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

Maharashtra: Protesting State Transport workers pelt stones and slippers at Sharad Pawar’s residence

OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2022

Hundreds of enraged State Transport workers broke into the residence 'Silver Oak' of NCP chief Sharad Pawar

Opinions

Indian liberals rush to save their favoured elites and GHQ as poor Sri Lankans suffer: Will they now blame Brahminical patriarchy? RSS? Modi?

Ganesh R - 8 April, 2022

As Sri Lanka suffers its worst economic nightmare in memory, some analysts even calling it “burning”, the rush to save favourites is obvious.

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Rahul Gandhi predicts violence and chaos in India, thanks to politics he himself has been playing

OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2022

Rahul Gandhi claimed that BJP is dividing the country among various groups, and the pain from it will lead to violence

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‘Don’t spare criminals and mafia, don’t touch the poor’: CM Yogi Adityanath’s orders on the bulldozer use

OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2022

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given clear instructions that bulldozer will not run on the shops, huts of the poor.

Opinions

Dear liberals, here is how you can stop the BJP – written by a BJP supporter

Abhishek Banerjee - 8 April, 2022

The BJP not only retained Uttar Pradesh, but it also did so by a huge margin - leaving their opponents feeling defeated

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From protest against French President Macron to support for Triple Talaq: Who is Arif Masood, Congress leader who attacked his own party for “Hindu...

OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2022

After starting his career in Congress party, Masood switched to Samajwadi Party in 2003. However, he returned to Congress after 2007

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‘AAP using Punjab Police to target BJP workers’, says BJP leader Naveen Jindal after FIR filed against him over video of Arvind Kejrwal

OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2022

Punjab Police file FIR against BJP leader Naveen Jindal for allegedly sharing doctored video of Arvind Kejriwal

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Karauli anti-Hindu violence: Rajasthan Police books BJP leader Somya Gurjar’s husband, Gurjar community protests, demands CBI inquiry

OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2022

The Gurjar community says that if Rajaram Gurjar's name is not released from the FIR, they will stage protests.

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Ex-Amnesty chief Aakar Patel claims he was stopped at airport again, CBI to challenge the court order that set aside the Look Out Circular

OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2022

Given that the Rouse Avenue Court issued its directives only on April 7, it is possible that the CBI did not receive the written copy of the court order by the time Patel tweeted about being stopped at Bengaluru airport.

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