Karishma Mehrotra

Karishma Mehrotra is a South Asia correspondent for The Washington Post. She has previously worked as a Fulbright fellow and contributed to Radiolab, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, the Indian Express, Scroll.in, and Bloomberg Businessweek. With experience across multiple countries and topics such as elections, technology, urbanization and climate change, Mehrotra has established herself as a versatile journalist. She can be reached at her website https://www.karishmamehrotra.com/. Her work often focuses on critical issues in India, such as the historic election that took place in 2024, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the polls and won a significant victory for his party.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/karishma-mehrotra/

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

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  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi is running for a third term, which is exceptionally rare in Indian politics.
  • Results will be announced on Tuesday.

Deceptions

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Recent Articles

India's Historic 2023 General Elections: A Billion People Decide the Political Landscape for the Next Five Years

India's Historic 2023 General Elections: A Billion People Decide the Political Landscape for the Next Five Years

Broke On: Saturday, 01 June 2024 India's historic general election for the Lok Sabha concluded on June 1, with almost a billion people casting their votes across various phases. The ruling BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi aim for another term in power, seeking a mandate to maintain their stronghold and expand in the east and south. Key constituencies included Varanasi, Ghazipur, Patna Sahib, Pataliputra, Mandi, Hamirpur and Khadoor Sahib. The election marked the end of a decade-long tenure for the BJP and determined India's political landscape for the next five years.