For years, the BJP has worked on the assumption that it had built a durable Hindu voting coalition across much of the Hindi heartland. Not that all Hindus vote for the party, but enough do, across caste groups, to give it a structural edge. But two recent developments raise questions about that logic: Bankipur and Jantar Mantar.

Prashant Kishore's victory in the Bankipur bypoll has sparked debate about changing political equations in Bihar. The result raises questions about the BJP's traditional support…

A young Brahmin, a young Dalit and a young OBC voter may occupy very different positions in the social hierarchy, yet they can share common anxieties about jobs, mobility, and…

For years, the BJP has worked on the assumption that it had built a durable Hindu voting coalition across much of the Hindi heartland. Not that all Hindus vote for the party, but…