Politics

News and views regarding the political landscape of India. From national political parties to regional news, we try and cut through the noise to explain how Indian politics is shaping up.

Media

‘We are living in house arrest like conditions for the past 10 days’: OTV MD Jagi Mangat Panda’s father seeks protection from HM Amit...

OpIndia Staff - 10 November, 2020

OTV MD Jagi Mangat Panda has alleged that her organisation is being targeted for fearless coverage of govt corruption.

Politics

Bihar elections: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says Asaduddin Owaisi’s party AIMIM a vote cutter, calls it BJP’s ‘tact’

OpIndia Staff - 10 November, 2020

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury warned all "secular" parties to beware of Asaduddin Owaisi saying that his party AIMIM is a vote cutter.

News Reports

Meet Pushpam Priya Choudhary and the Plurals party, which was likely dumped by its own workers in Bihar elections

OpIndia Staff - 10 November, 2020

The story of Pushpam Priya Choudhary and the Plurals party is the most heartbreaking story in the Bihar elections.

Politics

The importance of Dubbaka, BJP’s win in the by-elections and how Raghunandan Rao achieved the impossible

S. Sudhir Kumar - 10 November, 2020

While most people in the country were interested in the results of the Bihar elections and probably MP by-elections too, a very gripping story was building up in the bye-election results of the Dubbaka constituency in Telangana

News Reports

Unable to accept her party’s dismal performance, Congress leader fumes on Bihari voters, calls them ‘poor and greedy’

OpIndia Staff - 10 November, 2020

"Poor greedy voters voted NDA for free Covid vaccine" claimed Congress Leader.

OpIndia Explains

Kishanganj and how BJP’s Hindu candidate in a 70% Muslim dominated area will give sleepless nights to Mamata Banerjee: 35 seats at stake

Editorial Desk - 10 November, 2020

The Kishanganj story at the Bihar Elections 2020 holds some lessons for Mamata Banerjee and the West Bengal Elections to come.

Political History of India

Gujarat Congress concedes defeat as BJP gets landslide victory in by-elections, Kamal Nath in Madhya Pradesh follows suit

OpIndia Staff - 10 November, 2020

Congress in Gujarat and MP abandon all its hopes to concede defeat even as the results of the by-polls are not yet out

News Reports

Digvijay Singh cries ‘EVM tampering’ while Karti Chidambaram says stop blaming EVMs whenever results are not favourable

OpIndia Staff - 10 November, 2020

The Election Commission has in a presser, informed that there has been an absolutely glitch-free counting process so far. It confirmed that the EVMs are robust and safe

News Reports

Arrested Republic TV executive brought with a black cloth around his face, here is what Mumbai Police told the court to get his 3-day...

OpIndia Staff - 10 November, 2020

In the remand order, Mumbai Police has mentioned the testimony of previously arrested in the TRP manipulation case to allege that Ghanshyam Singh paid them money to drive up Republic TV channels' TRPs.

Politics