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Ranjana Mangla appointed national revenue head of India Today TV
MUMBAI: Ranjana Mangla has been appointed the national revenue head of India Today TV. She will report to the chief revenue officer Rahul Kumar Shaw and will be based out of the ITG Mediaplex, Noida.
Previously, Mangla has worked with Discovery Jeet where she served as director – ad sales, India. Other than sales responsibilities, she also managed content partnerships for the entire network. She handled Viacom18 as vice president – sales and served the organisation for more than four years.
Mangla has over fifteen years of experience in large and medium sales team management, complex commercial deal negotiations with expertise in revenue strategy, large scale product launches and C-level market relations.
Starting her career as a marketing and PR specialist in Visionaire India, Mangla has also worked with companies like NDTV Lifestyle Ltd., NDTV Imagine, Star India Private Ltd., and the Dainik Bhaskar Group of Publications.
Hersh Bhandari, who Mangla has replaced, will now take charge of Tez as national revenue head. He will continue reporting to Shaw.
Bhandari joined the India Today Group as national revenue head (India Today TV) in April last year. Previously, he has worked with the Times Network for more than 10 years. Bhandari started his career as a marketing manager at Star TV’s Channel V and served the organisation for two years.
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UDF poised to return to power in Kerala, says Manorama-CVoter survey
Massive opinion poll projects shift in Kerala politics ahead of 2026 Assembly elections.
MUMBAI: The winds of change appear to be blowing through Kerala’s political landscape and this time, they seem to favour the United Democratic Front. A comprehensive mega opinion survey conducted by Manorama News in partnership with CVoter projects a potential comeback for the UDF in the upcoming Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections 2026. The survey, covering all 140 constituencies with a massive sample size of nearly 90,000 respondents, predicts the UDF could win between 69 and 81 seats.
The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) is expected to secure 57 to 69 seats, a significant drop from the 99 seats it won in the 2021 elections. This would mean the LDF losing 30 to 42 of its sitting seats. Meanwhile, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which drew a blank in 2021, is projected to open its account with 1 to 5 seats.
Region-wise, the UDF is expected to make strong gains in Malabar, winning 25 to 34 out of 48 seats, and in Central Kerala, where it could bag 29 to 33 out of 53 seats. In South Kerala, the LDF is likely to retain an edge with 21 to 25 seats, while the UDF may improve to 12 to 16 seats. The NDA could pick up 1 to 3 seats in the southern region.
The survey was conducted between 14 and 26 March 2026, with additional tracker and snap polls carried out from December 2025 to March 2026. A total of 89,693 respondents participated, ensuring representation across all demographics and social segments.
Manorama News has a strong track record of accuracy, with its previous projections closely matching the actual results of the 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections as well as the 2021 Kerala Assembly polls.
In Kerala’s famously fierce political battles, this survey suggests the pendulum may be swinging back. Whether the final verdict matches these numbers or throws up another surprise, one thing is clear, the 2026 Assembly elections are shaping up to be one of the most keenly watched contests in the state’s history.
