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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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Virat Kohli uses an 'MRF bat'. Rohit Sharma uses a 'CEAT bat'. But whose bat do they really use?
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India Today takes anchor Rajdeep Sardesai off air for two weeks for tweet about farmer’s death
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Nine health workers have died in vaccine rollout. India must disclose status of probe into each case
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Watch: Golden retriever ‘practises’ menacing faces in the mirror
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Republic TV files defamation suit against Times Now’s Navika Kumar for comments on Arnab Goswami
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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: Meet the woman behind Bernie Sanders’s mittens made of old sweaters, recycled plastic bottles
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Watch: Golden retriever ‘practises’ menacing faces in the mirror
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What will ultra-high-speed travel be like? Watch this simulated video from Virgin Hyperloop
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Watch: Dazzling pink and green auroras dance over northern Finland skies
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Watch: Kashmir’s first igloo restaurant opens in Gulmarg
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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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‘The Courier’ trailer: Benedict Cumberbatch plays a British spy in Cold War thriller
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Watch: AR Rahman launches ‘maajja’ platform to promote independent music
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Warner Bros releases sneak peek of ‘Suicide Squad’ sequel, new films with Hugh Jackman, Will Smith
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‘Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel’: Series revisits LA hotel linked to several crimes
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‘Silk Road’ trailer: Crime thriller examines the rise and fall of Ross Ulbricht and his darknet site
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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.
Anita Katyal
The Field
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Premier League: Here to challenge for every trophy possible, says new Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel
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Cristiano Ronaldo breaks coronavirus travel restrictions with a trip to a mountain resort: Report
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Premier League: Aubameyang a doubt for Arsenal’s Manchester United clash due to his mother’s health
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First Test: Yasir Shah, Nauman Ali put brakes on South African comeback as Pakistan retain advantage
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India vs England: There are ample opportunities for visiting squads to make a mark, says Andy Flower