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.

Politics

Youth Congress is horrified at KP Sharma Oli’s Ayodhya comment, but Congress itself said there is no evidence for existence of Shri Ram

OpIndia Staff - 14 July, 2020

Youth Congress, the youth wing of the Congress party, jumped on the scene and demonstrated what appeared to be unnecessary bravado.

Opinions

The death of BJP MLA Debendra Nath Roy shows that no opposition political leader is safe in West Bengal

K Bhattacharjee - 13 July, 2020

BJP MLA in West Bengal, Debendra Nath Roy, was found hanging in public on Monday.

News Reports

Why ‘liberal’ hate against Amitabh Bachchan for getting admitted to a hospital after testing positive for Coronavirus makes no sense at all

Jinit Jain - 13 July, 2020

A bevy of perverse liberals took to Twitter to denounce Amitabh Bachchan after he got Coronavirus, claiming it to be a "privilege of rich" and accusing him of needlessly occupying a hospital bed

News Reports

Gehlot’s last ‘resort’? Congress moves MLAs to Jaipur hotel, Pilot claims Rajasthan govt has lost majority

OpIndia Staff - 13 July, 2020

Reports claimed that 107 MLAs, including some independents, were present at the CM's residence. Congress has moved its MLAs to a resort in Jaipur.

Politics

CPI(M) bats openly for ‘Urban Naxals’, including a convicted Maoist, demands their immediate release on grounds of health

OpIndia Staff - 13 July, 2020

The polit bureau of the CPI(M) has demanded the immediate release of dreaded 'Urban Naxals' on health grounds.

Politics

Sharad Pawar, Mamata Banerjee, Jagan and Himanta Biswa: How Congress ignored key regional leaders and eventually lost those states

Jhankar Mohta - 13 July, 2020

Choosing loyalists over popularity and calibre has cost Congress dearly. Losing key regional leaders has decimated the party to ruins in many states.

News Reports

All you need to know about Ashok Gehlot’s links to the Fairmont Hotel that is being raided by ED

OpIndia Staff - 13 July, 2020

The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids on the Fairmont Hotel in Jaipur on Monday.

News Reports

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar accuses PM Modi of playing “Shudra-level politics” for ousting Priyanka Gandhi from her govt bungalow

OpIndia Staff - 13 July, 2020

In an interview with Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana, Sharad Pawar said that evicting Priyanka Gandhi from her government bungalow was "Shudrapanache Rajkaran" meaning "low-caste politics"

Politics

Amidst the political crisis in Rajasthan, I-T raids at premises of CM Ashok Gehlot’s close aides

OpIndia Staff - 13 July, 2020

Speculations are rife that Sachin Pilot may join the BJP soon. Congress is still claiming that it has the majority numbers in Rajasthan and Ashok Gehlot's government is stable.

News Reports