As part of our effort to keep you abreast on all that is happening during India’s months-long election season, we’ve compiled the most essential accounts to follow to make sense of the ever-changing landscape in the run-up to June 4th.
They range from non-partisan analysts and onlookers to explicitly partisan accounts (which we flag below). In a country driven by politics such as India, both are essential to understanding the narratives and day-to-day shifts of this highly consequential election.
Milan Vaishnav is a senior fellow and director of the South Asia program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His primary research focus is the political economy of India. @MilanV
Yamini Aiyar is the President and Chief Executive at the Centre for Policy Research. Her research interests span the fields of social policy, public finance, federalism, and contemporary Indian politics. @AiyarYamini
Gautam Chikermane serves as the Vice President at ORF and writes extensively on economics, politics, and foreign affairs. @gchikermane
Pratap Bhanu Mehta is a political theorist and intellectual historian of constitutional law, society and politics in India, governance and political economy, and international affairs. @pbmehta
Shekhar Gupta is a veteran journalist and founder of ThePrint. @shekhargupta
Nirajan Sahoo is a senior fellow with the Observer Research Foundation, whose research and commentary covers Indian democracy, human rights, federalism and electoral reforms. @SNiranjansahoo
Yogendra Yadav is an activist and politician who is the founding National President of Swaraj India. @_YogendraYadav
Sanjay Kumar is a political analyst, who is currently the Chairman of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies ( CSDS), Kumar’s areas of focus include electoral politics, political mobilization, and Indian democracy. @sanjaycsds
Tavleen Singh is a political reporter and columnist for the Indian Express. @tavleen_singh
Barkha Dutt is an Indian television journalist and author. She has been a reporter and news anchor at NDTV and Tiranga TV. She currently runs her own digital news channel called 'MoJo Story'. She is also an opinion columnist with The Hindustan Times and The Washington Post. @BDUTT
Gokul Sahni is an Indian intellectual and the Regional Head of Country Risk (Asia) at Standard Chartered Bank. His perspectives and commentary are key to understanding the broader geopolitical dynamics that animate the Indian election in 2024. @Gokul_Sahni
Current Prime Minister of India. @narendramodi
Amit Malviya is an Indian politician serving as the national convener of the IT cell of the Bharatiya Janata Party, managing the party’s social media presence. @amitmalviya
Shefali Vaidya is a journalist and author whose political and cultural commentary is frequently featured in Swarajya Magazine. @ShefVaidya
Ashutosh Varshney is a political scientist and professor at Brown University, where he directs the Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia. @ProfVarshney
Sreemoy Talukdar is the senior editor at Firstpost, offering expert insights into current affairs and international relations. @sreemoytalukdar
Rahul Rajiv Gandhi is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian Parliament, who represents the constituency of Wayanad, Kerala in the Lok Sabha. @RahulGandhi
Supriya Shrinate, is an Indian politician and former journalist, who currently serves as a National Spokesperson for the Indian National Congress. @SupriyaShrinate
Sanjay Jha is an Indian author, political analyst, and a former national spokesperson for the Indian National Congress (INC) party. He is also the Former President of All India Professionals Congress, Maharashtra. @JhaSanjay
Shashi Tharoor is an Indian former international civil servant, diplomat, bureaucrat, politician, a noted writer and public intellectual who has been serving as Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, since 2009. @ShashiTharoor
Jairam Ramesh is an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress. He represents the state of Karnataka as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He currently serves as the General Secretary of Communications for the Indian National Congress. @Jairam_Ramesh
Shehzad Poonawalla is an Indian civil rights activist, lawyer, and National Spokesperson for the Bharatiya Janata Party. @Shehzad_Ind
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