In this episode, Neerja Chowdhury, the veteran columnist, political commentator and author of the bestseller How Prime Ministers Decide, takes a long-term view of election coverage over the decade.

She talks to Nirupama Subramanian and Savyasaachi Jain about how journalists try to catch the prevailing mood and undercurrents in an election.

The dominant issue in this election is Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she says. She also reveals how the relationship between journalists and politicians has changed over the decades, with the latter becoming less tolerant of criticism.