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

Falta re-election: Calcutta HC permits TMC leader Jahangir Khan to contest despite criminal cases, asks him to cooperate with probe

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Notably, a re-election is scheduled in the Falta constituency on 21st May after allegations of widespread malpractices led to the cancellation of the election earlier.
News Reports

From spreading misinformation about CAA, Farmers Protest, elections and more: Who is the AAP ‘social media team lead’ who has started the ‘Cockroach Janta...

Anurag -
Cockroach Janta Party presents itself as youth satire, but its manifesto and founder’s AAP links reveal familiar opposition politics around voter deletion claims, NEET anger, media attacks and anti institution rhetoric.
Crime

AAP leader Deepak Singla arrested by ED in the ₹155 crore bank loan fraud case, 7 locations raided

OpIndia Staff -
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Deepak Singla on Monday in connection with an ₹155 crore bank loan fraud and...
News Reports

Assam: AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal claims Congress leader Debabrata Saikia will contest Nagaon bypolls on BJP ticket, says lone Hindu Congress MLA should be leader...

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Badruddin Ajmal said that his party will strongly oppose the Uniform Civil Code in Assam Assembly.
Editor's picks

West Bengal: AJUP candidate Shahidul Haque claims TMC spent ₹100 crore to defeat Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram, says cash-filled envelopes were distributed among voters

OpIndia Staff -
According to him, “This ₹100 crore spread in Nandigram came from Bangladesh, Pakistan and various foreign countries. This huge foreign money was used in the state elections through hawala or some other illegal route.”
News Reports

West Bengal: Dozens of Aadhaar cards recovered from TMC office in Bidhan Nagar, locals say party workers snatched the cards from postmen

OpIndia Staff -
Just two weeks after Trinamool Congress lost the assembly elections in West Bengal, dozens of Aadhaar cards belonging to ordinary residents were recovered from...
News Reports

FIR filed against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee over his inflammatory ‘Godfather’ remarks during assembly polls

OpIndia Staff -
The complainant said that Banerjee used aggressive language against opposition workers, which could disturb public peace and create political tension.
News Reports

SP leader Azam Khan convicted in another case, sentenced to two years in jail for saying he would get his shoes cleaned by officers...

OpIndia Staff -
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan was on Saturday convicted by the MP-MLA court in Rampur in a case related to objectionable remarks made...
News Reports

West Bengal: Trinamool Congress leader Saidul Khan, close aide of Falta candidate Jahangir Khan, arrested on assault and attempt to murder charges days before...

OpIndia Staff -
In a major development days before the repoll in the Falta Assembly constituency, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Saidul Khan, vice-president of the Falta Panchayat...
Government and Policy

Suvendu Adhikari government in Bengal orders re-verification of 1.69 crore caste certificates issued under TMC rule since 2011 after discrepancies were flagged

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The decision comes after several complaints emerged over the past few years regarding many of the caste certificates issued by the previous TMC government.
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