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.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge goes on a deranged rant ahead of Kerala Vidhan Sabha election, abuses Gujaratis as ‘illiterates’

OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2026

Addressing the gathering, Kharge claimed, “Don’t misguide the people of Kerala. They are very clever and educated. Modiji, Vijayan, you both can fool illiterate people in Gujarat, but you cannot fool the people of Kerala.”

Forgery of Congress to target Assam CM’s wife exposed, the party doctored a Pakistani man’s lost Emirates ID to claim it was her UAE...

OpIndia Staff - 5 April, 2026

Just 4 days before the assembly elections in Assam, Congress leader Pawan Khera tried to create a controversy around CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s family...

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Is Mamata Banerjee signalling to Muslims that ‘satanic’ BJP will oust them? Here’s how Mamata is playing to Islamic sentiments in the run-up to...

OpIndia Staff - 5 April, 2026

At a rally in Samsherganj, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee labeled the BJP "satanic," warning that a TMC defeat would destroy Bengal’s cultural and linguistic identity.

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Congress claims Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife has 3 passports: Read how the documents presented by Pawan Khera are forged with mismatched details

OpIndia Staff - 5 April, 2026

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has already said that he and his wife will file both criminal and civil defamation cases against Pawan Khera for presenting forged documents

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Youth group in Meghalaya demands renaming the state saying the Sanskrit word does not represent principal tribes, proposes three options

OpIndia Staff - 4 April, 2026

A youth organisation in Meghalaya has requested Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma to rename the state from Meghalaya to “Khasi-Jaintia-Garo Land” or one of...

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As mob holds judicial officers hostage in Malda’s Kaliachak, read how Muslims resorted to anti-Hindu riots in 2016 at the same place over Kamlesh...

Divya Bharti - 4 April, 2026

The 2016 Malda riots saw a massive protest against Kamlesh Tiwari’s remarks turn into widespread violence.

Crime

West Bengal: Police arrest TMC goon who threatened people from voting for the BJP in viral video

OpIndia Staff - 4 April, 2026

Ahead of the West Bengal election, the police have arrested a Trinamool Congress (TMC) goon named Raju Mondal, who was seen threatening people from...

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West Bengal: Election Commission suspends Assistant Returning Officer Jyotsna Khatun after she was found to be campaigning for TMC, criticised SIR saying ‘ECI made...

OpIndia Staff - 3 April, 2026

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has suspended Jyotsna Khatun, Joint Block Development Officer (Jt BDO) of Khandaghosh Development Block and Assistant Returning Officer...

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Guess who is representing Mamata govt after mob violence in Muslim-dominated Malda, where judicial officers wailed for their lives and SC said it was...

Shraddha Pandey - 3 April, 2026

Interestingly, Kapil Sibal has throughout his career been a part of landmark cases, many anti-Hindu, many anti-India. Sibal has consistently been on the “wrong side”.

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