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

Madhya Pradesh: Jyotiraditya’s son Mahanaryaman trolled by Congress supporters for being proud of his father

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2020

Jyotiraditya's son Mahanaryaman Scindia has said that he is proud of his father for 'taking a stand'.

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Amidst MP govt crisis, SP and BSP MLAs arrive to meet Shivraj Chouhan at his residence

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2020

After Jyotiraditya Scindia's resignation, 22 Congress MLAs have reportedly resigned from the party.

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Madhya Pradesh crisis: 22 Congress MLAs resign, including 6 ministers

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2020

Six Ministers, namely, Tulsi Silawat, Govind Singh Rajput, Dr Prabhuram Choudhry, Imarti Devi, Pradyumna Singh Tomar, and Mahendra Singh Sisodia also resigned from the cabinet.

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Madhavrao Scindia: Jyotiraditya Scindia’s father, born this day in 1945, died under mysterious circumstances in 2001

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2020

Madhavrao Scindia died in a plane crash on the outskirts of Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh on the 30th of September 2001.

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Madhavrao Scindia would have been Prime Minister if he had lived: Senior Congress leader Natwar Singh reacts to Scindia’s resignation

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2020

Scindia's had been sidelined in Madhya Pradesh with Kamal Nath's elevation to the CM post after the assembly elections.

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Jyotiraditya Scindia’s aunt Yashodhara Raje in BJP congratulates him for quitting Congress, calls it ‘Gharwapsi’

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2020

Yashodhara Raje Scindia, sister to late Madhavrao Scindia and aunt to Jyotiraditya Scindia, has expressed her happiness at her nephew's resignation from the Congress party and congratulated him on his 'Gharwapsi'.

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More trouble for Congress as reports suggest 13 Gujarat MLAs may quit the party and join BJP

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2020

Hours after senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia quit Congress amidst rumours of joining the BJP, more troubles have mounted for the grand old party.

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Wikipedia vandals attack Jyotiraditya Scindia as he resigns from Congress amidst rumours of him joining the BJP, call him ‘donkey’

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2020

Though Scindia's Wikipedia page has been restored now, the attempts to add insulting words for the politician shows how far the Congress establishment has come to hate him.

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