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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Rahul Gandhi goes from ‘lockdown won’t work’ to ‘lockdown only solution’ for the raging coronavirus outbreak

Jinit Jain - 4 May, 2021

From staunchly opposing the lockdown to combat the COVID-19 outbreak, Rahul Gandhi has now passionately proposed the government to impose a full lockdown to stop the contagion

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Life of scientist Gobardhan Das in danger as TMC mob attacks houses of BJP supporters, hurl crude bombs

OpIndia Staff - 4 May, 2021

Scientist Gobardhan Das was BJP's candidate from Purbasthali Uttar constituency. The party workers in his village and his family home are under attack by TMC goons.

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‘You have only 4 days left’: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath receives death threat

OpIndia Staff - 4 May, 2021

A complaint was filed with the Sushant Golf City police station. The police have launched a probe into the matter and are now trying to trace the accused.

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Home Ministry asks Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal to submit report on post-election violence targeting opposition political workers

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2021

Violence swept the state of West Bengal as TMC goons went on a rampage against political opponents after their win.

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ABVP says TMC goons attacked their office in Kolkata for over 20 minutes in a pre-planned assault: Read what happened

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2021

After sweeping victory for TMC, ABVP accused the TMC of sending its goons in order to attack ABVP's office in Kolkata.

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West Bengal polls: How Congress lost security deposit in both constituencies where Rahul Gandhi campaigned

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2021

Rahul Gandhi had campaigned in the two constituencies of Goalpokhar and Matigira- Naxalbari and Congress lost deposits in both

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Mamata Banerjee pretends to appeal for calm, inflames passions further as BJP workers continue to get attacked: Here is how

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2021

Soon after TMC surpassed BJP in state elections, goons of the ruling dispensation unleashed violence against their political opponents

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BJP worker brutally assaulted, bleeds profusely from the head after being attacked by TMC goon

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2021

In a video that has now surfaced online, a visibly drunken man could be seen abusing the victim and his wife with the choicest of expletives.

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Bengal : Need for a middle path between complacency and despair

Abhishek Banerjee - 3 May, 2021

The BJP won handsomely in Assam. It broke into new territory in both Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Despite the big hopes and the big efforts, the party did indeed start from just 3 seats in Bengal and go up to 77%.

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