Yours truly managed to inveigle himself into a few TV studio discussions around the Delhi state election, and here are the links for anyone interested. Issues vs. drama in the Delhi election campaign A focussed, non-partisan discussion (video here) Reading the Delhi exit polls A heated political debate ensued (consisting mostly of ad hominem attacks by political spokespersons) …
Month: February 2015
The Delhi election is a dead heat
A simple average of the five most recent opinion polls shows that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are locked in a dead heat in the 2015 Delhi state election, with a projected 40% share of the vote each. There is considerable variation among the five polls in terms of the …
Manufacturing a surprise
With all the flak that that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) got for its "policy paralysis" and anti-growth policies (apparently both can simultaneously occur), one would hardly have expected a sharp economic revival in its final year in office. However, new and improved government economic data shows that in 2013-14 (i.e. the fiscal year ending …
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