Analysis: Uttar Pradesh Elections ThoughtSpace Episode 12: Analysing BJP's Victory in Uttar Pradesh Neelanjan Sircar, Bhanu Joshi & Ashish Ranjan In the podcast (above), Neelanjan Sircar, Bhanu Joshi, and Ashish Ranjan draw on their extensive field work and analyse data to deconstruct the strategy that catapulted BJP to a historic win in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh elections. Victor and the vanquished Pratap Bhanu Mehta Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes in The Indian Express that the real worry is whether the opposition's despair will turn into more timidity, post the consolidation of BJP's dominance.   Rewriting the U.P. equation Neelanjan Sircar, Bhanu Joshi & Ashish Ranjan Neelanjan Sircar, Bhanu Joshi, and Ashish Ranjan explain in The Hindu how the UP verdict is better understood in terms of caste consolidation rather than religious polarisation. Misreading the new Sanjaya Baru Sanjaya Baru writes in The Indian Express that for any serious analysis of the decline of Congress and the rise of the BJP on the national scene, a new political science approach is necessary. The massive mandate for Modi's vision for India by 2022  Rajiv Kumar Rajiv Kumar writes in the Daily Mail that 'UP voters have voted for Modi with the hope that UP catches up with the rest of the country'. Tweet Forward Share