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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu wants people to have more children. The AP government is now offering Rs 30,000 for a third child and Rs 40,000 for a fourth.At first, this may sound like just another political headline. But behind it lies a real anxiety shared by many southern states — falling fertility rates, ageing populations, shrinking workforces, and fears of losing political representation in the future.But can governments really solve these problems by simply asking people to have more babies?From Andhra’s demographic fears and delimitation politics to women’s unpaid labour and collapsing public infrastructure, this episode of Let Me Explain looks at the bigger questions behind Naidu’s population push.Watch LME on delimitation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26rwMdF_Y2U&t=275sLike Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeLike our journalism? Become a subscriber: https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription👉🏽Follow Let Me Explain WhatsApp channel:https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDIedz2phHLQZTyNj1WProduced by Megha Mukundan, script by Lakshmi Priya, Edit by Nikhil Sekhar ET, Camera by Ajay R

BJP leader Bandi Sanjay’s son Bandi Bhagirath was booked for allegedly sexually harassing a minor. But the case has raised several disturbing questions. Why was there a delay in action? Why did a counter FIR appear first? Did the police follow procedure? And why did sections of the media and social media begin targeting the minor?In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down the timeline, the police response, the political pressure, and the dangerous media narrative surrounding the case.

Kerala’s 2026 Assembly results may look like a return to its familiar pattern of alternating power between the LDF and UDF. But look closer, and this isn’t just a routine correction.The LDF fell from 99 seats to 35. The CPI(M) dropped to 26, its lowest in years. 13 ministers lost. Strongholds flipped. Even Dharmadam saw unusual vulnerability.But this wasn’t just anger or anti-incumbency. It also looked like a targeted correction, with CPI(M) rebels winning, questions around internal democracy, leadership style, and a sense that the party had moved away from what it stood for.From debates on ideology and voter shifts to gaps between governance claims and lived experience, multiple factors fed into this verdict.So what really changed in Kerala’s 2026 election?Like Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeLike our journalism? Become a subscriber: https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription

The DMK’s defeat in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections was not a simple one. This was not just a change of government. 15 ministers lost their seats. Chief Minister M. K. Stalin lost from Kolathur, a constituency he had held since 2011. After more than three decades, he will not be in the Assembly.But this result cannot be explained as straightforward anti-incumbency. There was no single dominant issue or wave of anger strong enough to produce this outcome.In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down what really happened, from the DMK’s campaign strategy and its approach to Vijay, to the rise of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, and how perception, communication, and digital campaigning may have reshaped voter behaviour.Why did governance not translate into votes? How did narrative outweigh performance? And what does this verdict say about the changing nature of elections in Tamil Nadu?Like Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeLike our journalism? Become a subscriber: https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription

Seven MPs leave the Aam Aadmi Party. The BJP moves closer to a majority in the Rajya Sabha. And a law meant to stop defections appears to have enabled one.When Raghav Chadha and six other MPs switched sides, the Rajya Sabha Chairman accepted it as a “merger” under the anti-defection law. But was it really a merger — or a coordinated defection?In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down what the Tenth Schedule actually says, how the two-thirds rule works, and why legal experts are divided. Does this case expose a loophole in the law? And is the anti-defection law still serving its purpose?

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu says there is “no threat” to southern states from delimitation. He has backed assurances that all states will see a proportional increase in seats.But these assurances are not part of any law.In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down Naidu’s current stand, how it differs from his earlier concerns about population-based representation, and what the Constitution actually says about seat allocation. What happens as the freeze on redistribution ends? And can political assurances replace legal safeguards?Like Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeLike our journalism? Become a subscriber: https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription