Dear Reader,

Delhi votes today, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Slum demolitions have left thousands disenfranchised and many have discovered too late that their names are missing from the voter rolls.

While the Bharatiya Janata Party has promised housing where slums stand, displaced residents struggle with eviction and lost voting rights. Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party faces rising discontent in bastions it once dominated. 

Beyond the fight over "freebies" vs. welfare, identity politics is also in play – Bengali Muslims in the city fear being pushed to the margins amid the growing rhetoric against undocumented Bangladeshi immigrants.

Here are the stories you won't find in your morning papers:

1) Days ahead of polls, displaced slum residents in Delhi found names deleted from electoral rolls 
2) The battle of manifestos: promises vs. transformation
3) Why anger in Delhi’s slums could cost AAP dearly
4) How the election has left Bengali Muslims on edge

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