Congress uses ‘rural’ mantra to fight BJP in PM Modi’s home state Gujarat
Congress had got whitewashed in Gujarat in 2014, but this time, it is raking up issues like farmer distress and unemployment to attack the BJP's state government.
From Lalu & Paswan to Tejashwi & Chirag, 2019 marks a generational shift in Bihar politics
Tejashwi Yadav & Chirag Paswan are getting more responsibility in these polls in Bihar, and are joined by other youngsters like Kanhaiya Kumar & Mukesh Sahani.
In Gujarat, the land of Amul, dairy farming has become a huge Lok Sabha poll issue
Dairy farmers are unhappy with low prices and lack of government support, and the Congress has turned their anger into a poll plank against the ruling BJP.
This abandoned school in Ahmedabad is where Amit Shah began his political journey
Amit Shah was the BJP’s booth in-charge at Sanghvi High School, and his junior colleagues recall his hard work to ensure L.K. Advani’s victories here.
For Himachal’s apple farmers, BJP posters are only a reminder of Modi’s unkept promises
Apple farmers in Himachal plan protest on 22 April as they fear their problems will get drowned out in the election noise with Congress, BJP campaigns taking up national issues.
AAP extends unconditional support to Left Democratic Front in Kerala
While addressing a press conference, AAP leader Somnath Bharti said the party's main aim is to remove the NDA and put an end to communal tension.
Navjot Singh targets ‘anti-national’ Modi, alleges he sold interest of the nation
Navjot Sidhu accused Narendra Modi of favouring Ambani and Adani at the cost of state-run firms, and called him a "chowkidar" who only takes care of the rich.
How Amit Shah is campaigning in Gandhinagar without actually being there
BJP president Amit Shah has only visited the constituency thrice but has a strong trusted backroom team managing his campaign.
EC to issue notice to Sadhvi Pragya Thakur for her Hemant Karkare remarks
BJP’s Sadhvi Pragya Thakur triggered a political storm after she said Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare died in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks because she had ‘cursed’ him.
Support for Sabarimala protests will win BJP 3 of Kerala’s 20 seats, says Pandalam royal
BJP, which has never won a Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, has been using Sabarimala as a poll plank in constituencies that served as hotbed of the agitation.
Electoral bonds are a constitutional hazard but transparency alone isn’t the solution
Supreme Court’s role in setting a reform agenda for political funding has to be limited and not extend to managing how parties function.
Is Supreme Court handling sexual harassment allegation against CJI Ranjan Gogoi correctly?
Two advocates Monday wrote to the Bar Council of India criticising it for its support to CJI Ranjan Gogoi and called the hearing a ‘travesty of justice’.
Defence
Indian Coast Guard increases maritime surveillance following Sri Lanka blasts
More ships and aircraft have been deployed to ensure India faces no security threat after a series of blasts killed 290 in Colombo, a Coast Guard official said.
Modi & Shah have turned India into ‘Jingostan’ & are out to conquer the paranoid country
The Modi-Shah BJP has resurrected dangers & the enemy from the past, and built a scary jingoism. It’s a great diversionary tactic, but it never ends well.