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

Allies no more? Communists cry foul over Rahul Gandhi’s candidacy from Kerala, says will work to defeat him

OpIndia Staff - 31 March, 2019

CPI(M) has fielded a Muslim candidate PP Suneer against Rahul Gandhi in a seat where minority communities make half of the population making it a tough battle for Rahul Gandhi.

Opinions

Did PM Modi really do “nothing” for right wing ecosystem in his first term?

Abhishek Banerjee - 31 March, 2019

There is a perception and a popular one among the RW, that “nothing” has been done to nurture RW ecosystem in the last five years.

News Reports

Scared of losing from Amethi, Rahul Gandhi decides to contest from Wayanad where ‘Hindus are a minority’

OpIndia Staff - 31 March, 2019

Smriti Irani has received a lot of praise for her works in the Amethi, which prompted BJP to field again her from Amethi against Gandhi scion Rahul Gandhi despite her loss in the 2014 elections

Prime Minister Modi pulls up the media, and rightly so

Ashish Shukla - 31 March, 2019

During the course of his Republic TV interview, Modi turned his attention to the fake promises which Congress makes before elections and the way media doesn’t expose it to the readers

News Reports

RJD MLA Haji Subhan refers to terrorist Masood Azhar as ‘Sahab’ in the presence of Tejashwi Yadav

OpIndia Staff - 31 March, 2019

Congress President Rahul Gandhi had also recently expressed his immense respect and affection for the terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad chief, Masood Azhar.

News Reports

Mumbai ke Malik? Within days of joining Congress, Urmila Matondkar proclaims ‘Mumbai belongs to Congress’

OpIndia Staff - 31 March, 2019

A video has gone viral in which the yesteryear Bollywood entertainer Urmila Matondkar is heard seen declaring that Mumbai had always belonged to the Congress party