Times Now to air special show on election results with eminent panelists

Times Now to air special show on election results with eminent panelists

MUMBAI: Times Now is all set to redefine election coverage with Mandate 2017. With accurate predictions in exit polls over the last few years, the channel claimed to be known as India's Election News Headquarters, plans to be at the forefront of election news coverage.

Result Day Live, for the forthcoming elections results will be aired on 11 March from 6 am onwards. The show will feature a new-age look at election result analysis along with several unique properties that help viewers understand what is the impact of their opinions on election day.

Times Now chief editor Rahul Shivshankar and managing editor (politics) Navika Kumar will host this special show. The duo will be joined by a panel of eminent experts and senior journalists like Neerja Chowdhury, R Rajagopalan, Saba Naqvi, Kumar Ketkar, Alok Mehta, editor Nayi Duniya Shahid Siddiqui, founder edit Platter.com Sanjeev Srivastava, Public Affairs analyst Rajeev Desai, and Times of India consulting editor Nalin Mehta.

Moving away from traditional analysis like swing and vote patterns, the channel will use big data analytics and mathematical models to bring the viewer holistic news watching experience this along with a stellar panel of former journalists and political analysts.

The counting for these votes and results of five Indian states including Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand will be declared on 11 March 2017.