First, Indian Express’ Chief of the National Bureau (Govt) Ritika Chopra joins us to explain why this time the Lok Sabha elections will extend all the way into the peak summer month of June.Next, Indian Express’ Anonna Dutt tells us why Karnataka has banned food coloring used in gobhi manchurian and cotton candy (09:42). And in the end, we discuss the controversy surrounding Rahul Gandhi’s ‘shakti’ remarks, along with PM Modi's response to it (16:11).Hosted, written and produced by Shashank BhargavaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

First, Indian Express’ Chief of the National Bureau (Govt) Ritika Chopra joins us to explain why this time the Lok Sabha elections will extend all the way into the peak summer month of June.Next, Indian Express’ Anonna Dutt tells us why Karnataka has banned food coloring used in gobhi manchurian and cotton candy

And in the end, we discuss the controversy surrounding Rahul Gandhi’s ‘shakti’ remarks, along with PM Modi's response to it

The Catch Up: 19 March

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