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.

News Reports

‘Naveen govt hounding OTV, illegally arrested employees being intimidated by police to resign while in custody’: Jay Panda

OpIndia Staff - 12 November, 2020

Recently, OTV MD Jagi Mangat Panda's father had appealed to HM Amit Shah seeking protection from the excesses of Odisha police against his family and employees of OTV.

Opinions

Congress faces political ruin: Media durbaris still seeing ‘rays of hope’ in the debris

Sanghamitra - 12 November, 2020

The results of the recent bypolls in Gujarat, MP, UP and assembly elections in Bihar affirm that the Congress is facing a political ruin, but the media still keeps painting a rosy picture.

Politics

‘Gold medal for wrestler who lost the bout’: Shiv Sena mouthpiece slams Nitish Kumar, forgets about how Uddhav Thackeray became CM

OpIndia Staff - 12 November, 2020

In a bitterly contested Bihar election 2020, NDA won 125 seats, only 3 seats above the majority mark of 122 while Mahagathbandhan of RJD, Congress etc won 110 seats

News Reports

‘Not eyeing power in Maharashtra, this govt will fall on its own’: What Devendra Fadnavis said about Bihar, its impact on West Bengal and...

OpIndia Staff - 12 November, 2020

BJP leaders believe that the Maharashtra government won't last long and fall on its own soon.

News Reports

Muslim man voted for Tejashwi, his wife voted for Modi: Viral video shows how women voted in record number to ensure NDA victory in...

OpIndia Staff - 11 November, 2020

The Muslim woman said that she wanted Modi to win in Bihar because he was a nice person and he had done good work for people.

News Reports

“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.

News Reports

“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

News Reports

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

Politics

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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