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.

Politics

I am willing to resign from MP post, but please give MLA ticket to my son: Rita Bahuguna Joshi to BJP leadership

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2022

Rita Bahuguna Joshi stated that if the party decides to only issue 1 ticket per family, she will resign as an MP to make way for her son for Mayank.

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BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule demanded arrest of Nana Patole, Nagpur police arrested him instead

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2022

Bawankule had registered a complaint against Nana Patole over his statements threatening PM Modi. He was arrested in Nagpur during a protest while demanding a probe for the same.

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Illegal sand mining case: ED raids locations linked to Punjab CM Channi’s nephew, others

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2022

Punjab's opposition parties have accused the state government of assisting those who engage in illicit sand mining.

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‘Voting the BJP out will be a greater Azadi than 1947’: Mehbooba Mufti in Jammu

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2022

Mehbooba Mufti had declared earlier that she won't contest elections till the full statehood of Jammu and Kashmir is restored.

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Video from Flipkart, music from ‘Pushpa’, photos from Bangladesh: Congress running out of luck, power and content

Sanghamitra - 18 January, 2022

One of the favourite activities of Congress leaders is to find photos from Bangladesh and claim that it is poverty and suffering caused by the Modi government in India.

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Congress releases Sonu Sood video with Bollywood music to pitch Channi as Punjab CM candidate, Sidhu camp downplays it

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2022

With speculations on the rise about Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu being sidelined by the grand old party, a source from the 'Sidhu camp' tried to downplay the significance of the video.

Politics

Akhilesh Yadav spews hate on Gujaratis, accuses them of ‘taking away everything’ from Uttar Pradesh

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2022

Akhilesh Yadav joins Mamata Banerjee and Rahul Gandhi on playing divisive politics and hating on Gujaratis.

Politics

Blow to Kejriwal: Guj Bizman Mahesh Savani leaves AAP permanently, folk singer Vijay Suvala leaves AAP to join BJP

OpIndia Staff - 17 January, 2022

Prior to these two, former sarpanch Mahipatsinh Chauhan had also joined AAP in June last year and he left the party about two months back. AAP Ahmedabad city vice president Nilamben Vyas, too, quit AAP and joined the BJP.

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