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India Today is the leading news magazine and most widely read publication in India. The magazine’s leadership is unquestioned, so much so that India Today is what Indian journalism is judged by, for its integrity and ability to bring unbiased and incisive perspective to arguably the most dynamic, yet perplexing, region in the world. Breaking news and shaping opinion, it is now a household name and the flagship brand of India’s leading multidimensional media group. Additionally, the weekly brings with it a range supplements like Women, Home, Aspire, Spice and Simply which focus on style, health, education, fashion, etc. and Indian cities.

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India Today

THE MAYA TWISTER • BSP chief Mayawati’s allotment of seats keeping in mind sundry caste configurations could disrupt the plans of the NDA and INDIA alliances in Uttar Pradesh

RECLAIMING THE CITADEL • After a defeat in the previous election, Jyotiraditya Scindia is determined to win back Guna, once his family pocket borough

Digvijaya’s Last Stand • Digvijaya Singh makes a comeback to the Rajgarh Lok Sabha constituency after 33 years as the Congress candidate, employing a grassroots-style campaign. The contest is expected to be fierce

THE HIMANTA ROCK SHOW • Changing tack, the Assam CM is steering clear of religious rhetoric and reaching out to Muslim voters to take the BJP tally to a record high in the northeastern state

THE SAFFRON ONSLAUGHT • With PM Modi’s shining armour as their beacon, the BJP seems poised to sweep the state again. Inflation matters, voices asking for jobs are lost in the Opposition vacuum

Doing the Sambalpuri Samba

OF PATELS, PATRIOTS AND EXPATRIATES

Astral Psephology, Anyone?

19-Day U-turn

Yadava Dynasty

THE MARATHA WARS

THE BIG BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL • THE REGIONAL SATRAPS OF MAHARASHTRA, BENGAL AND BIHAR COULD STAND BETWEEN PM MODI AND HIS PLACE IN HISTORY, BUT IF THEY FAIL TO DEFEAT HIM, THEY MIGHT FIND THEMSELVES IN ITS DUSTBIN

THE SWING STATES • Accounting for nearly a fourth of the Lok Sabha seats, these three states will play a key role in deciding the fate of numerous regional power centres and the Congress. The ever-changing political equations make these contests even more intriguing

WHO WILL WIN THE MAHAYUDDH? • IN MAHARASHTRA’S MOST COMPLEX POLITICAL WAR EVER, SHIFTING ALLIANCES FUEL A GRIPPING SAGA OF POWER STRUGGLES AND BETRAYALS IN THE PURSUIT OF VOTES

A STATE OF WAR

THE REAL PAWAR STRUGGLE • LOYALTIES IN THE FAMILY BASTION OF BARAMATI ARE DIVIDED AS THE FEUD BETWEEN SHARAD PAWAR AND NEPHEW AJIT SEES SUPRIYA SULE PITTED AGAINST SISTER-IN-LAW SUNETRA

WHAT WORKS IN THEIR FAVOUR

THE MAMATA PUSHBACK • THE WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER FACES A BJP ONSLAUGHT ON ISSUES LIKE CORRUPTION AND WOMEN’S SAFETY. UNWILLING TO YIELD AN INCH, THE TMC IS BUILDING A NARRATIVE THAT THE SAFFRON PARTY IS ‘ANTI-BENGALI’

ACTION NOTES

LONE WARRIOR OF THE CONGRESS • THE VOLUBLE ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY FIGHTS WITH HIS BACK TO THE WALL IN HIS BASTION OF BAHARAMPUR

TEJASHWI LEADS THE CHARGE • IN BIHAR’S FERVID POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE, THE RJD CHIEF’S YOUTH-CENTRIC MESSAGE BATTLES A BJP RELYING ON PM MODI’S APPEAL AND A MUCH DIMINISHED NITISH KUMAR

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