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JNU comrades, Kamal Nath’s cold feet, Gehlot’s insecurities—tales about Congress meltdown

Beyond BJP's victories in the three states lie untold stories of the several mini-wars that played out in the Congress party’s backrooms.

Vishnu Deo Sai is new Chhattisgarh CM. What’s behind Modi-Shah’s push for fresh faces in states

If Shivraj Singh Chouhan is also replaced, it will mark the formal denouncement of Vajpayee and Advani’s era in the BJP with nobody from that period in the saddle in any state.

Best & worst scenarios for Raje, Chouhan, Singh on 3 Dec—how they’re different from BJP’s

The BJP high command gave in to BS Yediyurappa in Karnataka recently. But they are better placed in Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh, where Modi wave sweeps the general elections, regardless of assembly polls’ results.

SC justice for Madigas—How PM Modi endorsed Rahul Gandhi’s ‘jitni abadi, utna haq’ politics

Madigas' grouse has been that the Malas, who are numerically smaller, end up cornering a larger share of the SC reservation pie.

‘Akhilesh-Vakhilesh’ aside, Telangana Muslims will determine Congress’ place in INDIA

The AIMIM and the BRS, though never in an alliance, are the closest allies. KCR virtually stays away from Owaisi's turf, Hyderabad; the latter supports the ruling party elsewhere.

Why projecting PM Modi as BJP’s face in assembly polls is a risky gambit

The BJP is repeating its Karnataka mistakes in the upcoming assembly elections but there is a reason why the party thinks the results would be different.

Kharge is rebuilding Congress brick by brick, taking a leaf out of Prashant Kishor’s playbook

Mallikarjun Kharge will complete one year as Congress president on 26 October. The Congress is looking relatively better with a non-Gandhi at the helm.

Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra to Odisha—How BJP is taking one step forward and two steps back

If the assembly election trend continues, the BJP’s Lok Sabha tally in Karnataka would come down to 8 in 2024—from 25 in 2019.

PM Modi is moving on from Vajpayee-era mass leaders. New India, New Parliament, New BJP

The coming assembly election will see the remnants of the BJP from the Vajpayee era finally making way for a new crop of leaders—those who owe it all to PM Modi and Shah.

No injustice to South, caste census evasion, Muslim appeasement—Modi’s messages from Nizamabad

Addressing a rally in Nizamabad Tuesday, PM Modi unveiled his strategy to turn the table on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his jitni abaadi, utna haq slogan.

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Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.