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.

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TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar resigns as party’s Barasat District President, says I-PAC created havoc in the party and corruption damaged the party’s image

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2026

In a significant development within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) amid ongoing introspection following the party’s poor performance in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections,...

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West Bengal: BJP candidate Debangshu Panda secures landslide victory in Falta repoll, defeats CPI(M) candidate by 1.09 lakh votes

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2026

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Debangshu Panda has secured a decisive victory in the Falta Assembly constituency in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas...

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Rahul Gandhi hallucinates yet again, claims Modi government will topple within one year, BJP gives him a reality check

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2026

Rahul Gandhi made the prediction during a meeting of the minority advisory committee of the Congress Party.

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Kolkata: Landowner bulldozes illegal TMC office disguised as club built in front of his house in Beleghata, party had painted the structure saffron after...

OpIndia Staff - 23 May, 2026

In a dramatic assertion of property rights following the change of ruling party in West Bengal, the owner of a house in Beleghata’s Mathpukur...

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Leaders receiving notices, MLAs skipping meetings, councillors resigning en masse: Is the TMC beginning to crumble after its defeat in Bengal?

शिव - 23 May, 2026

West Bengal politics currently appears to be at a turning point. The BJP is exuding confidence after its historic victory, while the TMC appears to be teetering between introspection and discontent.

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FIR filed against UP Congress president Ajay Rai for derogatory remarks against PM Modi and unauthorised gathering in Mahoba

OpIndia Staff - 23 May, 2026

Police in Mahoba district have registered an FIR against Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Rai for allegedly making derogatory and objectionable remarks against...

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Police in Congress-ruled Karnataka issue warning against AAP-linked Cockroach Janta Party, tells its supporters not to assemble in front of Bengaluru Town Hall

OpIndia Staff - 23 May, 2026

However, the police clarified that no individual, political group, or organisation had applied for permission to hold the programme.

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Cockroach Janta Party Wikipedia page edited by a Pakistani? After allegations of gaining followers from Pakistan and Bangladesh, ‘South Asian’ page author under scanner

Shraddha Pandey - 22 May, 2026

The Wikipedia page (English) of the Cockroach Janta Party, however, has one of its contributing authors alleged to be a Pakistani. The page was heavily edited by one Salim Bin Yousuf, who, according to his Wikipedia author page, is from “Kashmir, South Asia”.

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