With less than three months to go for assembly elections, the political scene in Telangana has come alive. Last weekend, three contenders for office, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), the Congress and the BJP — held rallies in the state. The Congress, which lost its base to K Chandrasekhar Rao’s BRS after the Andhra Pradesh […]
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Sep
Sep
It’s clear now that the BJP is likely to turn the controversy over the DMK’s stance on Sanatana Dharma into a major poll issue – five state elections are scheduled later this year. Last week, the Prime Minister (PM) himself led the charge against the Opposition at a political rally in Bina, Madhya Pradesh, where […]
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Sep
Sep
Janata Dal (Secular) patriarch Deve Gowda has confirmed that an alliance with the BJP is on the cards in Karnataka for the upcoming general election. A BJP-JD(S) tie-up is a formidable alliance on paper: In the recent assembly elections that the Congress won, the BJP-JD(S) combined vote share was 49.29%, as against the former’s 42.88%. […]
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Sep
Sep
Bihar education department has withdrawn its controversial decision to reduce school holidays for teachers during festivals such as Diwali, Durga Pooja, Raksha Bandhan, and others, according to a government order, reported ANI. In an interview with ANI, RJD leader Shivanand Tiwari said, “This is the government’s decision. They must have thought to rethink their earlier […]
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Jun
Jun
Of the Congress’s three victories in the winter of 2018, Chhattisgarh was arguably the most spectacular. The party overcame the loss of its entire frontline leadership in the state – they were wiped out in 2013 in a devastating Maoist attack – to displace the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) 15-year-long rule. Yet, its win was […]
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May
May
A controversial ordinance promulgated by the Centre to take control of the bureaucracy has thrown an unexpected spanner in the works of Opposition unity. Even as several opposition parties have backed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in its fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government, the Congress appears to be caught in a dilemma. […]
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May
May
After a week shrouded in political acrimony, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Parliament building on Sunday. The imposing state-of-the-art structure is likely to host lawmakers in the upcoming monsoon session. It marks a new chapter in India’s parliamentary democracy, taking over from the iconic colonial-era building that played witness to the drafting […]
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May
May
India’s new Parliament is going to open on a controversial note. On Wednesday, 19 Opposition parties issued a joint statement, saying they will stay away from the inauguration ceremony on May 28 because they believe the President, as the head of the State, should be the one presiding over the ceremony, not Prime Minister (PM) […]
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May
May
A coalition government of the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) opened its innings in 2018 with almost every Opposition leader on stage, attempting to project a united front before the general elections the next year. Yet, in 2019, the Opposition stumbled, not only across India, but also in Karnataka, picking up just three of the […]
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May
May
The Opposition’s plans of bringing together disparate parties onto a common national platform ahead of the 2024 elections received a jolt of sorts last week from Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik. The mercurial politician who is also one of India’s longest-serving chief ministers said that as far as he was concerned, there was no possibility […]
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