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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Maharashtra: Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde and 13 other MLAs ‘unreachable’, Uddhav Thackeray calls urgent meeting

OpIndia Staff - 21 June, 2022

Minister Eknath Shinde and others reported unreachable after rumours of cross-voting in Maharashtra MLC elections on Monday.

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Maharashtra MLC elections: Congress workers protest against own party after cross-voting leads to loss of Dalit figure

OpIndia Staff - 21 June, 2022

While the saffron party bagged 5 seats, NCP got 2, Congress got 1 and Shiv Sena secured 2 seats only in the MLC elections.

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Odisha: BJD MLA ‘forgets’ to arrive for his own wedding, fiancee says he is running a sex racket

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2022

An MLA of the ruling BJD in Odisha landed up in trouble after he failed to arrive at his own wedding.

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Hitler Ki Maut Marega: Veteran Congress leader Subodh Kant Sahay uses derogatory language for PM Narendra Modi

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2022

Shehzad Poonawalla condemned the Congress for not reprimanding its leaders for making abusive and derogatory remarks against PM Modi.

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‘Target railways’ toolkit activated: Congress workers stop train while protesting against Rahul Gandhi’s ED questioning and Agnipath Scheme

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2022

Indian Youth Congress has shared the video of the ruckus they created at Delhi's busy Shivaji Bridge railway station.

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Islamist raise pro-Pakistan slogans to greet AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi at Ranchi airport: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2022

As per Times Now, multiple people may have been involved in the anti-national sloganeering.

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Karnataka: Over 30 Congress workers detained by police ahead of PM Modi’s visit, were planning to ‘Gherao’ the PM

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2022

Karnataka Police detained 30 KPCC workers planning to Gherao the PM ahead of PM Modi's 2-day visit to the state.

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Kejriwal’s ‘Delhi Health Model’ paralyzed, more ambulances sold in scrap than the new ones bought under AAP government: RTI reveals

OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2022

RTI reveals that from 2014 to April 2022 the Kejriwal government did not purchase a single 'patient transport ambulance' that can take patients to hospitals.

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