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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As countries rally to join diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics, Pakistan PM Imran Khan set to visit China for opening ceremony

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2022

China is facing 'diplomatic boycott' from many western nations over its gross human rights abuses

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Jharkhand Congress MLA Irfan Ansari makes a sexist jibe, promises to make roads ‘smoother than cheeks of Kangana Ranaut’

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2022

Jharkhand Congress MLA Dr Irfan Ansari has released a video wherein he has vowed to make roads of his assembly constituency, Jamtara, smoother than the cheeks of Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut

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FIR filed against 2500 Samajwadi Party workers for flouting covid norms: Details

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2022

Despite EC's order prohibiting public rallies in the wake of COVID upsurge, SP had organised a joining-in function to welcome rebel leaders

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‘Muslims most secure and happy under BJP rule’, says Muslim Rashtriya Manch appealing to the minority community to vote for BJP

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2022

The MRM said that the Muslims have suffered a lot during the Congress regime and that they were looked at by Congress merely as a vote bank.

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Uttar Pradesh: Goons open fire at Kannauj District Panchayat member and BJP leader’s car for refusing to join Samajwadi Party

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2022

Uttar Pradesh BJP leader Bhupendra Shakya told the police that the 4 accused had been pressuring him to join the Samajwadi Party.

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Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Aazad puts a full stop over possibilities of an alliance with SP, says Akhilesh Yadav only wants Dalit vote bank

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2022

Bhim Army chief Aazad said that an alliance with SP would be impossible since Akhilesh Yadav just wants the Dalit vote bank

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Arvind Kejriwal wanted to become Punjab CM by staging in-party feud: BJP shares video of once-loyal aide Kumar Vishwas, exposing AAP politics

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2022

The video was earlier shared in February 2020 by BJP IT Cell Head Amit Malviya during the Delhi elections.

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Slaughterhouse politics: Congress candidate for UP’s Moradabad makes promises about slaughterhouses, says Yogi govt ‘harasses’ Qureshi community

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2022

Rizwan Qureshi, the Congress candidate for Moradabad city, claimed that if he wins the upcoming election from his constituency the first thing he would do is reopen the slaughterhouses that remain shut in the state

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