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.

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“Game of murders cannot go on in a democracy”: PM Modi raises the heat on TMC as a spate of BJP and Hindu activists...

OpIndia Staff - 11 November, 2020

Nobody can win votes by the game of murders, read these writings on the wall, PM Modi, without naming any state or party.

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“MGB would have lost regardless of AIMIM candidates”: Asaduddin Owaisi punctures Congress’ “vote katua” allegations

OpIndia Staff - 11 November, 2020

On the seats whered AIMIM contested and NDA won, the margin of victory is more than AIMIN votes, which shows they didn't effect MGB

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After Shiv Sena lost deposits on all the seats it fought in Bihar, party mouthpiece Saamana says credit must be given to it if...

OpIndia Staff - 11 November, 2020

Shiv Sena said that due to the split in NDA in Maharashtra, Nitish Kumar will become CM despite JD(U) winning lesser seats then BJP

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Chirag Paswan and Asaduddin Owaisi are being accused of being vote-katwas and b-team of BJP. But are they?

Editorial Desk - 11 November, 2020

Vote-katwa or vote-cutter is a very well-known term in Bihar politics and outside Bihar too. It basically refers to candidates who eats into the assumed vote bank or support base of another candidate, thus weakening him or her.

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Asaduddin Owaisi flays the Congress party, says their leaders are ‘politically impotent’ to take on the BJP

OpIndia Staff - 11 November, 2020

Asaduddin Owaisi was responding to the allegations of counter-radicalisation levelled by Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera on an India Today show.

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BJP leader brings massive allegation, says Thackerays had land deals worth crores with late Anvay Naik’s wife

OpIndia Staff - 11 November, 2020

BJP's Kirit Somaiya has shared documents which show land deals worth crores between the Thackerays and the late Anvay Naik's wife.

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From UP to Bihar, Congress has become a burden on its allies

OpIndia Staff - 11 November, 2020

The disastrous results in assembly elections and bypolls is not the only concern with Congress which is also struggling to have an inspiring leadership.

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