Both states will see higher fiscal pressure from increased spending on financial assistance for women, with sharp cuts in capital expenditure to keep deficits under control.

If hubris had let the BJP-led NDA dispensation down in the Lok Sabha polls, Congress was consumed by the same infection during the just-concluded assembly polls

Assembly poll results in Jharkhand and Maharashtra reveal the impact of women-centric welfare schemes and OBC leadership on political outcomes.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling alliance is leading in polls in Maharashtra by a wide margin, signaling policy continuity in a state which houses most of India’s billionaires and is home to some of the country’s biggest investments.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party is headed for a victory in state elections in politically significant Maharashtra while the opposition won mineral-rich Jharkhand state