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

Veteran TMC MP Sisir Adhikari set to join BJP in presence of PM Modi, says he will campaign against Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier Sisir Adhikari had said that he will campaign for his son Suvendu Adhikari against Mamata Banerjee if he is asked to do it
OpIndia Explains

Did you know Indira Gandhi was ‘admired’ by Saddam Hussein and she had visited Libya to meet Muammar Gaddafi

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi had recently made a reference to tinpot dictators Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi to allege that even they won elections
Politics

‘Don’t campaign against us’: Congress appeals to Sharad Pawar, Tejashwi Yadav for Bengal elections

OpIndia Staff -
Bengal Congress MP writes to its allies not to campaign for Mamata Banerjee after they extended support to her in upcoming elections.
News Reports

Mamata Banerjee skips PM Modi’s all CM Covid-review and vaccination drive meeting

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal CM, Mamata Banerjee citing pre-scheduled election meetings, to yet again skip all CM meeting chaired by PM Modi
Editor's picks

‘Saddam Hussein and Gaddafi won elections too’, claims Rahul Gandhi to undermine India’s democracy

OpIndia Staff -
Essentially, by invoking dictators like Saddam Hussein and Gaddafi, Rahul Gandhi is dogwhistling and implicitly nudging foreign intervention in Indian affairs.
World

Chinese govt, which earlier disappeared Alibaba founder Jack Ma, directs him to dispose of media holdings: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The development comes months after Alibaba founder Jack Ma went missing for several weeks before making a reappearance.
OpIndia Scoops

Bengal Ground Report: Nandigram is split in the middle between TMC and BJP with advantage Mamata, but all is not lost for Suvendu Adhikari

Nupur J Sharma -
Not only did Suvendu Adhikari join BJP, but it was declared that he will fight the 2021 election from Nandigram.
Politics

West Bengal: BJP vehicle parked in Purulia vandalised soon after Mamata’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee’s rally in district

OpIndia Staff -
Amit Malviya shared the picture of the vandalised BJP vehicle and said the driver was also injured in the Purulia incident.
Politics

Handpulled rickshaws, old buildings and a city on the cusp of revolution: Held back by ‘Aantels’ who romanticise poverty, dream of ‘Shonar Bangla’ lives...

K Bhattacharjee -
Kolkata is a city that holds special significance in the heart of every Bengali, whether they live there or not.
News Reports

Cross border cattle smuggling case: Brother of TMC leader Vinay Mishra arrested by Enforcement Directorate

OpIndia Staff -
Prior to this, CBI had carried out raids at multiple locations, including that of Mishra, who is believed to be a close aid of West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamta Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee.
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