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

‘Ab Hindu pitega nahin’: VHP leader on Hauz Qazi incident says Hindus will no longer be silent victims of ‘Jihad’

OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2019

On June 30, a parking row escalated into a communal flare-up which saw a Muslim mob desecrating and vandalising a Hindu temple in the Hauz Qazi neighbourhood at Chandni Chowk area.

Opinions

Netaji Bose wasn’t a ‘Nazi Collaborator’, dear Americans, and accusing Alexandria Ocasio Cortez of being anti-semitic over it is absurd

K Bhattacharjee - 10 July, 2019

If Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is anti-semitic because her Chief-Of-Staff idolizes Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, then so is Benjamin Netanyahu.

News Reports

Rahul Gandhi joins Congress MPs to raise slogans in Lok Sabha over Karnataka issue

OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2019

The Congress has been blaming the BJP for the recent crisis its coalition government is facing in Karnataka

News Reports

“Desist from false propaganda”: Congress denies reports that it had demanded front row seat for Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2019

Congress says that reports of the party demanding front row seat for Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha is false propaganda

Opinions

Is this how Congress crumbles? While Karnataka govt falls, Rahul Gandhi celebrates Twitter followers and other top leaders snooze

Nirwa Mehta - 10 July, 2019

The Congress is crumbling right under the nose of the leaders who want to lead it but they just don't seem to care.

Crime

West Bengal: Female BJP worker found hanging in Midnapore, BJP alleges harassment by TMC

OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2019

West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh had claimed that over 72 party workers have been reportedly killed between April and July this year.

Social Media

Mujhko Rana Ji Maaf Karna: Meet the ‘Champion’ MLA who loves dancing shirtless with guns in hand

OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2019

MLA Deshraj Karnwal had stated earlier that Pranav Singh 'Champion' is mentally imbalanced and he should get himself treated in Agra's mental hospital.

Politics

Security deployed outside Mumbai hotel where rebel Congress MLAs are holed up as Congress leader DK Shivakumar arrives to meet them

OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2019

The rebel Congress MLAs have approached the Mumbai Police saying they are feeling 'threatened' by their party leaders and that they do not wish to meet them.

News Reports