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

Uttar Pradesh: Ruckus on roads after ‘Modi ki boti-boti’ fame Imran Masood wins in Saharanpur LS, police initiate probe after videos go viral

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2024

Imran Masood's supporters blocked road and even made lewd gestures toward women as they celebrated their leader's victory.

Politics

Muslims consolidated behind INDI Alliance, yet, Delhi Muslims are disappointed that the ‘communal’ BJP did not lose in the national capital

Rukma Rathore - 6 June, 2024

Muslims in Delhi hoped that they will be able to defeat the BJP in the next assembly polls in the national capital.

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Symbolic murder? DMK workers paste Annamalai’s picture on a goat before beheading it, had earlier eaten mutton biryani to ‘celebrate’ his loss

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2024

Responding to DMK's constant mocking of him as 'goat', Annamalai had acknowledged that his family rears goats and his parents have raised him by selling goats. So he feels no shame in being compared to goats.

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INDI alliance leader makes bizarre statement saying the mandate was for them, but not the numbers: Here is how the mandate and numbers both...

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2024

While it is true that the BJP-led NDA has backed fewer seats this time, the BJP has nevertheless secured more number of seats on its own than the I.N.D.I. alliance has done collectively

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Social media filled with rumours of 7 Independents and 3 MPs from smaller parties supporting NDA: Here is the reality

Raju Das - 5 June, 2024

While it is possible that some more MPs will extend support to NDA, the possibility of all 7 independents supporting NDA is nil

Opinions

2024 Lok Sabha elections: Pappu paas ho gaya, admit it, but beware of what he is going to do next

Rahul Roushan - 5 June, 2024

If we loosen our guard right now, we would risk going into a spiral of chaos and conflicts from where it would be too late to recover from.

News Reports

NDA unanimously passes resolution to elect Narendra Modi as leader of the alliance, PM Modi secures the support of 293 MPs

OpIndia Staff - 5 June, 2024

NDA now has 293 MPs after SKM with 1 MP joined the alliance, and NDA passed a resolution electing PM Modi as the leader

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Rebel Congress leader defeats UBT candidate in Sangli: Was Shiv Sena UBT betrayed by its MVA alliance partners NCP and Congress?

OpIndia Staff - 5 June, 2024

Rebel Congress leader Vishal Patil defeated Shiv Sena UBT candidate in Congress stronghold Sangli, raising suspicions of sabotage within the MVA alliance.

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