Mayawati has a message for Congress in Chhattisgarh and MP. But it’s advantage BJP – for now

In a surprise move, the BSP chief Mayawati announced a tie-up with Ajit Jogi in Chhattisgarh and put out a list of 22 candidates in Madhya Pradesh.

Anita Katyal

· Sep 21, 2018 · 06:30 am

Mayawati has made it very clear to the Congress that she intends to play hardball

The Bahujan Samaj Party leader attacked the two national parties in equal measure for the skyrocketing fuel prices in her press conference on Tuesday.

Anita Katyal

· Sep 12, 2018 · 06:30 pm

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

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

The BJP doesn't care about Jammu and Kashmir. Because it gains more by losing it

Expect a free hand to the armed forces, tough talk on terror and perhaps some moves on Pandits, Article 370.

Anita Katyal

· Jun 20, 2018 · 06:30 am

In Karnataka, Congress is on the back foot as BJP unleashes ‘saffron terror’ against Rahul Gandhi

The Mecca Masjid blast verdict gives a handle to the BJP, as the party says top Congress leaders must apologise for defaming Hindus globally.

Anita Katyal

· Apr 18, 2018 · 06:30 am

Psychographics: The behavioural analysis that helped Cambridge Analytica know voters’ minds

How data-driven behavioural sciences are being road tested in the political sphere.

Michael Wade, The Conversation

· Mar 22, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Jay Panda's suspension from BJD shifts focus to OTV – Odisha's biggest news channel he owns

Apart from his efficient network in New Delhi’s political circles, BJD’s Lok Sabha MP from Kendrapara has used his channel effectively in the past.

Priya Ranjan Sahu

· Jan 25, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Rahul Gandhi’s failure to spell out his position on triple talaq has put Congress on the back foot

Modi government’s inability to deliver on the economic front has been pushed to the background.

Anita Katyal

· Jan 07, 2018 · 10:30 am

Mamata Banerjee’s remarks on Bengalis in Assam could revive an old and bitter divide

In a state with a history of animosity between Assamese and Bengali inhabitants, such remarks are irresponsible.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Jan 06, 2018 · 07:30 am