In this episode of The Tribune ‘s #ShelfLife, I chat with mandira nayar about my book ‘What Women Want’ as I bust some simplistic assumptions around women voters, their expectations & their motivations. juggernautbooks youtu.be/b5NYjS8tWL0?si…

Will be on DeKoder with Prannoy Roy Nidhi Razdan & Nidhi Kulpati tomorrow 12noon to 3pm to analyse #BiharElection2025 results. Do watch!

Looking at early trends in Bihar, it will be abject failure on the part of the opposition — to capitalise on incumbent fatigue of two decades and the disillusionment with joblessness & to make a dent in Nitish’s most steady votebank - women. With all his focus on the youth, two

The Bihar Assembly Elections are a sweet vindication of the relevance & importance of my new book — ‘What Women Want - Understanding the Female Voter in Modern India’. With an 8.8 percentage point lead over men in turnout, women voters have shown why they are today at the heart

Calling the cash transfers to women ‘bribes’ and viewing them as ‘buying’ these voters is a condescending and simplistic view driven by a hugely skewed male perspective. Please read my book ‘What Women Want’ to understand how women are NOT helpless labharthis. #BiharElection2025

Ruhi Tewari is by far the best on-ground reporter on elections. Balanced, factual and you may not always like what she writes.. but that's what journalism is about..

Ruhi Tewari, author of What Women Want, talks about the recent Bihar elections, offering insights into the decisive role women played and how their participation is shaping the state’s political narrative. #BiharElections #IndianElections #WomenInPolitics #WomenVoters

On DeKoder today with Prannoy Roy Nidhi Razdan Nidhi Kulpati youtube.com/live/hypFuYC8S…

Do watch this conversation if you want to understand the #BiharElection2025 results — why the NDA swept & why the opposition stands decimated. Authentic, unadulterated voices from the ground.

The four factors that led to Nitish’s landslide win & the four factors that caused Tejashwi’s decimation. My piece in Mint livemint.com/elections/wome…

This is NDA’s moment, so they are allowed to gloat. But with such a resounding mandate, the PM of the country ought to talk more about vision & path ahead, instead of delivering another election speech targeting the already decimated rival.

It gave me such a thrill to present a copy of my book ‘What Women Want’ to the inimitable Prannoy Roy — a masterclass in election reporting & analysis, and a lifelong inspiration. And what an apt day for it too — a big election result ruled by women voters! juggernautbooks

‘In a state steeped in patriarchy & smeared with caste dynamics, the woman voter has emerged as a cross-cutting, caste-neutral & emphatic constituency, carving a story of political resilience & electoral ambitions.’ My piece on Bihar in The Tribune tribuneindia.com/news/comment/w…

What fueled #NitishKumar’s massive #BiharElection2025 win? Ruhi Tewari explains the margin and #MGB’s defeat. Insightful and #MustRead!