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

Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni, convicted of murdering a BJP leader, had threatened OpIndia 12 times – Read details

Anurag - 16 April, 2026

OpIndia received 12 emails from a brand protection firm acting for Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni seeking removal of reports. OpIndia was threatened of legal action if reports were not removed. The reports were not removed.

Editor's picks

A politician’s gamble and the undermining of the judiciary: Arvind Kejriwal demanding recusal of HC judge hearing liquor policy case is forum shopping dressed...

Divyansh Tiwari - 16 April, 2026

A political leader who uses the recusal doctrine today establishes a precedent that can be used against any judge, liberal or conservative, activist or deferential, by anyone with a grievance and a microphone.

Government and Policy

PM Modi assures that there will be no discrimination in delimitation, seeks unanimous support for the 131st constitution amendment to enforce women’s reservation

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha today in the special three-day parliamentary session, strongly advocating for the unanimous passage of three landmark...

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Special Parliament Session: Lok Sabha votes to introduce constitution amendment bill, women’s reservation to become reality with 50% increase in Lok Sabha seats

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2026

The three-day special sitting of Parliament began on Thursday morning as the government introduced three major bills aimed at paving the way for the...

News Reports

Telangana: BJP leader, who exposed ₹150-crore scam of the Congress govt, found dead at home under mysterious circumstances

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2026

Telangana Police filed a suspicious death case under Section 194 of the BNS Act, and a probe is currently underway.

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Bengal has never been a hub for large manufacturing, claims TMC leader Mahua Moitra: How true is her statement

Rukma Rathore - 15 April, 2026

"Bengal is a partition state it is still an agrarian economy with very small land holdings," Moitra claimed while talking to Jain.

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Opposing delimitation, pitching ‘Jitni Aabadi Utna Haq’: Congress masters the art of selective arithmetic

OpIndia Staff - 15 April, 2026

The same political party which advocates ‘Jitni aabadi utna haq’ has said that while they back the women’s reservation, they are against the delimitation proposal that will raise the strength of the Lok Sabha from 543 to 850.

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