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#Changing Political Narrative

The political narrative in India is changing rapidly with the developments in #Indo-Pakistan relations.  Just a few months back, the #Narendra Modi led BJP-NDA alliance appeared to be down in the dumps as the Lok Sabha elections were approaching. Despite the massive publicity and propaganda drive by the Narendra Modi government, it was becoming clear […]

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BJP’S SEARCH FOR #WINNING AGENDA

          With the state level #electoral arithmetic not looking to be in its favour, Prime Minister #Narendra Modi and the BJP appear to be in desperate search for an agenda to win the voter’s favor in the coming Lok Sabha elections.           This emerged even before the #Pulwama incident handed the issue of national security […]

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Priyanka entry to harm both BJP and SP-BSP combine

Priyanka entry to harm both BJP and SP-BSP combine             The BJP has been disparaging Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s move to catapult his sister #Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to the fore front of the electoral battle for the Lok Sabha in Uttar Pradesh. The Samajwadi Party, a constituent of the combine formed by the Akhilesh Yadav […]

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#Election Year Rumblings

#Election Year Rumblings With setbacks in the Assembly elections at the yearend, there are rumblings in the ruling BJP as the clock moves inexorably towards general elections in the new year. There is silence in the top leadership of the party on the defeats suffered in three Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh and […]

State of the States

#Advantage Congress in Punjab

#Advantage Congress in Punjab There is turmoil in two leading regional political parties of the adjoining states of Punjab and Haryana. In Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal, which till the other day was in power in the state, is facing a rebellion by influential elements. In neighboring Haryana, there is a feud in the Chautala […]

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#BJP redraws Election Strategy

#BJP redraws Election Strategy Faced with rural disquiet and lack of response from the farming community, the BJP looks like redrawing its #electoral strategy to attract voters in the on-going Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Polling is already over in Chhatisgarh. BJP facing #anti-incumbency In all the three Hindi heartland states of Rajasthan, […]

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#BJP’s Desperate Search for Issues and Allies

#BJP’s Desperate Search for Issues and Allies The BJP claims to be the biggest political party not only in India but the whole world. But right in the midst of Assembly elections in five states, the party is betraying a desperate need for new or revived old issues and new partners to come up on […]

State of the States

Fight for #Panthic Space

Fight for #Panthic Space With national elections just six or seven months away, the fight for Panthic space or the votes of the religious minded Sikh community members has intensified in Punjab. After coming to power in the state with all round support and especially of the Hindu community, the #Congress is making a serious […]

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#RSS Image Make Over Covering its bets

#RSS Image Make Over Covering its bets The RSS outreach and its attempted image makeover witnessed in September 2018 spells out the realization in the #Hindutva organization of the need to project a moderate face to reach out to all sections of the Indian polity. There is also perhaps the desire to cover its bets […]

State of the States

Tit for Tat #Abductions in Kashmir

Tit for Tat #Abductions in Kashmir The tit for tat abductions late last month show the worsening situation in the Kashmir valley. The #Narendra Modi Government in India has been trying to normalize the situation in Jammu and #Kashmir with both political and administrative steps but it appears that its efforts have not met with […]