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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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The curious case of Pran Puri, the 18th century travelling monk who was discovered and forgotten
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How Alexander the Great became Iskandar Zulkarnain, the legendary ancestor of Malay kings
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Explainer: Why India wants to modify the Indus Water Treaty after 62 years
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How Delhi ate up its village commons
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When the British secretly plotted to recruit Russians living in India against Nazi Germany
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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.
Anita Katyal
Video
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Syria earthquake: Watch rescuers erupt in joy after family is pulled out alive from debris
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Watch: Drew Barrymore shaves off actor Tyler Posey's moustache during an on-camera interview
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‘Liar!’ Watch Republicans heckling US President Joe Biden during State of the Union address
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Watch: Bowhead whales rejuvenate themselves at a ‘health spa’ off the coast of Russia
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‘He makes it appear he’s the remote control behind the PM’: TMC’s Mahua Moitra on Adani in Lok Sabha
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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 Consultant’ trailer: Christoph Waltz plays a sinister boss in dark comedy series
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Watch: Behind the scenes of Hansika Motwani’s December wedding
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Amit Trivedi lets his music do the talking: ‘There’s one life. We take it way too seriously’
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Start the week with a film: Horses and a quietly thumping heart in ‘The Rider’
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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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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India v Australia: Rohit Sharma & Co look to retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with an eye on WTC final
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Sune Luus column: Hosts South Africa eager to keep ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at home
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Reactions as LeBron James becomes the NBA’s leading scorer: ‘The All-Time Scoring King’
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Shuttle Zone: From Naraoka to Treesa-Gayatri, new kids on the block who could make their mark
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Olympics 2024: Paris mayor says Russian athletes should be banned from Games for Ukraine invasion