The Rediff Election Analysis

Soft options, hard choices
'Forget parties, forget ideology. We are living in an era of political opportunism and high-pitched marketing,' says Pritish Nandy, MP.

Karunanidhi: a visionary, now with a mission, too
For the Tamil Nadu chief minister, the current Lok Sabha poll is both a mission and a vision.

Burden of proof
'If Hindutva is to blame for Dara, why isn't Islam untouchable now? Why does the burden of proof always rest on Hindus?' asks Varsha Bhosle.

Will she? Won't she?
'The turning point was when Sonia stopped trusting her own instincts and bought the working committee's line that the Vajpayee government had to be brought down.' Vir Sanghvi on Sonia's dilemma.