R Rajagopalan is a senior journalist in New Delhi and a popular political analyst in Indian television news debates. Mr Rajagopalan has reported on the Indian Parliament for daily newspapers since 1989 and now provides poll analysis to Times Now, an English-language news channel operating in India. He is a specialist in the politics of southern India and has worked for Dinamani, a Tamil daily newspaper for more than 15 years, reporting on happenings in Tamil Nadu. He also writes for Vaartha, the national Telugu-language newspaper and has travelled widely with Indian presidents and prime ministers.