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

West Bengal election: Mother of RG Kar rape-murder victim Ratna Debnath leads by a huge margin against TMC, all set to win Panihati seat

OpIndia Staff -
Ratna Debnath has secured 56167 votes so far.
News Reports

Bypoll verdict 2026: BJP dominates nationwide, Congress scores in Karnataka

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP has performed strongly, winning multiple seats across states, while Congress has managed to secure victories in Karnataka. 
Government and Policy

West Bengal Chief Secretary directs all offices to ensure that no important paper or file is removed or damaged, prohibits unauthorised copying of documents

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal Chief Secretary Dushyant Nariala has issued a formal directive to all departmental secretaries and heads of offices, instructing them to prevent the...
Opinions

As BJP heads towards a historic win in West Bengal, liberals suffer a massive meltdown, ignore 15-years of anti-incumbency and declare BJP victory ‘unfair’

Shraddha Pandey -
The anti-BJP brigade has recycled its formulaic ‘Hum hare nahi humein haraya gaya hai’ bogey by casting aspersions on the integrity of the Election Commission, instead of gracefully accepting the Janadesh.
Editor's picks

Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi suffers a massive defeat in Jorhat constituency, party reduced from 29 seats to 20 under his leadership in the...

OpIndia Staff -
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is leading comfortably from the Jalukbari constituency.
News Reports

Clashes erupt between BJP and TMC workers at several places in West Bengal during counting, police use lathi charges to maintain order

OpIndia Staff -
Scuffles broke out between party workers of BJP and TMC at several counting centres as vote counting progressed for the West Bengal Assembly elections. A...
News Reports

Mamata Banerjee alleges ECI is not disclosing results of seats where TMC is winning, claims party will win, urges party agents and candidates not...

OpIndia Staff -
As the BJP is heading towards a historic victory in West Bengal, current chief minister Mamata Banerjee continues to attack the Election Commission over...
News Reports

Congress heads for a rare victory, leads on 60+ seats in Kerala; CPI(M) fails to cross 50

OpIndia Staff -
While the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is heading for a big win by defeating the CPIM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF), the BJP is leading on just two seats, as per the data available on the Election Commission’s website.
Editor's picks

BJP crosses majority mark in West Bengal Vidhan Sabha election, leads in 173 seats

OpIndia Staff -
In a major development, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has crossed the majority mark in the 2026 West Bengal Vidhan Sabha election. The party is...
News Reports

West Bengal Elections: Kolkata Police bans all victory processions, rallies, and public celebrations on 4th May to maintain public order and peace

OpIndia Staff -
As the BJP is heading towards a historic victory in West Bengal, the Kolkata Police have issued a strict notification prohibiting all victory processions,...
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