Prashant Kishor, who today announced his Mission Bihar but no political party, as had been widely speculated, dodged a question about whether his talks with the Congress were over or merely on hold. The election strategist also stated that he was too small a fish for Rahul Gandhi to have any Continue Reading
Rahul Gandhi, the Congress’ senior leader and former president, was in Nepal on Tuesday to attend the wedding of a journalist friend, according to the party. The statement came after Amit Malviya, the BJP’s head of information and technology, posted a video on Twitter purporting to show Gandhi at a nightclub. “When Mumbai was seized, […]Continue Reading
Mamata Banerjee, the party’s chief, told NDTV today that the Trinamool Congress will continue to work with political strategist Prashant Kishor. Ms Banerjee’s remark came days after Mr Kishor’s failed attempt to join the Congress party. Ms Banerjee was re-elected in Bengal with the help of Prashant Kishor’s IPAC. Last week, Prashant Kishor’s Continue Reading
Today, election strategist Prashant Kishor said a firm “no” to the Congress, indicating that the party was not ready for any major changes. Mr Kishor turned down a spot on the party’s “Empowered Action Group,” citing the Congress’s need for leadership and “collective will to fix deep rooted structural problems.” According to Continue Reading
Smriti Irani, a Union Minister, questioned why a female member of Parliament cannot be addressed as a lady today. During Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary of the Congress and Sougata Ray of the Trinamool Congress objected to Ms. Irani referring to Geetha Viswanath Vanga of the YSRCP as a lady member. […]Continue Reading
Thalekkunnil Basheer, a senior Congress leader and former Member of Parliament, died on Friday morning in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 77. For the past few months, he had been ill. From 1984 to 1991, Basheer, a prominent Muslim face in Kerala’s Congress, served in the Lok Sabha for two terms. He had previously served […]Continue Reading
Last day, four convicts of Nirbhaya case were hanged in Tihar jail, clearing the air of uncertainty around the matter. The news of hanging has brought the nation to celebration mood. For some Congress workers, it has been an opportunity to bring to light once again how the family of the victim has been supported […]Continue Reading
The Congress Party was once the most powerful party in the country. Since the independence of the country, it several time received the opportunity to rule the country. Now, the things have changed unrecognisably. The party is at present nowhere near the corridor of power. The possibility for the party to return to the corridor […]Continue Reading
The NDA’s adamant attitude that they will under no circumstance step back from the route they have entered implies that the BJP-led front is very much confident that their vote base will stand with them in this issue. The faction which aims to make a political impetus with the movement against the CAA misses the […]Continue Reading
Frustrated at the overwhelming support the pro-poor guarantee card – the AAP version of manifesto – has received, the establishment parties – both the Congress and the BJP – have joined together to call the card as a sham. The frustration is not pointless. The AAP model is a true challenge to the flawed establishment […]Continue Reading