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.

Opinions

The Prime Minister’s roadshow at Varanasi was a reflection of the liberals’ worst nightmare

K Bhattacharjee - 26 April, 2019

On the 25th of April, 2019, the Bharatiya Janata Party organized a roadshow in Varanasi where Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the centre of attention.

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Watch: Propagandist Nikhil Wagle calls Hafiz Saeed ‘Hamara Apna’ in a rant video against PM Modi

OpIndia Staff - 26 April, 2019

Wagle seems to think that the dozen or so interviews of the PM mean nothing unless the person asking questions is Raveesh 'Koun Jaat Ho' Kumar or Abhisar 'headlights' Sharma.

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“If BJP comes back to power, only Rahul Gandhi will be responsible”: Arvind Kejriwal shows frustration of failed alliance talks

OpIndia Staff - 26 April, 2019

Kejriwal's desperation to form an alliance with the Congress has left him completely flustered

Opinions

How a born communist Atishi Marlena, who is today being hailed as a ‘revolutionary’, ruined Delhi’s education system

Shashank Bharadwaj - 26 April, 2019

The left-liberals amaze us now with propping up Atishi Marlena as some sort of youth icon who revolutionised Delhi's education. But, as usual, the left propaganda always turns out to be another myth.

News Reports

PM Narendra Modi files his nomination from the Holy City of Varanasi, top NDA leaders join him in a show of strength

Shashank Bharadwaj - 26 April, 2019

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), a 20-party coalition is fighting the 2019 Lok Sabha elections under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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West Bengal: Missing election official in charge of EVMs found in Howrah after a week

OpIndia Staff - 26 April, 2019

The 30-year old election officer Arnab Roy had gone suspiciously missing from duty on April 18th from Bipradas Choudhury Polytechnic College of Nadia, West Bengal. Interestingly, Roy was the in charge of the EVMs and VVPATs.

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Gujarat Congress’ official Twitter handle uses an image from Congress era to criticise Modi govt’s Ganga cleaning project

OpIndia Staff - 26 April, 2019

Using fake images and older images to spread their malicious propaganda is something the Congress has been doing repeatedly.

News Reports

Clerics from WB write 10,000 letters, tell Muslims to vote as a block for ‘secular parties’ and keep ‘fascist forces’ out

OpIndia Staff - 26 April, 2019

Imams and clerics of West Bengal under the banner of All India Milli Council have written 10,000 letters to Muslim voters of West Bengal to vote unitedly as a bloc and choose a 'secular government' over 'communal forces'.

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