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Anita Katyal
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Elections 2019: Is Rahul Gandhi to blame for the Congress’s failure to ally with regional parties?
Senior leaders say the party chief should have led from the front instead of leaving the talks to junior colleagues and letting state units dictate the terms.
Anita Katyal
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It’s advantage BJP again as nationalism displaces livelihood issues from political narrative
The Congress’s weak organisational machinery is hurting it even in states that it won less than three months ago.
Anita Katyal
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Mamata Banerjee’s spat with Congress is a reminder that forming an anti-BJP alliance won’t be easy
To stand a chance against the ruling party’s superior organisational machine nationally, Opposition parties must urgently settle their fights in the states.
Anita Katyal
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Jat vs non-Jat in Haryana: Congress weighs its options after humiliating defeat in Jind bye-poll
Randeep Singh Surjewala, the party’s national spokesperson and a prominent Jat leader, came third in an election it had hoped to win.
Anita Katyal
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Congress stole BJP’s budget thunder with ‘NewREGA’ – but it now has to prove it means business
The party has been working on its manifesto to demonstrate that it actually has a credible plan.
Anita Katyal
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Why the BJP and Congress are pulling out all the stops for a minor bye-election in Haryana
Each party is looking at January 28 bye-poll in Jind to get a measure of how it will fare in the Lok Sabha polls.
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Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Priyanka Gandhi’s formal entry into politics has enthused party workers – but she won’t have it easy
She has less than three months to rally voters in eastern Uttar Pradesh, where the Congress has virtually no presence, no social base and no workers.
Anita Katyal
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Left out of SP-BSP alliance in UP, can Congress make itself count by targeting BJP’s Brahmin vote?
It’s an unlikely prospect without any leader of stature in Uttar Pradesh.
Anita Katyal
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Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal face pressure to form alliance – but Delhi Congress doesn’t want it
Chandrababu Naidu and Mamata Banerjee have urged the Congress president and the AAP leader to sink their differences and join hands against the BJP.
Anita Katyal
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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2019 elections: Grand alliance unlikely as Opposition parties root for state-level partnerships
The Congress seems likely to go it alone in both Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Anita Katyal
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Rajasthan CM choice: Rahul Gandhi had a chance to show decisive leadership – but failed to do so
The decision to name Sachin Pilot as Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s deputy gave the impression that the Congress chief had succumbed to pressure.
Anita Katyal
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Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath: An efficient administrator tainted by role in 1984 attacks on Sikhs
The new chief minister is an international jet-setter who is not exactly a people’s person.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go