Ananda Majumdar
With caste violence in Rajasthan refusing to die down, pressure is building up on Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje to restore normalcy.
Making large-scale changes in an organisational revamp ahead of the series of state elections leading up to the Lok Sabha polls
Four days before a critical Indo-US meeting to tie up loose ends in the 123 bilateral agreement...
Anxious to revive its fortunes after a dismal performance in the Uttar Pradesh polls, the BJP has started to reach out to its former NDA allies to mak
Mayawati’s rainbow coalition may just get a saffron tinge. On the eve of his meeting with the BSP chief for a formal entry into the party, Sudhirdas M
In a commentary, People’s Democracy says “The UP results are an assertion that the multi-party system is a reality and parliamentary democracy in Indi
Keen to gain the middle ground after the Dera Sacha Sauda row threatened to spin out of control, both the Congress and BJP went into an overdrive toda
After its worst showing in Uttar Pradesh in two decades, the BJP has decided to send fact-finding teams to each region of the state to understand what
The BSP’s spectacular victory in Uttar Pradesh has narrowed the race for the presidential polls, putting the focus on a consensus candidate from the U
Did the BJP miss one big tactic that could have helped it put up a better show in caste-ridden Uttar Pradesh?
The optimism at the BJP parliamentary board meeting on Tuesday regarding the Uttar Pradesh poll results was dampened by what the party believes has be
For over a fortnight now, as leaders representing the single biggest group of Muslims in Varanasi—weavers—met regularly to prevent a split in the comm
UP’s Red Corridor has the best roads, is incident-free thanks to funds for tackling Left extremism
Varanasi candidates know this, so even SP talks development; voters say no lack of resources, only political will
On the ghats of Varanasi today, there was nothing of the frenzy of the Abhihek-Aishwarya wedding.
The BJP has given Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a clear indication that it is backing the Centre on implementing the OBC quota this year and seeking v
Aiming to be a lead player and not just a balancing factor in UP politics in the post poll scenario
Driving against the UPA’s approach to internal security with the Uttar Pradesh elections in mind and a long-term plan for the next general elections
With the launch of its Uttar Pradesh campaign just a week away, senior BJP leaders are hard at work on slogans and campaign advertisements...
Seeking to poach into the backward caste voter base of the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samajwadi Party in the coming Uttar Pradesh elections begin
Following the deadlock at the recent meeting of the Indo-Pak joint mechanism on counter-terrorism, the BJP has targeted one of Prime Minister Manmohan
Regardless of the delicate balance that India has maintained on all issues involving the United States and Israel, the Left-supported conference on We
Worried that the issue of sharing river water with Punjab would hit BJP-ruled Rajasthan and give ammunition to the Congress to attack the state govern
Against the backdrop of what is says are repeated instances of ‘minority appeasement’ by the UPA and its partners
After an exceptional performance in the Punjab polls that showed the party had won back its urban vote base and had made best use of the Centre’s fail
