Pradeep Bhandari is a journalist, news anchor, and psephologist. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of Jan Ki Baat. Previously, he was the news director of the India News channel of ITV Network and recently left his position at ZEE News. He has accurately predicted various elections with on-ground surveys, demographic research, and data analytics. In this episode, Vinamre and Pradeep discuss: - What goes on behind prime time debates and the concept of neutral media - Election mathematics and how one can predict election outcomes, the significant role of women's votes, and factors people consider before voting - The processes involved in reporting, advertisements, and ratings of media channels - The arrest of opposition leaders during elections and how the Congress can make a comeback. If you want to understand how election predictions are made and how people vote, then this episode is for you. 00:00-Tv debates and inside behind Mainstream news channel 3:37-Why his style of reporting considered as controversial 8:22-Neutrality in media 13:55-Historical Relationship of media with ruling parties 19:24-Dhruv Rathee Dictatorship Video 21:26-Reality of Rhea Chakrobarty Video 23:38-Presidential debate vs Public Debates 26:30-Judiciary is Still independent? 28:50-Why this government blame to the previous governments 31:18-Why his switched from a engineering Why he came to the media? His journey to coming to news 37:57-Pollstar and Psephology difference 42:17-Demolition of Article 370 44:34-His current prediction about the election 50:04-Election mathematics 54:00-swing states in the election 58:13-Is caste a dominant factor in elections 1:03:25-Modi factor for bjp 1:06:56-Comparison between modi and trump 1:10:04- Role of AAP in this election 1:13:45-Exit Poles influence voting 1:17:04-Why rural area people values their vote more than urban 1:20:18-The curious case of Raibareli, Amethi and Wayanad 1:25:44-Can Congress can still revive 1:29:50-Why he resigned from Zee News 1:32:40-Arrest of Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren is non political 1:37:36-Conclusion