The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said he had warned that the heat of inflation would strike after the elections
In this week on Talking Politics, we take a look at the long history of defections in India and what it says about Indian politicsl with special guest author and journalist Rasheed Kidwai.
“A full year has passed. The details of how this caste enumeration will be done are still awaited. There has been no dialogue with Opposition parties and state governments, let alone with experts in this subject,” Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said
Among the other 61 decisions taken was the allocation of ₹23,165 crore for the 'Mukhyamantri Vidyut Upbhokta Sahayta Yojana', under which power consumers in the State get 125 units of free electricity every month
PM vows he will “leave no stone unturned” to ensure that women’s right to reservation in legislative bodies is implemented
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Swati Maliwal, who joined the BJP after defecting, praised the "decisive and strong leadership" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
People are watching how the YSRCP leaders are behaving and will teach them another lesson in 2029, she says
Mr. Yadav slammed the Opposition party by alleging that it had “thwarted” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plans to empower women
Delegates of the International Election Visitors’ Programme 2026 will visit Tamil Nadu to witness the polling process in the State
The opening phase includes all 54 seats in north Bengal’s eight districts and several in Murshidabad, Nadia, Birbhum and Hooghly
Mr. Kalyan has thanked the Prime Minister for enquiring about his health and said he was grateful to PM Modi for his kind words and for speaking with him
A ramrod approach to delimitation was bound to fail
Not only will the support commanded by ‘Sushashan Babu’ Nitish Kumar by managing complex caste dynamics and delivering on governance be hard to emulate, Samrat Choudhary faces intra-party doubts in his leadership, financial mismanagement, and other administrative issues
Mr. Choudhary was elected as the leader of the BJP and NDA Legislature Parties on Tuesday (April 14, 2026)
Nitish Kumar is part of a generation that ushered in the heydays of socialist politics in Bihar; with his exit as CM, the JD(U) is staring at a future in which it will be a junior parter to the BJP in the State
Separately, Mr. Radhakrishnan greeted people on the occasion of Puthandu, Baisakhi, Rongali Bihu, Maha Bishuba Pana Sankranti, Poila Boishakh and Vishu
As part of the exercise, the party is finalising the list of 72 district presidents across the State, and in a departure from past practices, the campaign will also include appointments at the taluka level, covering 675 talukas
To my colleagues in AAP who were forced to issue videos saying that 'Raghav Chadha failed to raise Punjab's issues in Parliament', here is a small trailer, says Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha in a post on X
What was the government's response? That everything is 'satisfactory'. If everything is indeed 'satisfactory', then why are reports of so many problems regarding OSCs continuing to surface? questions Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
The bypolls are slated to test MVA’s unity even as the Mahayuti will rally behind Sunetra Pawar for the Baramati bypolls; Ms. Pawar, who is the DCM at present, will have to get elected in either House of the legislature within six months of assuming office as the DCM
In a notification issued, the Assembly Secretariat disqualified Mr. Bharti’s legislative membership and declared Datia constituency as vacant