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

Congress national media coordinator celebrates Pakistan’s victory against India in T20 World Cup, insults ‘Bhakts’

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2021

Congress national media coordinator Radhika Khera celebrated Pakistan's victory against India in the T20 World Cup.

News Reports

Congress uses casteist slur against PM Modi, just a day after they accused Lalu Prasad Yadav of using casteist remark against AICC leader

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2021

In its social media campaign against PM Modi, the official Twitter account of All India Mahila Congress used #TeliKiMaar hashtag to mark their opposition to the rising fuel prices.

News Reports

Chhattisgarh: Congress leader assaulted on stage by other leaders for saying that CM Bhupesh Baghel should vacate the post for TS Singh Deo

OpIndia Staff - 24 October, 2021

Chhattisgarh Congress leader Pawan Agarwal pushed and his speech stopped for saying that CM Bhupesh Baghel should resign

News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Samajwadi Party workers thrash their party leader for overtaking convoy, MLA Lucky Yadav and others booked

OpIndia Staff - 24 October, 2021

Samajwadi Party workers thrashed party leader Dr. Manoj Yadava for allegedly overtaking a convoy of general secretary Raj Narain Bind

Politics

Lalu Yadav snubs Congress after it announces it is no longer part of Mahagathbandhan, calls party’s Bihar incharge ‘low IQ’

Vijay Deo Jha - 24 October, 2021

Political analysts believe it is deliberate pre-poll posturing to confuse voters and to divide especially the upper caste voters of the NDA.

Politics

Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra celebrates supporter calling PM Modi ‘b*@#***d’, a woman-centric abuse

OpIndia Staff - 24 October, 2021

Mahua Moitra celebrated the fact that one of her supporters had abused Prime Minister Narendra Modi in vile language.

Media

Pro AAP blogger fondly recalls old India where his friend used to cover photos of Hindu Gods for him to offer Namaz, gets slammed

OpIndia Staff - 24 October, 2021

Rifat Jawaid was miffed that in 'new India', appeasement in the form of covering up Hindu deities for Namaz is not encouraged.

Opinions

Anti-drug laws to farm laws to UAPA: Are liberals undermining the Indian state by calling everything ‘draconian’?

Abhishek Banerjee - 24 October, 2021

If you reject everything from anti-drug laws to the voting system to the conviction of terrorists by the Supreme Court, what is left? Are you advocating for anarchy?

Politics