UPFRONT
CHINA’S GREAT
PUSH FORWARD PG 3
POV: POLL-VAULTING
IN MEGHALAYA
PG 13
INSIDE
LEISURE
THE QUARTER AT THE ROYAL
OPERA HOUSE PG 59
COFFEE
WITH KAFA
PG 66
A S S E M B LY P O L L S
44
THE RETURN
OF THE BJP
The BJP storms to victory in Himachal
Pradesh as the state maintains its
tradition of rotating power
20
C OV E R S T O RY
WORRYI NG
VICTORY
The BJP wins in Gujarat but
not convincingly; the Congress
loses but gains in confidence.
What’s next?
B O L LY WO O D
CONGR ESS
36
UPHILL
CLIMB
Can new president
Rahul Gandhi put
the Congress house
in order before Lok
Sabha 2019?
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VELVET
VOICES
The new singing stars
of Bombay film industry
are redefining music
and getting their due
on their own terms
Cover photograph by VIKRAM SHARMA
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