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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A senseless comment of one individual cannot change relations between 2 nations: OpIndia talks to The Kashmir Files producer over comments of Israeli filmmaker

OpIndia Staff - 1 December, 2022

OpIndia talks to The Kashmir Files producer Abhishek Agarwal over the controversy after comments on the movie by Nadav Lapid

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Punjab police lathi-charge farm labourers protesting outside Bhagwant Mann’s residence in Sangrur, the CM refuses to meet the protestors

OpIndia Staff - 30 November, 2022

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann refuses to protesting farm labourers, police cane-charge the protestors outside CM's residence

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Amid the Vizhinjam port controversy, here are other instances where Churches have fuelled protests against developmental projects in India

Jhankar Mohta - 30 November, 2022

This article discusses how Catholic churches and foreign-funded NGOs have had a role in stalling development projects in India.

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Opinion polls predict a landslide victory for BJP in Gujarat assembly elections, AAP predicted to snatch some seats from Congress

Gopal Tiwari - 30 November, 2022

Opinion polls predict a landslide victory for BJP in Gujarat assembly elections to be held on December 1 and 5

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Gujarat is not a one-issue state, different regions vote differently: Read how people in the state have voted in the last 25 years

OpIndia Staff - 30 November, 2022

Gujarat has been a bastion of the BJP for the last 25 years, coming to power in every assembly polls since 1998.

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Former UP minister Dharam Singh Saini, who had switched from BJP to SP before 2022 assembly elections, returns to BJP

OpIndia Staff - 30 November, 2022

Dharm Singh Saini is all set to get back to the BJP in presence of CM Yogi Adityanath. He recently lost his traditional Nakur seat to BJP leader Mukesh Chaudhary by 315 votes this year.

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AAP flaunting ‘services’ to illegal Rohingyas and Bangladeshis as an achievement? Viral video hails Kejriwal for ‘good work’

OpIndia Staff - 30 November, 2022

In January 2020 it was reported how Aam Aadmi Party’s Amanatullah Khan and Kejriwal’s Delhi government was systematically settling illegal Rohingya immigrants in Delhi.

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As Congress’ Renuka Chowdhury accuses PM of comparing her laughter to Surpanakha, here are some iconic laughs of actors who played demons

OpIndia Staff - 30 November, 2022

Demonic laughs from iconic serial Ramayana

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Gujarat: AAP workers create a ruckus, obstruct Surat Municipal Corporation employees after damaging road barriers, booked

OpIndia Staff - 30 November, 2022

The Police after the investigation confirmed that AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's roadshow was to pass through the Katargam area stretch, for which the guard stones were removed by AAP workers.

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