BJP’s OBC Challenge
Adityanath’s 80:20 formulation comes at a time when the BJP is battling to retain its crucial non-Yadav OBC voters who comprise nearly 35 per cent of the electorate. The...
The 80:20 election and what it means for India
Yogi Adityanath has never hidden his saffron robes in politics. Which is why it wasn’t a surprise when the Uttar Pradesh chief minister called the elections in India’s most...
The Rahul versus Mamata versus Arvind battle
It is argued, often justifiably, that a large section of the news media, especially prime time tv, spends far more time and energy questioning the opposition than it does...
Marg – Darshak Mandal Politics: Getting Netas to Retire is not easy
“Retire when people ask why and not when they ask why not..” That memorable quote is attributed to cricketing great Vijay Merchant who called it a day after scoring...
No one hacked a phone: Why Modi government is in denial
Long before Narendra Modi held sway, there were the omnipotent Nehru-Gandhis. In his book, ‘Open secrets, India intelligence unveiled’, former Intelligence Bureau joint director MK Dhar writes of how...
Pawar-Kishor Gameplan: In Search of a Unified Opposition
Chanakya may have lived in the fourth century BC but he keeps getting re-discovered in the twenty-first century. This relentless search for a modern-day Chanakya has seen union home...
Rahul Gandhi should form his own party or opt out
Dumping on Rahul Gandhi has become a fashion: while his BJP opponents have ‘Pappu-fied’ him as an incompetent leader, many of his Congress colleagues in private hold him responsible...
Modi as Big Boss pits Centre vs States
The last time the tiny, scenic Lakshadweep islands made the national headlines, 24 x7 private news television didn’t even exist in the country. In 1989, then prime minister Rajiv...