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Gilles Verniers

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The Wire Talks

Jairam Ramesh

Pankaj Mishra

Jason Stanley

Hasan Minhaj

Shrabani Basu

Jonathan Kay

Scaachi Koul

Ruchir Sharma

Indira Gandhi

Katherine Eban

Imran Khan

Narendra Modi

Tanvi Madan

Evan Feigenbaum

Shashi Tharoor

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The forthcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh are crucial for the current incumbent Yogi Adityanath and his party, the BJP. The communal temperature has risen quite a bit in the last few years, and especially so in the last few months. Recently, new tensions were added after 8 people, including 4 farmers, died after a car, allegedly driven by the Union Minister's son, ploughed into them. Opposition parties, especially the Congress, have condemned the incident and are sure to focus on it during the campaign. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav have been drawing big crowds wherever they have travelled. How will all this play out? Will it have an impact on the results and will polarisation between Hindus and others be the main plank of the Adityanath campaign?On this episode, Sidharth is joined by Professor Gilles Verniers, who is the  Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ashoka University and Co-Director of the Trivedi Centre for Political Data. Apart from teaching, Prof. Verniers researches Indian political processes, identity politics and the intersections between gender and politics in India.Sidharth and Prof. Verniers talk about the Professor's observations from his years of researches into politics in UP, especially in the months running upto elections, and tons more. Tune in for an eye opening episode.Follow Prof. Verniers on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillesverniersFollow Sidharth Bhatia on Twitter and Instagram @bombaywallahbombaywallah and https://instagram.com/bombaywallahYou can listen to this show on The Wire's website, the IVM Podcasts website, app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The forthcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh are crucial for the current incumbent Yogi Adityanath and his party, the BJP. The communal temperature has risen quite a bit in the last few years, and especially so in the last few months. Recently, new tensions were added after 8 people, including 4 farmers, died after a car, allegedly driven by the Union Minister's son, ploughed into them. Opposition parties, especially the Congress, have condemned the incident and are sure to focus on it during the campaign. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav have been drawing big crowds wherever they have travelled. How will all this play out? Will it have an impact on the results and will polarisation between Hindus and others be the main plank of the Adityanath campaign?On this episode, Sidharth is joined by Professor Gilles Verniers, who is the Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ashoka University and Co-Director of the Trivedi Centre for Political Data. Apart from teaching, Prof. Verniers researches Indian political processes, identity politics and the intersections between gender and politics in India.Sidharth and Prof. Verniers talk about the Professor's observations from his years of researches into politics in UP, especially in the months running upto elections, and tons more. Tune in for an eye opening episode.Follow Prof. Verniers on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillesverniers" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillesverniers</a>Follow Sidharth Bhatia on Twitter and Instagram @bombaywallahbombaywallah and <a href="https://instagram.com/bombaywallah" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/bombaywallah</a>You can listen to this show on The Wire's website, the IVM Podcasts website, app on Android: <a href="https://ivm.today/android" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://ivm.today/android</a> or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Communalisation is a Feature of Society in UP feat. Gilles Verniers

First, the new national political editor of the Hindustan Times Sunetra Choudhury joins Milan to round up this week’s news. Sunetra reflects on some of her key takeaways from the 2019 campaign and how, if at all, this year’s election broke new ground. The two also discuss the recent electoral turmoil in West Bengal and the regional opposition’s backroom discussions over a post-election “Federal Front.” Then, Milan sits down with Gilles Verniers, assistant professor of political science and Ashoka University and co-director of the Trivedi Centre for Political Data. If you’ve encountered insightful, data-driven election analyses this cycle, chances are Gilles or his colleagues had something to do with it. Milan and Gilles discuss how 2019 has stacked up in terms of women candidates and the nomination of incumbents. The two end their conversation by reviewing Gilles’ list of “states to watch” on May 23 as the results come in.

First, the new national political editor of the Hindustan Times <a href="https://twitter.com/sunetrac" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sunetra Choudhury</a> joins Milan to round up this week’s news. Sunetra reflects on some of her key takeaways from the 2019 campaign and how, if at all, this year’s election broke new ground. The two also discuss the recent <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019-bengal-poll-campaign-to-end-a-day-earlier-says-ec-in-a-first-after-violence/story-CY1FylDfph9QkgOVr9lpnI.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">electoral turmoil in West Bengal</a> and the regional opposition’s backroom discussions over a post-election “<a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/kcr-chandrababu-naidu-go-all-out-to-woo-partners-ahead-of-lok-sabha-poll-results/story-30h7iQw3VMMg1FZGRzlsUJ.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Federal Front</a>.” Then, Milan sits down with <a href="https://twitter.com/gilkumar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gilles Verniers</a>, assistant professor of political science and Ashoka University and co-director of the Trivedi Centre for Political Data. If you’ve encountered insightful, data-driven election analyses this cycle, chances are Gilles or his colleagues had something to do with it. Milan and Gilles discuss how 2019 has stacked up in terms of <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/telling-numbers-a-few-more-women-candidates-than-in-last-lok-sabha-polls-still-just-8-8-5732091/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">women candidates</a> and the <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019-in-2019-fewer-sitting-mps-in-poll-fray/story-fH924p0A6NM6JpGopmwiAJ.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nomination of incumbents</a>. The two end their conversation by reviewing Gilles’ list of “states to watch” on May 23 as the results come in.

The End of the Never-Ending Campaign and Gilles Verniers on Data and Elections