Mayawati insists it’s not an alliance, but the two arch-rivals joining hands is still a significant development in India’s most politically-significant state.
In this week’s National Interest, I had said Jignesh Mevani could draw from Kanshi Ram’s playbook. Since there is much curiosity, the story of my first exposure to him and his political style
Kanshi Ram was a Dalit Kautilya from Punjab who built the heartland’s Mayawati as his Chandragupta. It’s a good playbook for Jignesh Mevani, if he has the skill and ambition.
Contract for construction of four MILGEM-class ships was signed in 2018. PNS Bedir is to be delivered by June 2026, while PNS Tariq is due for delivery in first quarter of 2027.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
2014 was a complete washout for the BSP in Uttar Pradesh. Even in states like MP and Chhattisgarh, the small vote share of the BSP has got wasted, to the detriment of the Congress. The party needs to win R / M / C to get into the game of leading a disparate opposition challenge. A little generosity towards Ms Mayawatiji is a good idea. However, she should not get carried away and start dreaming of becoming PM.
2014 was a complete washout for the BSP in Uttar Pradesh. Even in states like MP and Chhattisgarh, the small vote share of the BSP has got wasted, to the detriment of the Congress. The party needs to win R / M / C to get into the game of leading a disparate opposition challenge. A little generosity towards Ms Mayawatiji is a good idea. However, she should not get carried away and start dreaming of becoming PM.