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Yesterday, both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party made historic wins in the 2022 Assembly elections. While the BJP won all four states in which it had been the incumbent party, the AAP completely swept the Punjab polls. In this episode, host Shashank Bhargava is joined by Indian Express’ Liz Mathew, and Manraj Grewal Sharma to decode the election results. Among other things, they discuss the reasons behind BJP’s win, what the AAP’s victory means for its national ambitions, and the lessons that the Congress needs to learn.

In this episode, Ritika Chopra joins host Snigdha Sharma to discuss how EVM's function and how they are stored before and after elections.

Next, Shubhajit Roy explains how joint efforts helped the stranded Indian students out of Ukraine's Sumy.

And finally, we go over details of NMC's notice to withdraw the age limit for NEET UG exams.

In this episode, Indian Express' National Business Editor Anil Sasi joins host Snigdha Sharma to discuss the sanctions on Russia and what they mean for the country and the global economy.

Next, Mayura Janwalkar tells us what drove Congress' decision to open up to post-poll alliances in Goa.

And, we also bring you the latest update on the Indian students stranded in Ukraine's Sumy.

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Udit Misra joins host Shashank Bhargava to explain why Oil prices are surging right now, what that has to do with the war in Ukraine, and how it is expected to affect the Indian economy.

Next, Indian Express’ Deeptiman Tiwary talks about why states have been withdrawing consent to CBI, and how this affects the investigating agency (12:26).

And in the end, Indian Express’ Santanu Chowdhury tells us why the BJP failed to win a single municipality in the recent West Bengal civic polls (21:42).

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

In this episode, Shubhajit Roy joins host Snigdha Sharma to explain the complications in the evacuation efforts to get Indian students out of Ukraine's Sumy.

Next, Abhishek Angad talks about the Jamtara district administration's unique initiative for its elderly residents.

And finally, we go over details of former NSE CEO Chitra Ramkrishna's arrest by CBI.

In the fifth and final part of our special election series on Uttar Pradesh, we talk about an entirely new class of voters – people who have benefitted from the government’s welfare schemes. For this, Monojit Majumdar, who heads the Indian Express' Explained section, talks to Indian Express’ Harikishan Sharma about who these voters are, and how they could potentially impact these upcoming elections.