Perspective: VERDICT 2026: WHAT SHAPED THE VOTERS’ CHOICE? | 05 May, 2026

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Anchor: – Teena Jha

Producer: – Sagheer Ahmad

Guest Coordinator:- Deepti Vashisht, Vinod Kumar Singh, Paras Kandpal

 

Guests:-

  1. Dr. Sanjeev Tiwari, Professor, Political Science & Principal, Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi
  2. Sandeep Phukan, Senior Journalist

 

4th May, 2026 was a day of many historic firsts in India’s political landscape. From Assam and West Bengal to Tamil Nadu, Keralam and Puducherry – the assembly elections marked significant firsts for each of their electoral maps. Starting with Bengal where the BJP stormed to power for the first time – a state where Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mookkherjee was born – a  state where for years BJP stalwarts struggled to gain foothold and where until the 2009 elections where the party was not even a fringe player. It had no seat and just around a 4 per cent vote share. From 2 to 77 and now 200+ seats has given BJP a thumping maiden victory in Bengal.     In Assam, the party has not only secured a third straight term, but done so with a commanding mandate, winning over 100 plus seats. In Tamil Nadu, the script has been completely rewritten. Actor-turned-politician Vijay has made a stunning debut, with his party disrupting decades of Dravidian dominance. Kerala, too, has delivered a significant shift  – the Congress-led UDF has returned to power with one of its strongest performances in years, even as the BJP registered its best-ever showing in the state. And for the first time in six decades, the Left finds itself out of power across the country. Meanwhile, in Puducherry, continuity prevails — with the NDA not only retaining power but also scripting history by becoming the first incumbent government to be re-elected in the Union Territory. So what do these diverse verdicts really tell us? Is this mandate shaped by local realities, or are there deeper national signals emerging from these state-specific outcomes? What influenced the voter  – the  welfare schemes, identity politics, governance or leadership?

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