Indian political developments, elections, parties, and governance debates, summarised without spin and with a critical eye on extreme viewpoints.
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad called Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami’s arrest “seriously reprehensible, unwarranted and worrisome” on Wednesday. Mumbai Police arrested Goswami over allegations that he abetted the suicide of…
The BJP won 207 of West Bengal’s 293 Assembly seats in the 2026 election, but its expansion has exposed internal tensions. Days after the victory, State president Samik Bhattacharya said the party’s…
Congress MPs from Uttar Pradesh have urged the party leadership to quickly pursue an alliance with the Samajwadi Party for the 2027 Assembly elections, The Times of India reports. Rahul Gandhi sought…
Congress MP Manish Tewari has submitted 14 adjournment notices during Parliament’s ongoing Monsoon Session, with 13 seeking a broad debate on reforms to the anti-defection law, according to Lok Sabha records cited…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah warned that those supporting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir would face the fate of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, The Hindu reports. Speaking at an election rally…
Former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala has said he regrets standing with the BJP during the farmers’ agitation, though he does not regret their post-poll alliance after the 2019 Assembly election.…
With 21% of Haryana’s electorate belonging to Scheduled Caste communities, the BJP and Congress are competing for Dalit support before the Assembly election. Yet voters interviewed by The Hindu describe welfare schemes…
Tamil Nadu voters went to the polls on Monday in local body elections, with Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa casting her vote in the Chennai Corporation election. Polling officials marked voters’ fingers with…
Nearly 40 civilians and police personnel were killed when Maoists detonated a powerful improvised explosive device against a bus in Dantewada, The Hindu reports. The attack came barely weeks after twin landmine…
Actor Dhanush’s appeal for fans to direct their unity towards social welfare has intensified speculation about a possible entry into Tamil Nadu politics. Speaking at a blood donation camp in Chennai on…
