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

Tamil Nadu BJYM Vice President complains to EC over MK Stalin speech blaming Modi for Tuticorin massacre

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2019

TN BJYM VP SG Suyah said that Stalin violated model code by blaming the Modi for Sterlite firing

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AAP MLA joins BJP seven hours after Kejriwal boasts their loyalty towards the party

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2019

Major setback for Aam Aadmi Party just ten days before Delhi votes in Lok Sabha elections

Opinions

Digvijaya Singh’s rants against Sadhavi Pragya reveals Congress’ misogyny and anti-Hindu proclivities

Jinit Jain - 3 May, 2019

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh in a public meeting yesterday had made an inherently misogynistic remark about Sadhavi Pragya who is going to contest against him from the Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency.

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First they mocked, then protested and now they say ‘me too me too’: PM Modi on Congress’ Surgical Strike claim

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2019

Narendra Modi said that the Congress party conducted such surgical strikes which no one had any clue about.

Crime

Hours before Amit Shah rally in Jharkhand, Naxals blow up BJP office in Khunti

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2019

The Jharkhand police had earlier categorised 13 districts including Seraikela-Kharsawan, Khunti, as “most sensitive” during the elections.

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Why did India Today drop the video interview of Rahul Gandhi that it was apparently about to telecast?

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2019

A rumour gained wind on Social Media that India Today had indeed conducted a video interview with Rahul Gandhi, but the interview was so bad that India Today chose to scrap the video interview and publish a text interview instead.

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Adivasi women respond with ‘Modi Zindabad’ to ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ slogan at Rahul Gandhi’s rally

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2019

The Adivasi women said that they were supporting the Prime Minister because the Modi government has given them toilets, gas connections, houses and electricity.

Opinions

Racist, “liberal”, The Economist, its battle with Narendra Modi and how Indian media uses it to bash India’s own Prime Minister

Nupur J Sharma - 3 May, 2019

While NYT has long proven its credentials, The Economist is the new favourite of the "liberal" ecosystem in a last-ditch attempt to discredit Narendra Modi.

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