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Missing in action: Opposition fights shy of taking on bulldozer drive in UP

The SP, with 111 legislators in a House of 403, is the largest entity in the Opposition

BJP stands at a crossroads after the Nupur Sharma imbroglio

Sharma, a former loose-tongued spokesperson from Delhi, is no Modi by a long shot

Meet Bandi Sanjay Kumar, BJP Telangana president & presumptive CM candidate

Kumar belongs to the Munnuru Kapu caste, which comes under Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and currently counts significantly in the BJP's social hierarchy

Patel power: How one community can swing fine political balance in Gujarat

Decoding the Patel factor: The community, which accounts for nearly 14% of state's population, was once instrumental in the BJP's rise in Gujarat in the early 90s, after the Congress alienated them

Newsmaker: Cultivating image of Hindutva ambassador Narottam Mishra

His career in politics began after he won the students' election as an undergrad and became the youngest president

BJP's pre-poll manoeuvring to woo back voters, keep its hold over Gujarat

The BJP's problem is what rabbit can it pull out of the conjurer's hat?

Uttar Pradesh Assembly election: Where does Dalit politics go from here?

BSP won just one of the 403 seats and secured a vote per cent of 12.8, down from 17 seats and a vote share of 22.2 per cent in 2017

37-yr jinx broken, Yogi first sitting UP CM to return to power since 1985

The victory places Adit­y­a­nath, a favourite of the Rash­triya Swayam­sevak Sangh (RSS) desp­ite his independent streak, as a contender for the BJP's national leadership in the not-too-distant futur

Small, marginal farmers rue rising input costs & stray cattle menace

The growing unprofitability of farming is a major reason why alternate employment - or lack of it - is a major election issue in the villages

Time to recalibrate Bengal rhetoric: BJP faces next test in civic polls

The BJP won 77 of the 291 seats it fought on and secured a vote share of 38.13 per cent, a drop from the 44 leads it gained in the Assembly segments through the 18 it won of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in

Assembly elections: Brouhaha over Brahmin votes in Uttar Pradesh

The SP's and the BSP's assiduous wooing of Brahmins created a perception that the community had now become a tilting factor in the elections

Why is BJP reluctant to sanction a caste census, counting the OBCs?

For the BJP, the demand to hold a caste census might adversely impact the pro-OBC agenda

Finding BSY's successor may be a tough challenge for BJP in Karnataka

Lingayats' support for BSY is a telltale sign that appointing a new Karnataka CM will be problematic for the BJP

Turncoats, pandemic fallout thorns in flesh for BJP ahead of Goa polls

Even as the Opposition assailed the government's "disastrous" pandemic management, a blame game ensued between CM Pramod Sawant and Health Minister Vishwajit Rane

In Uttarakhand, Covid-19 pandemic wave presents uphill task for BJP

The new chief minister has rescinded some unpopular decisions of his predecessor

Samajwadi Party looking to build on its gains in the UP panchayat polls

The SP has claimed the party supported candidates on 1,500 of the 3,050 seats to elect district panchayat members, and over 800 won

Tactician for all seasons: Where is Prashant Kishor heading next?

In his engagements with the big leaguers, Kishor could have got anything for the asking if only he was more tactful with the bosses

75% jobs to locals in Tamil Nadu: Will poll promise translate into policy?

Stalin-led DMK wrests power but anti-incumbency doesn't entirely overcome AIADMK

Charges of authoritarianism mount fresh trouble for B S Yediyurappa

The latest flashpoints compounding Yediyurappa's in-house problems came when his senior Cabinet colleague, shot off a missive to Governor, accusing the CM of "interference and authoritarianism"

BJP looking for openings to keep Uddhav Thackeray on tenterhooks

The BJP is looking for openings to strengthen opposition to the MVA government