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

MP: BSP MLA Ramabai Ahirwar who had threatened ‘Karnataka-like-situation’ if not made minister now says BJP is trying to poach her

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2019

Madhya Pradesh BSP MLA Ramabai Ahirwar had earlier tried to blackmail the Kamal Nath government to get a ministerial berth

News Reports

Leftist propaganda portal The Wire says that ‘Jai Shri Ram’ is a slogan of hooliganism

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2019

Hinduphobia runs so deep that liberals consider the slightest overt display of Hinduism to be a corrupt practice, provocative and a sign of hooliganism

Opinions

Dear ‘Left’, news red lines have been drawn, adapt or perish

slyandsulk - 28 May, 2019

The time has changed. This country has drawn new red lines. If you continue operating in the manner that you are, you will perish. And I for one, won’t miss you.

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Karnataka crisis: Congress-JD(S) coalition government may collapse by June 10

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2019

BJP in Karnataka says no need for 'Operation Lotus' as the Congress-JD(S) government will collapse on its own

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BJP workers continue to face the ire, nine people brutally murdered since May 23, dozens attacked and injured

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2019

Despite the extremity meted out at BJP karyakartas and supporters, they stood strong and resolute and zoomed BJP towards a significant win

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BIMSTEC leaders invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read more about them here

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2019

The BIMSTEC is a regional organisation comprising of seven member countries namely India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Sri Lanka.

Opinions

Indian voters are the real opposition: The hidden messages in the humongous mandate of 2019

vigoe - 27 May, 2019

The 2019 election would go down as a watershed moment, a tectonic shift in Indian politics.

News Reports

President of CWC Rahul Gandhi insists on resigning as Congress president even as CWC rejects his resignation

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2019

Rahul Gandhi is hell-bent on resigning from the post of Congress president even as the Congress Working Committee (CWC) rejected his resignation.

News Reports

63 out of 67 candidates fielded by Congress in Uttar Pradesh lost security deposits in 2019 Lok Sabha elections

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2019

Prominent Congress personalities like Raj Babbar, Salman Khurshid and Acharya Pramod Krishnam lost their security deposits in 2019 Lok Sabha elections

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