About this episode
The panel discusses the high-stakes 2026 assembly elections across multiple Indian states.
This week on Hafta, Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, and Shardool Katyayan are joined by senior journalist Sreenivasan Jain and Dhanya Rajendran, editor-in-chief of The News Minute . The panel dives into the high-stakes 2026 assembly elections across Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry. Check out previous Hafta recommendations, references, songs and letters . Produced by Amit Pandey with production assistance from Priyali Dhingra and Abhay Kumar. Sound by Anil Kumar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Shardool Katyayan
Guests: Sreenivasan Jain, Dhanya Rajendran
Topics covered
- 2026 assembly elections
- Assam
- West Bengal
- Tamil Nadu
- Kerala
- Puducherry
Keywords
- assembly elections
- Assam
- West Bengal
- Tamil Nadu
- Kerala
- Puducherry
- politics
- news
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The News Minute
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