1. Rural distress. This is what is leading to underperformance in UP, especially Purvaanchal.

2. Farmers in the North. Wipe out in Punjab as expected, but significant losses in Haryana, Rajasthan and Western UP which are all areas with significant Jaat population. Moreover, in both Haryana and Rajasthan, the BJP has appointed weird CMs - they are neither Jaat nor Rajput. This has led to reversals.

3. Over-enthusiastically breaking down parties - in Maharashtra where both SS UBT & NCP SP are doing much better than Sena & NCP AP. BJP engineered breakaways of MLAs but the cadre did not shift or like this one bit.

4. Language and culture centralization issues - vis-a-vis states like Tamil Nadu and West Bengal respectively. The BJP is seen as the anti-federal force in both states and is facing the same problem that Congress did in both states when it was the big thing in Delhi.

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The NDA is around 295 right now, but 15 + 15 of these are JDU and TDP. Both Nitish and Chandra Babu are wily foxes who can jump ship. Additionally, Sena's 6 and NCP AP's 2 may consider a 'ghar-vaapsi'. The BJP may be forced to have a less forceful (possibly Rajnath) or more developmental (like Gadkari) PM.

for any of that to be true- you have to show data on what percentage of the general vote share is comprised of GenZ voters. Do you have that data?

I find it highly suspect to think a tiny number of urvan young voters could produce results like this- consider it might be farmers and labourers and dalits and women.

Because Gen Z was the turning point in the 2024 election and Dhruv Rathee was the Man of the Match. The BJP focused on taking over TV news channels and Modi spoke at a lot of rallies. But these are all boomer communication strategies which do not appeal to Gen Z voters. On the other hand, the Congress used social media and YouTubers like Dhruv to reach Gen Z voters. Just look at the number of views that Dhruv gets: it's in the millions. This guy literally swung 30-40 seats single-handedly.

The other factor is that Gen Z is very liberal and does not like Modi and Hindutva. Just look at LI comments as a sample. A pro-Modi comment gets lots of downvotes. LI readers are not elites living in a bubble, they are your average Gen Z voter.

The big message of this election is the the BJP is losing for sure in 2029, By 2029, Gen Z will outnumber boomers and Gen Alpha will be first-time voters. The Congress will get a landslide victory. IMO Dhruv Rathee will get a Cabinet position in 2029 and may even be a PM candidate.

I don't want to scare you since you are joining the team and likely don't have much of a choice now, so I'll tell you the pros.

1. AZB has a really good brand name. While I hate this team from the very bottom of my heart, I'd be lying if I said I didn't benefit from the value of the AZB brand name. This team can be a launchpad for you. When you hit the one year mark, you can switch to a place that is saner. If you didn't join at all, you wouldn't have that option. You might not have much choice where you join right out of college. You do, however, have some more leeway to decide where you want to go from here.

2. Once you survive this team, you'll gain an incredible amount of grit. Once you've put up with this shit, everything else gets easier. Any and all criticism from the members of this team must be like water off a duck's back. ▮▮. I know this is easy for me to say, but please don't let them break your spirit. I promise you, law is a wonderful, meaningful profession. There is so much you can do with your law degree, and this team is just the starting point. Once you get a year's worth of experience from here, there's so much left to do.

3. Stress is a state of mind. There is no better team than this one to put that saying into practice. No matter how insane people in power are being, breathe in and out and expel stress. There was a person in the team that I used to really admire for being able to do this. Take small breaks, even if they're mental breaks and involve pretending to work. Do whatever it is that you need to, the world is not going to come to an end. 90% of the panic that happens in this team is generated uselessly. Meditate. Sleep. Say you're working from home and take naps. The panic masters in the team are not productive, no matter how they portray themselves. Trust me, you can be more productive if you're calm and rested.

4. They provide snacks on Mondays and Fridays. If you're non-vegetarian, the snacks are quite nice. If you're vegetarian, you have to make do with poha while the non-vegetarians enjoy chicken samosas. Console yourself with the thought that you're eating healthy. There are a bunch of street food places nearby.

This is not one of the pros as such but a word of advice, if you need leave, lie through your teeth. Do NOT try honesty here, it will not work. @ LI, I am genuinely trying to help OP, not spewing vitriol about this team like I want to. In the interest of free speech, please publish this comment. I have not named anyone (believe me, I want to!)

@LegallyIndia - these are really serious points and critical for anyone who is joining AZB Disputes, not just the fresher, to know. It could after all affect a person’s mental health and professional future if anyone has to join a team with so much negative feedback. Therefore, please do not moderate and block out the rest of the comments. Sometimes these comments can help a person make a decision that could make or break their career.

Even cnlu and nuals are doing better than rml currently in terms of corp culture and placements. Can't really comment what will happen in 2029 as things change a lot in 5 years. We never thought in 2019 that placements would become this pathetic in rml. But looking at the current batches and administration, it seems that situation is gonna become worse. Just be hopeful and give your best.

I have been allotted RMLNLU and there are no vaccancy out I wanna go into corporate bt all the seniors of rml are saying that placement is not that great bt yea placement are there. My doubt is by the time I graduate in the year 2029 will the placement scenario improve in rml

That's it

Thank you!!

NRI quota might seem unfair to some, but, illegal, seriously? How is it illegal? Do you mean to say the NLUs who have an NRI quota are breaking the law? Are you a Law student? Do you understand what illegal means?

Yes, NRI kids with lower ranks than the General Merit students get into NLUs by paying high fees. if you think this affects the overall quality of the institute, what about the other quotas?

Looks like we will have Modi heading a coalition government by a slim margin, plus a rejuvenated opposition doubling down on their social justice demands. Does this mean 5 years of a weak Modi government, cautious governance, bearish markets, welfarist spending and GDP growth in the 5% region? Or, could we still see free market reforms and privatisation?

I'm just dreading what happens to my mutual funds. I must have lost many lakhs today. 😓

I hate people, humans and humanity in general. Suggest some areas of law that I can pursue which requires minimum to no human interactions. I'm done with social interaction and fake etiquettes. Two that come to mind are animal laws and environment law. Which other areas ? Serious question.

BIG BREAKING: As of 9:30 am, the INDIA Alliance is giving a very good fight and Modi is in big trouble. Looks like the BJP will get less than 272 and Modi will be a lame duck PM at the mercy of coalition partners. Also an outside chance of Congress winning and Rahul as PM. It looks like Muslim, Yadav and Jat votes are consolidating against the BJP, plus probably unemployed youth. The Sensex is also tanking.

A lesson for the BJP here: arrogance doesn't pay and your priority needs to be giving employment to youth rather than building temples.

There’s a popular American saying which is also reproduced in a Taylor Swift song: “Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.”

I am not implying Ms Baruah is stupid. On the contrary, her stupendous academic achievements place her intellect in the top 0.00000001% of India. But that can also be said of the many young protesters at Harvard and Columbia. A high intellect does not guarantee that one won’t engage in irrational behaviour and blindly follow trends. I’m sure even Harvard grads have made irrational mistakes like falling for cyber scams, or falling in love with con artists, or smoking and drinking themselves to death.

I am thus essentially calling participation in pro-Palestine protests as irrational. Because these protests do not look at the historical causes of the conflict and the violence perpetrated against Jews by Islamists. They also neglect to see the terrible atrocities being perpetrated against Uyghur Muslims and Tibetan Buddhists by China, against Kurdish Muslims by Turkey, against Hindus and Baluchi Muslims by Pakistan, etc. Protesting against these injustices isn’t seen as “trendy”.

Guys, I need help. I do not have the money to pay for the buy out but i cannot serve the 4 month notice period since my new job in the other law firm is in another city but they have their branch in that city as well. They are threatening legal action. I am scared, I have only 1.5PQE, I don't want anything to tarnish my reputation (whatever it is)

“We are constrained to agree with the scenario envisaged in the above statement: ‘In the event of a hung parliament, onerous responsibilities will be placed upon the shoulders of the President of India.

"We are sure that she will follow the established democratic precedent of first inviting the pre-poll alliance that garnered the largest number of seats. Also, that she would endeavour to preempt the possibilities of horse-trading….”

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/with-lok-sabha-results-on-tuesday-ex-judges-appeal-to-president-5807954#pfrom=home-Ndtv.com_topscroll

Though it might be extremely hard I’m thinking of doing CA plus law. I’m pretty sure I’ll clear the foundation in the upcoming exams and will constantly try to clear the inter while in law school without giving any heed to the number of attempts.I think me choosing bcom llb would further help me clear CA.

It makes me very sad to read this news. 😢 Not just because she lost her life but her LinkedIn profile (and the news reports below) show her to be a very bright girl with a great future. She did her undergrad from St Xavier’s College Mumbai and worked as a beauty consultant with Nykaa and Unilever, then joined the LLB course. A person with this type of background would surely have done well in her career, especially in the emerging field of fashion law. If someone with such a good CV can be worried about her grades, what can you say?

In all the photos published in the media she seems like a very happy and confident girl, smiling widely. But she was obviously very sad and lonely inside. All our universities are such hypercompetitive places, everything becomes about getting good grades and high paying jobs.

I wish she could have found some supportive friends to reassure her. May her soul rest in peace. 🙏🙏💐💐💐

Let’s also please be kind to our batchmates. There is too much infighting and backstabbing in law schools these days. 😔

https://www.freepressjournal.in/amp/mumbai/mumbai-anxious-about-academic-performance-ias-officers-daughter-dies-after-jumping-from-building-near-mantralaya-suicide-note-found

https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/cities/mumbai/story/ias-couples-daughter-jumps-off-mumbai-apartment-dies-was-anxious-about-academics-2547422-2024-06-03

https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/lipi-rastogi-vikas-rastogi-radhika-rastogi-senior-bureaucrat-couples-daughter-27-dies-by-suicide-in-mumbai-cops-5805754/amp/1

As a law student, I am looking for the specific skills that a student needs to learn to become employable and add value to their seniors.

You can also put down your stories from Tier 1,2, and 3 cities. How to approach and get opportunities to learn in litigation for a first-generation lawyer who does not shy off hard work?

I am passing out this month from a relatively unknown college. I've worked hard on the internship aspect. Have interned with 2 tier-3 firms, a very famous SC advocate, in-house in a huge company and a few other internships. However, I'm unable secure a job. I've cold mailed a lot of people, mailed HRs, College has non existent placement cell. Anybody can provide a direction or help ?