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This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Shivnarayan Rajpurohit and Prateek Goyal to dissect the fallout of exit polls on the stock market.  
As the Lok Sabha results starkly contrasted the exit polls – most of which were bullish on the Narendra Modi-led BJP – the stock markets hit an all-time high and then crashed, between June 1 and June 4. The panel throws light on the influence of exit polls, stock manipulation malpractices, and the media’s role as pollsters. 
The reporters also delve into the mandate in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh, and the possible reasons that went against the BJP and the factors that worked in favour of the Congress.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:24 - Exit Polls
00:13:39 - Election Results
00:51:28 - Recommendations
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Shivnarayan
Laapataa Ladies
Prateek
Panchayat
Basant
8 A.M. Metro
Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar.

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This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar, Pratyush Deep, and Sumedha Mittal to discuss the coverage of the Lok Sabha elections and provide insights into the pulse of the people. 
The conversation delves into the potential election outcomes across India, hot seats, political parties’ strategies, and campaign. They also discuss the grassroots mobilisation by political parties.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:12 - Haryana-Punjab elections
00:13:35 - Assam-Bengal elections
00:34:29 - Delhi-NCR elections
00:42:38 - Recommendations

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Sumedha
deKoder
Rajdeep Sardesai
Girish Kuber writes: Why Maharashtra worries the BJP
Pratyush
Porsche case: No, the minor did not release a ‘rap video’. The media got it wrong
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This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Sumedha Mittal.
Sumedha profiled Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of Sushma Swaraj and the BJP’s candidate from New Delhi constituency. She explains why the BJP chose not to field Meenakshi Lekhi, a two-time winner from the constituency, and how Bansuri has been trying to make herself relatable to voters despite a ‘nepotism’ narrative.
Avdhesh reported on the violence during polling in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, where voters from Muslim-majority villages alleged they were beaten up by the state police. He says the voters, despite having voter IDs, say they were “deliberately” prevented from casting their votes. 
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:35 - Violence and elections
00:11:00 - Bansuri Swaraj
00:29:20 - Sambhal incident
00:42:10 - Recommendations
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Sumedha
The Election Tricycle
Identity politics, polarisation, and development aspirations mark the electoral battle for Bihar’s Mithilanchal
Avdhesh
Uttarakhand: Over 1,000 forest fires in 4 months, crisis looms amid poor preparedness
Anmol
Ruled or Misruled
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This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry reporters Tanishka Sodhi and Anmol Pritam, who have been reporting on the ongoing Lok Sabha elections from ground zero. 
Anmol talks about his experience of reporting from Bihar on the tussle between the BJP-led NDA and the INDIA alliance and the “Nitish Kumar factor”, which seems to be dying down. He also shed light on the state of affairs in the hinterlands and the shifting political dynamics in the backward state.  
Tanishka reported on the Baramati constituency in Maharashtra, where the two factions of the NCP battled for the Pawar legacy. She says the rift in the Pawar family is leading the voters into confusion, while NCP supremo Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule told her it’s “not a family issue”.     
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:20:38 - Bihar politics
00:20:43 - Pawar vs Pawar
00:39:26 - Recommendations
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Tanishka
Bigotry 101 | BJP’s Crazy Experience at a Samdish Rally in Delhi
Anmol
Laapataa Ladies
Basant
Laapataa Ladies
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This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by independent journalist Angad Singh.
Formerly with Vice News, Angad was “blacklisted” by the Indian government over a documentary called India Burning, which he worked on as a production assistant. He talks about dealing with court cases after being accused by the central government of portraying India in a “negative” light. He says his OCI card was taken anyway and talks about the sorrow of not being able to return to India anymore.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:01 - Angad’s story
00:30:29 - Recommendations
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Angad

Captivating the Simple-Hearted: A Struggle for Human Dignity in the Indian Subcontinent
Sumedha
Time Is Running Out for Rahul Gandhi’s Vision for India
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This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by independent journalist Astha Savyasachi and The Mooknayak’s Arun Kumar Verma.
Arun reported on the rise and fall of the Bahujan Samaj Party. He delves into the ups and downs of Mayawati’s political career and explains how the BSP became sidelined. He also talks about the new leadership with Mayawati's nephew Akash Anand and what changes are expected from him to revive the party.
Astha reported on how most Sainik schools across India are run by people with direct or indirect connections to the BJP or RSS. She explains how the central government essentially handed over 62 percent of new military schools to the Sangh Parivar, BJP politicians, and allies, bypassing eligibility criteria in the process.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:28 - BSP’s rise and fall
00:10:41 - Sainik schools
00:38:08 - Recommendations
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Arun
Amar Singh Chamkila
Astha
Centre hands over 62% of new Sainik Schools to Sangh Parivar, BJP politicians and allies.
Shivnarayan
How BJP ‘won’ in Surat: Unravelling 24 hours of peculiarities
Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar.

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