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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‘Aapke bure din jaldi aayenge…I curse you’: SP MP Jaya Bachchan loses her mind as ED questions Aishwarya Rai in Panama Papers case

OpIndia Staff - 20 December, 2021

Jaya Bachchan lashed out at the treasury bench in the Rajya Sabha for making "personal remarks" against her

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Gujarat: Aam Aadmi Party leader Isudan Gadhvi detained, accused of misbehaving with BJP woman worker in drunken brawl

OpIndia Staff - 20 December, 2021

Isudan Gadhvi has been taken into custody and brought to civil hospital where he would undergo medical checkup and checked for alcohol.

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Election Laws Amendment Bill, which seeks to link Aadhar with voter ID, passed in Lok Sabha: Details

OpIndia Staff - 20 December, 2021

"It is against the Supreme Court verdict and one which violates our privacy," claimed Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

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J and K assembly: Delimitation panel proposes 7 additional seats, STs to get 9 reserved seats for the first time

OpIndia Staff - 20 December, 2021

The panel has proposed 6 additional seats for the Jammu region and one additional seat for the Kashmir Valley. As such, the Jammu region will now have a total of 43 assembly seats while the Kashmir Valley will have 47 seats.

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Rahul Gandhi asks journalist if he’s working for the government when asked about opposition disrupting parliament

OpIndia Staff - 20 December, 2021

Questioned over the stalemate in parliament over the Lakhimpur issue, Congress senior leader Rahul Gandhi lambasted a journalist asking him whether he works for the government

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‘Not in good taste,’ BJP MP Hema Malini hits out on those who compare roads to her cheeks

OpIndia Staff - 20 December, 2021

Shiv Sena leader Gulabrao Patil on Sunday compared roads outside his house to Hema Malini's cheeks. MP Sanjay Raut endorsed it saying that such comparison shows respect to her.

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Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari protests at EC office, says he was physically stopped by cops from meeting Governor

OpIndia Staff - 20 December, 2021

In a video shared by ANI, Suvendu Adhikari was seen having a heated discussion with officials inside the premises of the State Election Commissioner Office.

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