"Ab ki baar, 800 paar!"

Talking national and local politics in northern UP

Dear reader,

So far, we've been on a fantastic journey with Hridayapath, speaking to people from parts of India that don’t usually make the news, and wow, do we have stories for you today!

Dispatch 1 recap: remember our first stop?

Banu roamed around Moradabad, Pilibhit, and Rampur, chatting with folks about life, politics, and their hopes for the 2024 elections.

Now, we’ve got more to share:

We hit the roads of northern Uttar Pradesh, from Bahraich to Maharajganj through Shravasti and Balrampur. While there's progress in development, poverty remains a significant issue. But there's a sense of change in the air, albeit gradual.

Next, we wrapped up with a stretch from Ghaziabad to Kushinagar. Here's how Banu starts off the report:

"Hridayapath dispatches mostly focus on detailed interviews about what local citizens think about and yearn for from their political leaders. But this one will be slightly different. It will give short summaries of a few key political happenings and some observations on development in a few constituencies. They are useful for a few reasons..."[continue reading here].

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