Highlights of India Today Hindi 23rd March 2022, issue: Cover Story: Assembly Elections 2022

Jodi Ka Jalwa

There was a turning point behind the historic back-to-back victories of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, it came late last year and under the most unusual of circumstances. How Mod-Yogi duo won the grand UP battle.

UP: Rashan Shashan Ne Khilaya Kamal

The bjp took the lead on the development and law & order narrative, and used social schemes to overcome caste divides  

Punjab: Aap Ki Nayi Subah

Punjab’s disillusioned voters have thrown out the old, and are looking for a clean start with AAP. New CM bhagwant mann has a big task on his hands

Uttrakhand: Sudhar Ka Ek Aur Mauka

Congress infighting maDE the job easy for the incumbent bjp even as CM Dhami fELL short of the crease

Goa: Vipaksh Me Foot Ka Fayda

While a fragmented opposition failed to capitalise on anti-incumbency, The BJP fielded a raft of defectors and won

Manipur: Apne Dam Par BJP

The bjp victory in manipur restED on its government’s success in clamping down on violence, delivery of welfare schemes and an opposition in disarray

Opposition

Parajay Ki Parton Me Hi Chhipe hain Sabak

No rival could match the BJP’s organisational strength Or beat its narrative. Finding a way out of the disarray ahead of 2024 won’t be easy

Russia: Sanctions on Russia

Bhartiya Bypass

Sanctions imposed by the US and other nations on Russia in the aftermath of its invasion of Ukraine will not just hurt Russia but several other countries, including India, that have strong bilateral trade connections with the country

Russia: Rajasthan

Jalwa Dikhane Lautin Raje

On March 8, thousands of people attended a celebration at a temple in Rajasthan’s Keshoraipatan, on the occasion of former chief minister Vasundhara Raje’s 69th birthday. Ostensibly a personal affair, the huge gathering of fans and BJP workers was also a reminder, an assertion of the former CM’s continuing political relevance.