In Gujarat, have BJP’s efforts to woo OBC leader Alpesh Thakor to counter Patidars come undone?

Thakor was a key part of BJP president Amit Shah’s plans to engineer a new social combination in the state.

Dhirendra K Jha

· Yesterday · 10:30 am

Last among equals: Why Smriti Irani is not on any of the powerful Cabinet committees

Hint: BJP chief Amit Shah is not a fan.

Dhirendra K Jha

· Sep 14, 2017 · 07:30 am

‘Fake babas’: Why rape-accused Swami Nithyanand is not on the apex sadhu body’s blacklist

The All India Akhara Parishad has blacklisted 14 self-styled godmen, including Gurmeet Singh, Asaram, Aseemanand, Radhe Ma and Nirmal Baba.

Dhirendra K Jha

· Sep 12, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Attempts are being revived to make Modi man Dattatreya Hosabale executive head of the RSS

If this happens, it might go a long way in securing Modi complete control over the BJP’s parent organisation.

Dhirendra K Jha

· Sep 10, 2017 · 06:30 am

Panna pramukh strategy: In poll-bound Gujarat, the Congress attempts to take on BJP at its own game

It is quietly creating an army of volunteers to replicate the saffron party’s rewarding plan of putting a person in charge of 60-odd voters in every booth.

Dhirendra K Jha

· Sep 06, 2017 · 09:00 am

Battleground Gujarat: Why the BJP is going all out to win over Adivasis and OBCs

The party fears erosion of support among the Patidars.

Dhirendra K Jha

· Sep 05, 2017 · 09:00 am

Ex-bureaucrats sworn in: Does this reveal BJP’s talent deficit and Modi-Shah distrust of colleagues?

Of the four former administrators picked in Sunday’s reshuffle, two are first-time MPs while two are not parliamentarians.

Dhirendra K Jha

· Sep 04, 2017 · 07:30 am

The Hardik Patel interview: ‘We have a single point agenda – to ensure the BJP’s defeat in Gujarat’

The Patidar leader who spearheaded the 2015 quota stir says he is confident his community will vote Modi’s party out.

Dhirendra K Jha

· Aug 28, 2017 · 06:30 am

How records linked Lt Col Shrikant Purohit (and Abhinav Bharat) with the Malegaon blast of 2008

‘We will fight the Constitution, will fight the nation; this Constitution is not ours. [...] The only way is to knock it down.’

Dhirendra K Jha

· Aug 23, 2017 · 08:30 am

Buoyed by Rajya Sabha victory in Gujarat, Congress plans high-profile campaign for Assembly election

It will be centered around the party’s vice president, Rahul Gandhi.

Dhirendra K Jha

· Aug 22, 2017 · 12:30 pm

The Gujarat Rajya Sabha result is a setback for Amit Shah. Will it be a turning point?

Will Ahmed Patel’s win help revive the Congress in Gujarat? Or is it too little too late?

Dhirendra K Jha

· Aug 09, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Buzz in UP: Why have Yogi Adityanath and Keshav Prasad Maurya not resigned from Lok Sabha?

The Uttar Pradesh chief minister and his deputy were expected to resign from their seats in Parliament on August 5.

Dhirendra K Jha

· Aug 08, 2017 · 06:30 am