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.

Opinions

Kerala hijab row: Edu Minister’s diktat to allow hijab shows how CPM govt has turned institutional autonomy into a theatre of Muslim appeasement

Jinit Jain - 16 October, 2025

The St. Rita Public School hijab row has laid bare the CPM government’s brand of “secularism” in Kerala, one that bends for Muslims, bargains with Christians, and bullies Hindus.

All ministers of Gujarat except CM Bhupendra Patel resign ahead of cabinet reshuffle tomorrow

OpIndia Staff - 16 October, 2025

All 16 ministers in the Gujarat government, excluding Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, tendered their resignations on Thursday evening, clearing the path for the formation...

Government and Policy

Bihar Elections: Election Commission allots digital vouchers to political parties for free broadcast time on Doordarshan and All India Radio

OpIndia Staff - 16 October, 2025

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the allocation of digital time vouchers to National and State recognized political parties for free broadcast...

News Reports

Face-off between Punjab and Chandigarh police over custody of Navneet Chaturvedi, accused of forging signatures of AAP MLAs in his nomination papers for Rajya...

Aditi - 15 October, 2025

Both the nominations of Navneet Chaturvedi were rejected after the signatures of his proposers in the nomination papers were found to be forged.

News Reports

Bihar Elections: Shahabuddin’s son Osama Shahab gets RJD ticket as party’s sitting MLA Harishankar Yadav vacates Raghunathpur seat

OpIndia Staff - 15 October, 2025

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president, Lalu Prasad Yadav, and his son Tejashwi Yadav have handed the ticket for the Raghunathpur assembly seat to...

News Reports

Bihar Assembly Election: Folk singer Maithili Thakur joins BJP, likely to contest from Alinagar seat in Darbhanga

OpIndia Staff - 14 October, 2025

The BJP is planning to field Maithili from the Alinagar Assembly seat in Darbhanga for the upcoming 2025 Bihar Assembly elections.

News Reports

Bihar Polls: Political parties to get advertisements pre-certified by ECI’s Media Certification and Monitoring Committee, candidates asked to provide their social media accounts

OpIndia Staff - 14 October, 2025

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has introduced stringent measures to regulate political advertising and enhance transparency in the electoral process ahead of the...

News Reports