Kumar Amitabh Tiwari to understand the factors that shaped the historic verdict Register for in-person & Zoom: cprindia.org/events/analysi…

Why did MGB lose in Bihar? - the NDA has structural advantages - Tejashwi's challenges are more formidable - this required extra-ordinary politics - shifting the blame won't help Link: bit.ly/3JXJ2Cu

As Nitish Kumar's begins his 5th consecutive term in Bihar today, my two cents on the results: What makes Nitish indispensable to Bihar politics, but he must now respond to historic hope - bit.ly/3WZ1EVC Why did MGB lose in Bihar? - bit.ly/3JXJ2Cu

Garware Fellowship for an independent project on Contemporary India - based at UPenn's India Centre - deadline 15th Jan 2026 More details: linkedin.com/jobs/view/4322…

Understanding the Female Voter please join us on Wednesday, 3 December, 5:00 pm IST with Shrayana B & Yashwant Deshmukh 🇮🇳 to discuss Ruhi Tewari's book Link for Zoom Registration: zoom.us/webinar/regist…

The rising turnout of female voters in recent elections signals that women are not just passive participants but a decisive force in the Indian democracy. But what do voting patterns reveal about their aspirations, allegiances, and the role of identity at the ballot box? Join us

How Women Voters are shaping Election Outcomes? please join us to discuss Ruhi Tewari's latest book with Shrayana B & Yashwant Deshmukh 🇮🇳 Wednesday, 3rd Dec, 5 PM IST via Zoom Registration: cprindia.org/events/underst…

On India's Statistical System very informative piece Kartikeya (कार्तिकेय), Arjun Jayadev Amit Basole on recent initiatives towards measuring the Indian economy, especially amidst all the controversy over GDP estimation etc

Independent India's Development Odyssey it was a pleasure to host Prof. Devesh Kapur & Prof. Arvind Subramanian at Shiv Nadar Law School, Chennai. its one of the most authoritative work on India's political economy.