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Instant Analysis: Swati Maliwal’s allegation, AAP’s woes and the case of missing Rajya Sabha MPs

Instant Analysis is a short and snappy take on unfolding events, with some analysis and opinion

Congress & BJP are gunning for fair OBC ‘share’, but only about 1 in 4 candidates from community

Rahul Gandhi to PM Modi are championing OBC cause, but only 23% of Congress and 27% of BJP candidates are from the community, estimated to make up about half of India’s population.

Fixing Kejriwal’s meetings & his rivals — Bibhav Kumar of Swati Maliwal row is ultimate AAP insider

Kumar's association with Kejriwal predates formation of AAP by over a decade & his involvement in Kejriwal's life goes much beyond managing the Delhi CM's appointments & travel.

‘Would have made Hirak Rani’: Amit Shah invokes Ray classic in dig at Mamata

The BJP leader compared her to the ruthless and oppressive ruler in Satyajit Ray’s ‘Hirak Rajar Deshe’

12 FIRs & Rs 1,000 to his name — what jailed Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh’s poll affidavit says

Amritpal Singh, who filed his nomination papers from Dibrugarh jail in Assam last week, is set to contest the Lok Sabha polls as an Independent from Khadoor Sahib in Punjab.

‘Communal’ campaigns in KK Shailaja vs Shafi Parambil poll battle leave Kerala’s Vadakara simmering

CPI(M)-led LDF & Congress-led UDF accuse each other of trying to polarise voters in Vadakara, which has history of conflict between Muslim landlords & Hindu OBC Thiyya labourers.

‘Alliances for political reasons, but no clean chits’ — Fadnavis rejects ‘washing machine’ tag for BJP

In an interview with ThePrint, former Maharashtra chief minister spoke about Mahayuti's poll strategy, Modi vs Rahul contest, Maratha reservation issue, and more.

Modi’s 1st roadshow in Mumbai — BJP makes show of strength days before all 6 seats go to polls

With Shiv Sena divided, BJP faces a challenge to retain seats this election as MVA is set to give it a tough contest in 4 seats. In 2019, BJP-Shiv Sena alliance won all 6 Mumbai seats.

‘125 seats more than enough’ — Telangana CM Revanth Reddy on how Congress can form govt at Centre

Telangana CM stands by his surgical strike remark, says there's no evidence & that Pulwama attack happened because intelligence sources were deployed on Opposition instead.

‘100-yr-old’ ties with Rae Bareli, Amethi — Sonia & Rahul on constituencies that gave them ‘everything’

In a 6-minute video, mother and son talk about the family's long history with the two Uttar Pradesh constituencies, going back to a visit by Jawaharlal Nehru to Rae Bareli in 1921.

On Camera

Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.