Indian political developments, elections, parties, and governance debates, summarised without spin and with a critical eye on extreme viewpoints.
Voting on 6 October in six seats across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Assam ended with high turnout, but the day was dominated by opposition allegations of rigging and voter intimidation…
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has stepped up preparations for its October 10 protest at Jantar Mantar against the Election Commission, with Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj urging participating organisations to prepare…
Both the ruling Mahayuti and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) face internal rebellions after allies fielded candidates against each other for the 23 October biennial Maharashtra Legislative Council polls. In the ruling…
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday, 4 October accused the BJP and Samajwadi Party of playing a political ‘fixed match’ or ‘noora kushti’ in Uttar Pradesh, saying Muslims are not the inherited…
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Himachal Pradesh unit held its state office bearers’ meeting in Hamirpur on Sunday, 4 October, with state in-charge Shrikant Sharma declaring the party will contest the 2027 assembly…
Annamayya district Collector Nishant Kumar has rejected reports that a brief disruption during Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's speech at Madanapalle on 2 October was a jobs protest, calling the claim 'meaningless…
Uttar Pradesh BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary on Sunday, 4 October 2026, released a four-page brochure on the Samajwadi Party's 34th foundation day, alleging 34 years of corruption, dynastic politics and poor law…
TDP leaders Nara Lokesh and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu have accused the Congress of spreading misinformation over a video of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a Rayalaseema event. A social…
Former Union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on 4 October criticised the BJP-led government for refusing talks with Pakistan, saying it has the ‘courage’ for surgical strikes but not to sit across the…
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS chief Raj Thackeray led the Virat Garjana Morcha in Mumbai on Sunday, 4 October, demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and…
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IO Repro: Repro test after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.