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When ‘fringe’ becomes Mainstream: Hindu vote bank has arrived

One of the more intriguing narratives being spun after the appointment of Yogi Adityanath as…

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Can opposition take on Modi in 2019?

In the aftermath of the 2014 general election debacle, I asked a senior Congressman how…

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Modi 24 X 7, 365 days

In the final leg of the 2014 general elections, Narendra Modi dramatically announced in a…

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Lotus could bloom in UP

Predicting the outcome of an Uttar Pradesh election can be injurious to health. In 1993,…

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The UP Muslim ‘vote bank’ predicament

The complicated and controversial notion of a Muslim vote bank stretches back to the first…

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Congress will remain a C team player

Five years is an eternity in Indian politics. As Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav beamed…

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It’s now ‘Modi vs All’

The BJP and the Shiv Sena were once seen as ‘natural allies’ but life for…

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Will politics shrink in 2017?

We live, to put it mildly, in “interesting times”. This is an age where TV…

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Has Modi done an Indira?

Last month in an interview I asked Congress president Sonia Gandhi if she would concede…

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Jayalalithaa: FIlm star politician number one!

As an MP, actor Govinda had one of the worst attendance records in Parliament: He…