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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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and cabinet ministers meet LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu, discuss initiatives to develop the city as a global capital

OpIndia Staff - 18 March, 2026

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, accompanied by her cabinet colleagues, paid a courtesy visit to Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu at Lok Niwas on...

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Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi resigns from Party: Gaurav Gogoi denies, claims it is fake news, just as he had done when Bhupen Borah resigned

Shriti Sagar - 18 March, 2026

The development comes just two days after Bordoloi publicly said he had been “humiliated” within the party.

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Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin, who compared Sanatan Dharma to ‘Malaria-Dengue’, says his party’s Dravidianism and Islam are ‘fundamentally the same’

OpIndia Staff - 18 March, 2026

Udhayanidhi Stalin had openly vowed to uproot Sanatan Dharma.

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‘Brazenly anti-national’: Union Minister Kishan Reddy slams Congress for backing USCIRF call to ban RSS, R&AW

OpIndia Staff - 17 March, 2026

Reddy stated, "The tweet shows that Rahul Gandhi is no longer working within the framework of the Indian constitution."

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Odisha Congress seeks disqualification of own MLAs, targets Sofia Firdous again over Rajya Sabha polls: How the Party has been alienating the State’s first...

Divya Bharti - 17 March, 2026

The Odisha Congress has moved to disqualify three MLAs, including rising star Sofia Firdous, for cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha polls. The move follows their defiance of a party whip, which led to a victory for BJP-backed candidate Dilip Ray.

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Minister Zameer in Karnataka Assembly: No Hindu temple has encroached upon any Waqf land, over 17,000 acres have been grabbed by Muslims themselves

OpIndia Staff - 17 March, 2026

"The encroachments were not by temple managements, most are by the Muslim community," Zameer informed the Karnataka assembly.

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BJP releases list of 144 candidates for upcoming Bengal elections, Suvendu Adhikari, Dilip Ghosh and ex-cricketer Ashok Dinda in fray

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2026

For the unversed, polls in West Bengal will be conducted in two phases on 23rd April and 29th April for a total of 294 seats. The party, which will secure 148 seats, will form the government in West Bengal.

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Rajya Sabha elections 2026: Polling underway for 34 seats, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and BJP President Nitin Nabin in the fray

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2026

Voting for the 2026 Rajya Sabha biennial elections began today for 37 seats in 10 states.

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PM Modi lauds Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla’s impartiality and commitment to parliamentary traditions, congratulates parliament for decisive rejection of no-confidence motion

OpIndia Staff - 15 March, 2026

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a letter lauding his impartiality and commitment to parliamentary traditions, following the...

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