SC justice for Madigas—How PM Modi endorsed Rahul Gandhi’s ‘jitni abadi, utna...
Madigas' grouse has been that the Malas, who are numerically smaller, end up cornering a larger share of the SC reservation pie.
View ArticleBest & worst scenarios for Raje, Chouhan, Singh on 3 Dec—how they’re...
The BJP high command gave in to BS Yediyurappa in Karnataka recently. But they are better placed in Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh, where Modi wave sweeps the general elections, regardless of assembly...
View ArticleVishnu Deo Sai is new Chhattisgarh CM. What’s behind Modi-Shah’s push for...
If Shivraj Singh Chouhan is also replaced, it will mark the formal denouncement of Vajpayee and Advani’s era in the BJP with nobody from that period in the saddle in any state.
View ArticleJNU comrades, Kamal Nath’s cold feet, Gehlot’s insecurities—tales about...
Beyond BJP's victories in the three states lie untold stories of the several mini-wars that played out in the Congress party’s backrooms.
View ArticleModi govt’s push for EC Bill shows BJP is convinced it will rule India till 2069
On the face of it, it may look like a move to ‘strengthen’ the ECI. But in reality, it’s just the opposite.
View ArticleCWC meeting, manifesto committee, rejig—what’s behind last week’s activities...
If the Congress' allies sought to undermine the Gandhis by proposing Kharge as the PM candidate, the Gandhis have reacted loudly and clearly—not in words but in action.
View ArticleWhy Sonia Gandhi, Kharge can’t afford to miss Ram Lalla consecration in Ayodhya
Sonia Gandhi is in a dilemma over attending Ram Lalla's consecration ceremony. If she attends, it will be projected as an endorsement of the Ram temple movement. If she doesn't, the BJP is sure to...
View ArticleWho should get credit for Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Advani or Modi? Answer blows in...
LK Advani’s article in Rashtra Dharma magazine suggests that he is fine with Narendra Modi consecrating Ram Lalla. But he wouldn’t like his own contributions to be swept under the carpet.
View ArticleAyodhya Ram temple a political game-changer for Modi, BJP? Pew survey on...
If religion is crucial in the lives of 80 per cent of Hindu non-BJP voters, the effectiveness of the Opposition's argument about the BJP mixing politics with religion comes into question.
View ArticleModi-Shah completing their unfinished 2020 agenda by backing Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar will become eminently dispensable for the BJP after the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP won’t wait for the next Assembly election in 2025 to have its own CM in Bihar.
View ArticleSeven things Rahul Gandhi can do for Congress’ revival but he won’t
INDIA coalition breaking up is good for Congress, it must stop looking for survival by tying up with regional parties. They ate into the Congress vote bank to become what they have.
View ArticleThree-gen corporate rule in Indian politics—How dynasts conform & how they...
Jayant Chaudhary is not the first. In the past decade, the BJP has attempted hostile takeovers of dynast-ruled parties by either appropriating their vote bank or minority shareholders.
View ArticleSwamy impact, shifting goalposts—7 takeaways from BJP’s national convention
Resolutions and the speeches at the two-day convention encapsulated three prongs of the BJP’s campaign strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha election—Modi, Ram, and Rahul Gandhi.
View ArticleHimanta Sarma is reading RSS-Modi politics wrong. Hardliner image won’t help...
Himanta Biswa Sarma must remember that Modi today is all about Sri Aurobindo’s spiritual Hindutva, not Savarkar’s political Hindutva.
View ArticleWinnability not the only reason BJP’s pushing fresh faces. It’s a signal to...
Dropping MPs, MLAs to beat anti-incumbency has been one of the core formulae of success for Modi since his chief ministerial days. But does it really work?
View Article‘Terrorist, traitor, namak haram’—Why BJP is befriending TDP’s Naidu even...
Jagan must be disappointed about Modi-Shah turning from friends into frenemies. But a smart politician that he is, he can’t miss the silver lining.
View ArticleBL Santhosh, BJP’s rock star general secretary, has all but lost to...
BL Santhosh stopped being useful to BJP when he used Modi-Shah's trust in him to settle scores with BS Yediyurappa, leading to the party's loss in the 2023 Karnataka election.
View Article‘Abki baar, 400 paar’ is no mere slogan. It’s crucial to Modi’s agenda if he...
From ‘one nation, one election’ to delimitation and counter-Kejriwal plan, Modi-Shah have an agenda for 2029 poll too. But much will depend on the BJP’s numbers in 2024 polls.
View ArticleElectoral bonds stink. PM Modi must ask tough questions to BJP fund managers
PM Modi can’t keep track of every donation the party receives and every clean chit a party-led government gives. So it's up to him to rise above the emerging consensus & ask tough questions.
View ArticleHow BJP is using 2024 Lok Sabha election to lay groundwork for post-Modi...
The BJP is bringing up a whole new set of MPs, CMs, ministers, MLAs, who will pay a crucial role if and when PM Modi hangs up his boots and there is a battle for succession.
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