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.

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End of Nitish Kumar era in Bihar, Samrat Choudhary to become the first-ever BJP CM

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2026

Senior BJP leader and Deputy CM in the Nitish Kumar government, Samrat Choudhary to be appointed as the next CM of Bihar after he...

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Dalit woman first victim in Nashik TCS conversion-sexual exploitation racket: How ‘caste warriors’ abandon performative Dalit activism when accused are Muslims

Rukma Rathore - 14 April, 2026

The Nashik TCS sexual harassment and religious persecution case exposes not just a chilling pattern of exploitation, but also the selective silence of those who claim to stand for justice when it becomes inconvenient.

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‘Answer the bomb with ballot’: Amit Shah appeals to people ahead of West Bengal election, slams TMC for corruption and Bangladeshi infiltration

OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2026

Focusing on border security, Shah accused the state government of not cooperating with the Border Security Force.

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As Nitish Kumar heads to the Rajya Sabha, read about the potential candidates in the fray to become Bihar’s new CM

OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2026

With him stepping aside, this will mark the first time that the Bharatiya Janata Party could get the chief minister’s post in Bihar

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Over 30 Karnataka Congress MLAs head to Delhi to meet the high command with the demand for cabinet reshuffle, say some ministers have been...

OpIndia Staff - 12 April, 2026

In an open display of internal discontent within the ruling Congress in Karnataka, more than 30 legislators departed for the national capital on Sunday...

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As West Bengal goes to polls, read about 40 incidents of rapes, murders and vandalism committed by TMC goons following the 2021 Vidhan Sabha...

Aditi - 12 April, 2026

Numerous horror stories of assaults, killings and rapes emerged from across the state after the results of the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections were announced.

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Bihar set to get a new Chief Minister: BJP appoints Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the central observer to elect legislative party leader

OpIndia Staff - 12 April, 2026

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentary board has appointed Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the central observer to oversee the election of the...

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