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

Delhi elections: 69% Muslims voted AAP as they thought it could to defeat BJP, 91% Muslim voted against BJP

OpIndia Staff - 9 February, 2020

Delhi Elections: Exit polls give a landslide majority to AAP with Muslim dominated constituencies recording a high voter turn out

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Delhi Elections: Muslim constituencies see high voter turnout, Seelampur, where Muslim mobs rioted, records turnout above 71%

OpIndia Staff - 8 February, 2020

After a sluggish start, the evening voter percentage in Delhi saw a sharp uptick as about 54 per cent of voter turnout

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“Raj Thackeray will emerge as the iconic leader of Hindutva”: Shiv Sena leader Prakash Mahajan after joining MNS with two other Sena leaders

OpIndia Staff - 8 February, 2020

Shiv Sena faces inner rebellion as the leaders from Aurangabad joined their regional rivals MNS

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Delhi Assembly Elections: Exit polls predict return of Arvind Kejriwal led AAP government, BJP to improve its numbers

OpIndia Staff - 8 February, 2020

Exit polls for the Delhi assembly elections have predicted that Arvind Kejriwal led AAP government is coming back to power

Law

Delhi HC orders removal of 565 ex-government employees and 11 former MPs squatting illegally in govt accommodation

OpIndia Staff - 8 February, 2020

The Court ordered to remove the squatter MPs and Govt employees along with their belongings within one week

Opinions

Is the anti-CAA protests a test case for Muslims to find their true political worth in India?

Krishna Kumar - 8 February, 2020

Suddenly, the proxy rule of the Muslims and the resultant veto power was taken away because Narendra Modi was in no way dependent on the Muslim vote bank

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