The Rajya Sabha deputy speaker election once again shows where the BJP scores over Congress

Having outsmarted the rival camp, BJP is confident of its candidate’s election as the Upper House deputy chairperson on Thursday.

Anita Katyal

· Aug 09, 2018 · 07:30 am

RK Dhawan (1937-2018): The stenographer who became the most important man in Indira Gandhi’s PMO

The Congress veteran, who died on Monday, remained a Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist till the very end.

Anita Katyal

· Aug 08, 2018 · 07:00 am

Worried that the BJP may be winning the perception battle, Congress carefully changes stance on NRC

The party has decided to highlight that updating the citizen register was its baby, and that it started the process of identifying ‘illegal citizens’ in Assam.

Anita Katyal

· Aug 05, 2018 · 06:30 am

With NRC controversy, BJP has found another issue to try to corner the Trinamool – and Congress

Since the process of updating the National Register of Citizens was initiated by Manmohan Singh, the Congress cannot distance itself from the exercise.

Anita Katyal

· Aug 01, 2018 · 12:48 pm

Another test for Opposition unity: Who will be the next deputy speaker of Rajya Sabha?

For the last 26 years, there has been a consensus candidate. But neither the BJP nor the opposition seem in a hurry to proceed with the election.

Anita Katyal

· Jul 27, 2018 · 07:30 am

‘Anyone who is not backed by RSS’: Congress says it is open to Mayawati or Mamata as prime minister

This is a departure from the statement made by Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s during the Karnataka elections.

Anita Katyal

· Jul 25, 2018 · 06:00 am

Why Narendra Modi did not want a no-confidence motion in March (but is okay with it now)

The numbers were never a problem, so what has changed since March?

Anita Katyal

· Jul 19, 2018 · 11:46 am

In Rahul Gandhi’s Congress working committee, a balance of Sonia loyalists and younger faces

Insiders maintain that the panel is a stop-gap arrangement until the party president gets a better grasp over the organisation’s workings.

Anita Katyal

· Jul 18, 2018 · 10:30 am

Parliament Monsoon session is likely to be stormy, as hostile build-up between Congress, BJP shows

Parties say they want Parliament to run smoothly, but state elections in the coming months may cast a shadow on proceedings.

Anita Katyal

· Jul 18, 2018 · 06:30 am

Rajasthan Congress begins to crack as Ashok Gehlot jostles with Sachin Pilot

The new BJP state chief ML Saini will grab the Mali community’s vote if the Congress doesn’t project Gehlot as its CM candidate, his supporters claim.

Anita Katyal

· Jul 17, 2018 · 06:30 pm

Kamal Nath or Digvijaya Singh: Who's in charge of the Congress in Madhya Pradesh?

Is the party’s state president gradually ceding authority to former chief minister Digvijaya Singh?

Anita Katyal

· Jun 30, 2018 · 07:30 am

The continuing absence of its top decision-making body is harming the Congress

The party cannot expect to make considered decisions on important issues without a working committee. But Rahul Gandhi is yet to constitute the body.

Anita Katyal

· Jun 24, 2018 · 06:30 am