• India
• May 16, 2014, 16:28 IST

Watch: BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Mittal distributes sweets in CNN-IBN's studio

The BJP has secured a clear majority in the Lok Sabha elections and party spokesperson Sudhanshu Mittal could not hide his joy. He came to the CNN-IBN studio with a box of sweets in hand and distributed them to our panelists.

• India
• May 14, 2014, 23:03 IST

Did the media cover campaign 2014 fairly?

With extensive media coverage of BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's rallies and campaigns, not only he but the party was also benefited by it. The post-poll survey conducted by CNN-IBN-CSDS-Lokniti shows that 47 per cent voters with very high media exposure preferred Modi while only 19 per cent backed Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose asks the panel of experts whether the media covered the campaign 2014 fairly or not.

• India
• May 14, 2014, 07:28 IST

Missing the shades

• India
• May 13, 2014, 23:06 IST

Rahul vs Modi: Have urban voters re-defined political leadership?

Almost 40 per cent of voters want Narendra Modi as the next Prime Minister of India reveals CNN-IBN-CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey. According to the survey there has been a steady growth in BJP prime ministerial pick Narendra Modi's popularity since July 2013. Then Modi had got just 19 per cent backing. It went up to 34 per cent in January 2014 and remained same in March and then touched 37 per cent. CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose asks the panel of experts whether urban voters have re-defined political leadership.

• India
• May 08, 2014, 23:24 IST

Best of Open Mike: CII and Bastar chaupals

Ahead of the final leg of Lok Sabha polls, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose visits CII in New Delhi and takes the views of corporates on the candidature of Narendra Modi. In Chhattisgarh, she visits Bastar to get a sense of whether the locals consider voting to be pivotal.

• India
• May 07, 2014, 19:58 IST

Best of Open Mike: Varanasi & Chandni Chowk chaupals

With the 2014 Lok Sabha elections underway, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose visits the temple town of Varanasi and assesses people's views on the candidature of Narendra Modi from their constituency. In Delhi, she visits Chandni Chowk to get a sense of whether the urban Muslim is ready to reach out to Modi and the BJP.

• India
• May 06, 2014, 22:32 IST

Muslims have nothing to fear from Modi, says Arun Shourie

Former National Democratic Alliance minister Arun Shourie has said Muslim fears about BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi are being deliberately stoked by some people. Speaking to CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose, Shourie said that secularism has become a word which is being used by parties for political gains.

• India
• May 06, 2014, 19:54 IST

Best of Open Mike: Patna & Vadodara chaupals

With the 2014 Lok Sabha elections underway, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose visits Patna as a part of special series 'Open Mike'. Standing at the Gandhi Ghat, she asks the citizen of Bihar whether the Hindi heartland has been left behind by the rest of India. She also visits the walled city of Vadodara in Gujarat to find out view of the voters over development in Gujarat and their choices for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

• India
• May 06, 2014, 07:42 IST

Muslim fears about Modi being stoked deliberately: Arun Shourie

Former NDA minister Arun Shourie said that secularism is a prostituted word which is being used by parties for political gains.

• India
• May 05, 2014, 19:38 IST

Best of Open Mike: Is the Gandhi family brand in decline?

Out of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, one the most keenly watched will be the Amethi constituency and is the stronghold of the Gandhi family. In the run up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose visits Amethi where two-time MP and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is contesting against AAP' Kumar Vishwas and BJP's Smriti Irani, and finds out the reactions of people on their candidates. Amethi will vote on May 8 in the eighth phase of the Lok Sabha elections.

• India
• May 01, 2014, 19:58 IST

Open Mike: Is democracy the best way to bring development to the poor and marginalised?

CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose visits Bastar district in Chhattisgarh as a part of special series 'Open Mike' and asks the citizens whether democracy is the best way to bring development to the poor and marginalised.

• India
• April 30, 2014, 19:57 IST

Open Mike: Does any party care for the rights of the disabled?

In the run up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose visits Centre for 'Action for Ability Development and Inclusion' (AADI) in New Delhi as a part of special series 'Open Mike' and asks the people with disability whether any party really do care for their rights.

• India
• April 29, 2014, 20:01 IST

Open Mike: Has the Hindi heartland been left behind by the rest of India?

In the run up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose visits Patna as a part of special series 'Open Mike'. Standing at the Gandhi Ghat, she asks the citizen of Bihar whether the Hindi heartland has been left behind by the rest of India.

• India
• April 28, 2014, 19:57 IST

Open Mike: Is a Federal Front a desirable option to lead India?

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banarjee said that a Federal Front government will be formed at the Centre after the elections. In the run up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose visits Swabhumi in Kolkata and accesses views of the city's artistic society on the Federal Front and forthcoming elections.

• India
• April 24, 2014, 20:57 IST

Open Mike: Is it anti-democratic that soldiers posted in remote locations cannot vote during elections?

In the run up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose visits Vijay Chowk in New Delhi as a part of special series 'Open Mike' and takes views of ex-servicemen on the voting right for soldiers.