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.

Brother-in-law of Congress leader Kamal Nath converted nearly Rs. 242 crores to dollars using bogus bills: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2019

Income-Tax (IT) Department had conducted raids on more than 50 locations connected to Kamal Nath, MP Chief Minister’s OSD, Ratul Puri (Kamal Nath’s nephew), Amira Group, and Moser Bayer.

Congress goons allegedly vandalise Vishnu Sahasranama Yajna by social activist Chakravarthy Sulibele, shout anti-Modi slogans

OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2019

Congress party workers allegedly resorted to vandalism and attempted to prevent well-known social activist and orator, Chakravarthy Sulibele from addressing the gathering at Poornaprajna Vidyapeeta at Bangalore

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Mayawati’s direct appeal to the Muslim voter exposes yet again the hollowness of Indian ‘secularism’

Abhishek Banerjee - 8 April, 2019

BSP Supremo Mayawati had urged Muslims to not split their vote between Congress and the alliance and consolidate behind the SP-BSP candidate in the upcoming 2019 elections

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West Bengal: TMC leader Anubrata Mondal asks election officials to allow them to ‘manage’ 500-600 votes at every booth

OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2019

TMC leader Anubrata Mondal on Sunday made an appeal to the Election Commission (EC) officials to let him rig the polls and allow his people to "manage" 500-600 votes per booth

News Reports

EC asks Congress to remove lyrics targeting Modi government from its election campaign song

OpIndia Staff - 7 April, 2019

The Congress campaign song contained lyrics which clearly targeted the Modi government and its various schemes.

News Reports

BSP supremo tells Muslim voters to not ‘split their vote’ between Congress and SP-BSP, but consolidate behind alliance candidate

OpIndia Staff - 7 April, 2019

Mayawati has a case going on against her in the Supreme Court for misappropriating taxpayers' money for erecting statutes of herself and her party symbol elephant.

News Reports

Appreciate UPSC topper’s gesture thanking his girlfriend as it will annihilate caste: Jignesh Mevani

OpIndia Staff - 7 April, 2019

Jignesh Mevani said, "Since we believe in annihilation of caste, which is not possible without falling in love and going for intercaste marriage, we appreciate this gesture."

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