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

Tamil Nadu: DMK leader makes derogatory remarks against PM Modi, Annamalai, and others, BJP to file a case against him

OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2024

Notorious for giving controversial speeches, Krishnamurthy triggered a controversy after his derogatory remarks for PM Modi, Annamalai, and other BJP leaders.

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Big industrialists with generations of wealth and ’empire’ did not want Modi to win, reveals Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar

OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2024

Prakash Ambedkar indicated that the businessmen were saying that the constitution and the democracy would be in danger if PM Modi would come to power again.

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Maharashtra: BJP shares audio, slams INC MP Shobha Bachhav for ‘supporting cow slaughter’ for Eid, asks if that is the payback for ‘Vote Jihad’

OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2024

The BJP further added that this measure is a way of payback for 'Vote Jihad' and that such actions are part of the Congress' objective of religious appeasement for votes while confronting Hindu sentiments.

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Telangana: Congress govt files FIR against journalist who tried to highlight the harassment of a woman by electricity department staff and power cuts

OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2024

The FIR stated that her allegations were not merely false but they were intentionally defaming the Congress government in Telangana and their organization TGSPDCL.

Opinions

After the infamous Arnab Goswami interview, Rahul Gandhi has displayed disdain for media, despite doing only controlled press conferences

Sai Ram B - 19 June, 2024

Rahul Gandhi, MP-elect from Wayanad and Rae Bareli, has been a figure of great political heft since the year 2004.

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In 2024 LS Elections, BJP scripted history in Telangana: How the party has gained momentum after losing steam in run-up to 2023 elections

S. Sudhir Kumar - 19 June, 2024

True to their nature, voters of Medak created a new history in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections 2024 - BJP won this seat on its own in 2024.

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Kerala High Court issues notice to CM Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter Veena in a corruption case

OpIndia Staff - 18 June, 2024

A petition filed in Kerala HC has demanded a probe against CM Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena, over the alleged financial transactions between her now-defunct IT firm and a private mining company.

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Aman Chopra, Felix Gerald, Manish Kashyap, Ajeet Bharti: Journalists being hounded by states govts while I.N.D.I. alliance claims to champion media freedom

श्रवण शुक्ल - 17 June, 2024

From Punjab to Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Karnataka, there has been a marked trend of I.N.D.I. alliance governments oppressing critical voices, particularly journalists.

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Kerala congress apologises for hurting Christian sentiments by equating Modi to God and mocking the Pope

OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2024

Finally, the Kerala Congress apologised “unreservedly” for causing emotional distress to Christians. “We apologize unreservedly if this post has caused any emotional or psychological distress to Christians,” the party said.

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