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.

News Reports

West Bengal Election Opinion Polls: Mamata Banerjee may lose Nandigram, BJP projected to form the government

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2021

According to recent opinion polls by different agencies, Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress will face a major setback in West Bengal

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FIR filed against social media users for allegedly objectionable posts against NCP chief Sharad Pawar

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2021

Social media users had mocked NCP chief Sharad Pawar after he was caught off guard when journalists raised questions about his claim that Anil Deshmukh was hospital from February 6 to 16

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After her ‘Bengali vs Outsider’ rhetorics, Mamata Banerjee gets Congress ally Hemant Soren to campaign for her

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2021

In a bid to rake up Bengali sentiments, the Trinamool Congress had attacked several BJP leaders by dubbing them as 'outsiders' in the land of Bengalis.

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Maha mess in Mumbai: 65 officers from crime branch transferred, including Sachin Vaze’s close aide

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2021

The decision came shortly after Maharashtra's opposition leader, Devendra Fadnavis did a massive expose of an alleged transfer racket through a press conference on Tuesday afternoon in Mumbai.

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‘They pushed me, threatened to throw us out’: Mother of BJP worker accuses TMC leaders of assaulting her due to son’s political activism

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2021

The 80-year-old BJP worker's mother in Asansol claims that she was attacked by TMC goons led by cabinet minister Moloy Ghatak's brother

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AAP leader Somnath Bharti taken into custody as Delhi Court sends him to jail for 2 years in AIIMS attack case: Read details

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2021

Delhi Court in January 2021 had found AAP MLA Somnath Bharti guilty in the AIIMS attack case and had awarded him with 2 years imprisonment

Politics

Did Intelligence Dep suspect police nexus in Maharashtra police posting since August 2020: Here is a letter written by the Commissioner

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2021

Devendra Fadnavis has on Tuesday accused CM Uddhav Thackeray of ignoring a police transfer posting racket in Maharashtra.

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Devendra Fadnavis makes explosive revelation, alleges transfer posting racket in state Police was ignored by Uddhav

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2021

Devendra Fadnavis said that the CM's office was aware of the report but did not act on it to save itself.

Opinions

Maha govt digs itself deeper into a messy hole, but Tavleen Singh sees a BJP plot

Sanghamitra - 23 March, 2021

India's 'secular-liberal' blame everything that causes them discomfort on the BJP. Believe it or not, the mess made by the Maha govt is also being peddled as 'BJP's fault.

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