Nidhi Sharma is a journalist, author, and political analyst working with the political bureau of the Economic Times. She has twenty-five years of experience covering politics and governance in New Delhi for leading newspapers such as The Pioneer, Times of India, and Asian Age. She has been a World Press Institute fellow and covered the US presidential election in 2008 and has travelled extensively across India covering major political developments and state and parliamentary elections. She lives in New Delhi with her family.