politics
4 May 2026
How Two Indian States Just Voted. Here's What They Wanted Changed.
TMC won 215 seats in West Bengal — same as 2021. Tamil Nadu's DMK held. What two record-turnout elections actually said.
TMC won 215 seats in West Bengal — same as 2021. Tamil Nadu's DMK held. What two record-turnout elections actually said.
Vijay's TVK contested all 234 Tamil Nadu seats. Exit pollsters disagreed by 100+ seats. Either way, the DMK-AIADMK duopoly era is ending.
New state governments take office tomorrow with a 92% monsoon forecast. The first policy test arrives in the fields, not Parliament.
India's new PM inherits 3 energy crises before cabinet forms. Hormuz blockade, Russian oil waiver expires May 16, Qatar LNG damage. First move signals geopolitics.
India bought Russian oil, Iranian gas, and $13B in Gulf deals at once. Monday's election count decides which of those alliances survives the quarter.
Exit polls favoured BJP. Sensex fell anyway. With May 4 counting near, here's what each election outcome means for the rupee, FPI flows, and inflation.
A month into the Hormuz blockade, panic ended and adaptation began. What India's energy economy actually learned — and what stayed broken.
IPL 2026 playoff qualification scenarios: MI, LSG, KKR need near-perfect runs with 8 matches left. The race closes faster than the standings suggest.
Tamil Nadu exit polls give DMK consensus victory, but Axis My India predicts Vijay's TVK at 98–120 seats. West Bengal split between BJP and TMC.
Delhi Capitals scored 264 on Saturday and were all out for 75 on Monday. Hazlewood and Bhuvi tore through DC's top order. Axar called it bad luck.