Anita Katyal | Personality cult infiltrates Left; leaked survey' rattles TMC
3 years, 8 months ago

Anita Katyal | Personality cult infiltrates Left; leaked survey' rattles TMC

Deccan Chronicle  

The Opposition leaders refer to him derisively as “Kerala’s Modi” or “Copycat Modi”. This may be a classic case of sour grapes but there is no doubt that Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s ongoing poll campaign is not very different from that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As in the case of the Bharatiya Janata Party whose election campaigns revolve around Mr Modi, the Kerala Assembly election is all about Pinarayi Vijayan. While Mr Baghel took on his assignment in mission mode, Mr Gehlot has only made a cursory visit to Kerala, evincing little or no interest in the election even though former Congress president Rahul Gandhi is focusing all his energies on the Kerala poll. Keeping a firm eye on the crucial West Bengal Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a well-timed trip to Dhaka to mark fifty years of the liberation of Bangladesh.

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Anita Katyal | Fuss over edited Amit Shah clip; how Priyanka got her ‘Bangla’ bag
3 days, 15 hours ago

Anita Katyal | Fuss over edited Amit Shah clip; how Priyanka got her ‘Bangla’ bag

Deccan Chronicle  

Irrespective of who is to blame for last week’s scuffle between MPs of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress on the Parliament House premises, the fact is that the Narendra Modi government was rattled by the campaign launched by a united Opposition against home minister Amit Shah for what it described as “derogatory” references to Babasaheb Ambedkar in his …

Anita Katyal| Did Kharge send a signal to Rahul with talk about pro-people issues?
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Anita Katyal| Did Kharge send a signal to Rahul with talk about pro-people issues?

Deccan Chronicle  

Doing some plain speaking in his opening address at the last meeting of the Congress Working Committee, party president Mallikarjun Kharge admonished squabbling leaders, observed that Congress members are often their own worst enemies and castigated the cadre for its failure to take advantage of the gains made in the Lok Sabha elections. Having fared reasonably well in the recent …

Anita Katyal | Atishi, Sisodia may change their seats; EAM plays squash & breathes cricket
1 month ago

Anita Katyal | Atishi, Sisodia may change their seats; EAM plays squash & breathes cricket

Deccan Chronicle  

Now that the Jharkhand and Maharashtra Assembly polls are over, the next electoral battleground is all set to shift to Delhi. # Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami goes out of his way to emulate his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath’s style of functioning but nothing seems to work for him as his popularity ratings show little signs of improvement. …

Anita Katyal | Fadnavis really cosying up to RSS? Cong lets J’khand down
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Anita Katyal | Fadnavis really cosying up to RSS? Cong lets J’khand down

Deccan Chronicle  

Though relations between the Bharatiya Janata Party and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, have recently improved after a brief period of tension, there is considerable speculation about Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’s recent disclosure that he has sought the Sangh’s help in the upcoming Assembly elections. This was also an effort at damage control following BJP president …

New BJP Policy: Dynasty Politics Resurfaces in Haryana
1 month, 4 weeks ago

New BJP Policy: Dynasty Politics Resurfaces in Haryana

Deccan Chronicle  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reversed its stance on dynasty politics and is now allowing candidates with a proven track record to contest elections. This decision has been made after a systematic campaign against the Congress, where the BJP successfully inducted several Congress leaders into its fold. The BJP's recent actions suggest a shift in policy, with the party …

Anita Katyal | Only Modi came to Ambani event, but Cong second rung attended it
5 months ago

Anita Katyal | Only Modi came to Ambani event, but Cong second rung attended it

Deccan Chronicle  

There was considerable chatter in the run-up to the grand finale of the Ambani wedding whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi would put in an appearance in view of the Opposition’s charge about his undue proximity to two leading industrialists. The other less charitable explanation is that the Prime Minister wanted to make a solo appearance and to send out a …

Anita Katyal | Manifesto fiasco costs Cong dear; BJP forced to lean on Chouhan
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Anita Katyal | Manifesto fiasco costs Cong dear; BJP forced to lean on Chouhan

Deccan Chronicle  

Launched with great fanfare and described as a path-breaking document, the Congress Party’s election manifesto has been grabbing headlines for all the wrong reasons. The low voter turnout in the first phase of the general election has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Keen to make a mark, Mr …

Anita Katyal | Who will corner the Matua vote? Seat for Nirmala a poser for BJP
9 months, 1 week ago

Anita Katyal | Who will corner the Matua vote? Seat for Nirmala a poser for BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

They may be political adversaries but Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have something in common. Significantly, Abhishek Banerjee, the Chief Minister’s nephew and political heir, did not walk beside her but was among the chosen candidates even though he was the other star speaker at the rally. The Modi government’s decision to notify the …

Anita Katyal | Rahul & Kharge share credit for victory; MP sees saffron exodus
1 year, 7 months ago

Anita Katyal | Rahul & Kharge share credit for victory; MP sees saffron exodus

Deccan Chronicle  

As the Karnataka election results poured on Saturday, there was a dramatic change in the mood at the BJP headquarters. A Delhi BJP leader present at the headquarters was heard saying, “chalo caterer gaya toh confirm ho gaya ki koi umeed nahi hai.” With the Congress on course to forming the next government in Karnataka, the big buzz is whether …

Anita Katyal | Sisodia arrest well timed; not Gehlot but Pilot has fun at plenary
1 year, 9 months ago

Anita Katyal | Sisodia arrest well timed; not Gehlot but Pilot has fun at plenary

Deccan Chronicle  

The arrest of former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia last week did not come as a surprise as the Centre had been building a case against him for the past several months. While the recent Congress plenary session in Raipur was business as usual, the scenes witnessed on the sidelines provided an interesting insight into the …

Anita Katyal | Why Opp. is soft pedalling Adani; Diggy comfy in Cong post-gaffe
1 year, 10 months ago

Anita Katyal | Why Opp. is soft pedalling Adani; Diggy comfy in Cong post-gaffe

Deccan Chronicle  

The Adani-Hindenburg Research controversy provided sufficient ammunition for the Opposition to mount a spirited attack against the government in Parliament last week. Congress communication chief Jairam Ramesh also put out a sharp tweet, distancing the party from Mr Singh’s comment. When mediapersons asked him about his comment, Mr Singh pointed to Mr Ramesh with a caustic remark, “ask Jairam, he’s …

Anita Katyal | Kharge ups the ante on Sonia cabal; Kanhaiya may head Youth Congress
2 years ago

Anita Katyal | Kharge ups the ante on Sonia cabal; Kanhaiya may head Youth Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

Though it is well-known that veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge was handpicked by Sonia Gandhi to take on the Congress presidency, the new party chief recently demonstrated that he is no pushover. Rajya Sabha member Pramod Tiwari and Congress communications department chief Jairam Ramesh, who believe they owe their loyalty solely to former party president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, were …

Anita Katyal | Nadda, Anurag sleepless on HP; Shah lobby plans to sideline Raje
2 years ago

Anita Katyal | Nadda, Anurag sleepless on HP; Shah lobby plans to sideline Raje

Deccan Chronicle  

Though the Bharatiya Janata Party is confident about sailing through in the Gujarat Assembly polls, there are lurking doubts about Himachal Pradesh where anti-incumbency and the rebel factor have queered the pitch for the ruling party. * Having had a smooth run so far, the Congress got a taste of what it could encounter now that Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo …

Anita Katyal | Kharge may stay RS Opp. leader; Miraya Vadra’s ‘Twitter Jatra’
2 years, 1 month ago

Anita Katyal | Kharge may stay RS Opp. leader; Miraya Vadra’s ‘Twitter Jatra’

Deccan Chronicle  

With the Winter Session of Parliament set to commence early next month, speculation about the appointment of Rajya Sabha’s next Leader of Opposition has picked up speed. As everyone awaits word on the appointment, other Opposition leaders are drawing comfort from the fact that Sonia Gandhi has not yet accepted Mr Kharge’s resignation. However, Mr Kharge’s continuation may become tricky …

Anita Katyal | A hockey player’s ‘teen patti’ fix; in Gujarat, Cong on the back foot
2 years, 1 month ago

Anita Katyal | A hockey player’s ‘teen patti’ fix; in Gujarat, Cong on the back foot

Deccan Chronicle  

Former Olympic hockey player-turned-politician Aslam Sher Khan usually uses sporting terms to give his take on a political situation. A trifle skeptical about the Congress Party’s future electoral prospects, Khan explained that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a clear advantage over his political opponents because he holds all the aces. The presence of Nehru-Gandhi scion Rahul Gandhi’s close aides, Nikhil …

Anita Katyal | Cong prez polls: Diggy & Shashi got played, Selja scare for Hooda
2 years, 2 months ago

Anita Katyal | Cong prez polls: Diggy & Shashi got played, Selja scare for Hooda

Deccan Chronicle  

In their own ways, both former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh and Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor got played in the ongoing election of the next Congress president. While this was all in the realm of speculation, former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda apparently got extremely agitated about the possibility of Ms Selja being favoured by the Gandhis …

Anita Katyal | No one can keep up with Rahul
2 years, 3 months ago

Anita Katyal | No one can keep up with Rahul

Deccan Chronicle  

There was palpable relief in the Rahul Gandhi camp when the Bharat Jodo Yatra, led by the Congress scion, took a day’s break last Thursday after covering 150 km in a week. Meanwhile, the Bharat Jodo Yatra did not get off to a flying start for the firebrand former JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, who was inducted into the Congress …

Anita Katyal | Ambika may run for Cong top job; Arif’s head on the chopping block?
2 years, 4 months ago

Anita Katyal | Ambika may run for Cong top job; Arif’s head on the chopping block?

Deccan Chronicle  

The reconstitution of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Central Parliamentary Board has predictably set tongues wagging about the political future of Union minister and former party president Nitin Gadkari who has been dropped from the highest decision-making body. Mr Hussain was dropped from the party’s Central election committee which was also rejigged last week along with the Central Parliamentary Board. When …

Anita Katyal | Why Modi wants focus on Rahul; Dhami may face Biplab Deb’s fate
2 years, 4 months ago

Anita Katyal | Why Modi wants focus on Rahul; Dhami may face Biplab Deb’s fate

Deccan Chronicle  

The manner in which the Narendra Modi government has been gunning for Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, it has everyone wondering about the real purpose of this relentless exercise which might just generate sympathy for them. Having lampooned Rahul Gandhi successfully and discredited him as a leader of little calibre, the BJP does not want Rahul Gandhi to disappear …

Anita Katyal | Uddhav should’ve kept home to self; some in Opp. for Sinha grandstand
2 years, 5 months ago

Anita Katyal | Uddhav should’ve kept home to self; some in Opp. for Sinha grandstand

Deccan Chronicle  

Embattled Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray must be ruing the day he agreed to gift the home ministry to the Nationalist Congress party two years ago during their negotiations on distribution of portfolios. * When Charanjit Singh Channi was appointed Punjab chief minister, Nehru-Gandhi scion Rahul Gandhi had announced with grand flourish that he was the state’s first dalit chief …

Anita Katyal | Surjewala in key panel surprising; tofu and walnuts for jailed Sidhu
2 years, 6 months ago

Anita Katyal | Surjewala in key panel surprising; tofu and walnuts for jailed Sidhu

Deccan Chronicle  

There was all-round acknowledgement by Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, at the recent Chintan Shivir in Udaipur that the party’s communication and media management had been an utter failure and that there was an urgent need to take a close hard look at overhauling the communication management systems. When former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu called on the state’s …

Anita Katyal | Scindia-Bharti is new bua-bhatija; Kejriwal clipping Mann’s wings?
2 years, 8 months ago

Anita Katyal | Scindia-Bharti is new bua-bhatija; Kejriwal clipping Mann’s wings?

Deccan Chronicle  

A new “bua-bhatija team” is emerging. Former minister Uma Bharti, who is keen on returning to the political centrestage, is currently warming up to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s new recruit Jyotiraditya Scindia. Emboldened after the Aam Aadmi Party’s stupendous performance in Punjab, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has begun preparations on expanding his party’s footprint in Himachal Pradesh and Haryana …

Anita Katyal | Gurdas Mann, Bhajji on AAP\'s RS list? Hooda, Khattar in deal?
2 years, 9 months ago

Anita Katyal | Gurdas Mann, Bhajji on AAP\'s RS list? Hooda, Khattar in deal?

Deccan Chronicle  

Finding her children — Rahul and Priyanka — in the firing line following the party’s rout in the recent Assembly elections, Congress president Sonia Gandhi promptly came to their rescue by stepping out of her self-imposed isolation and asserting her authority. Haryana’s political circles consistently maintain that former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has an informal understanding with his …

Anita Katyal | Modi’s strategic indifference; why Deol not seen in rallies
2 years, 10 months ago

Anita Katyal | Modi’s strategic indifference; why Deol not seen in rallies

Deccan Chronicle  

It is not just the common man who is feeling let down by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s latest Budget which had little to offer to the middle classes as well as the marginalised sections. * After failing to make a mark in the last two elections, Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Jayant Chaudhary is gradually being accepted by the Jats in …

Anita Katyal | All’s not well in NDA family; Scindia, Diggi pull no punches
3 years ago

Anita Katyal | All’s not well in NDA family; Scindia, Diggi pull no punches

Deccan Chronicle  

Ever since West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee remarked that “there is no UPA’, there has been a lot of talk about the demise of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance. Mr Singh retaliated by going to Scindia’s constituency Guna, where he delivered a blistering speech in which he accused the former Congress leader of betraying his old party and bringing …

Anita Katyal | Why Didi is on poaching spree; cousins fight a turf war in UP
3 years ago

Anita Katyal | Why Didi is on poaching spree; cousins fight a turf war in UP

Deccan Chronicle  

West Bengal chief minister and Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is on a poaching spree. A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the scrapping of the three contentious farm laws, Priyanka shot off a letter to him demanding the dismissal of Ajay Mishra, minister of state for home, whose son has been arrested in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri …

Anita Katyal | Aryan drugs case hushed Gujarat haul; Will the Capt. float own party?
3 years, 2 months ago

Anita Katyal | Aryan drugs case hushed Gujarat haul; Will the Capt. float own party?

Deccan Chronicle  

Well before Shahrukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau, its former director general and current Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana had made a case for targeting Bollywood celebrities, especially the superstar himself. Except for his brief reaction supporting the Centre government’s decision to expand the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force in Punjab, former chief …

Anita Katyal | Win-win for Shah, new Gujarat CM; coming soon, a biopic on Modi
3 years, 3 months ago

Anita Katyal | Win-win for Shah, new Gujarat CM; coming soon, a biopic on Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

When first-time MLA Bhupendra Patel was named the new Gujarat chief minister, political observers were quick to declare that Amit Shah, Union home minister and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s closest confidant, had been cut to size. Mr Patel’s elevation is, therefore, not a defeat for Mr Shah and nor does it, in any way suggest, that Mr Shah has fallen …

Anita Katyal | Will Baghel be in charge of UP polls instead of Priyanka?
3 years, 3 months ago

Anita Katyal | Will Baghel be in charge of UP polls instead of Priyanka?

Deccan Chronicle  

The Congress is abuzz with speculation about plans to extricate party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from the charge of Uttar Pradesh which she is currently handling. The party fears Priyanka’s credibility and reputation will take a hit as it is becoming increasingly clear that the Congress is unlikely to make a mark in next year’s Assembly elections. Apparently, it …

Anita Katyal | Talks with Didi costly for Cong seniors; Kailash falls from grace
3 years, 4 months ago

Anita Katyal | Talks with Didi costly for Cong seniors; Kailash falls from grace

Deccan Chronicle  

Senior Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Anand Sharma’s decision to call on West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee during her recent trip to Delhi did not go down well with the party leadership. While Mr Sharma is among the G-23 leaders who wrote to Sonia Gandhi seeking a complete overhaul of the party organisation, Kamal Nath acted as a mediator …

Anita Katyal | Priyanka comes into her own; Vaishnaw debut underwhelming
3 years, 5 months ago

Anita Katyal | Priyanka comes into her own; Vaishnaw debut underwhelming

Deccan Chronicle  

When Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joined politics in early 2019, she confined herself to the handling of Uttar Pradesh affairs to ensure she did not overshadow her brother Rahul Gandhi. This was evident recently when the Congress Central leadership was engaged in resolving the face-off between Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh and his bete noire Navjot Singh Sidhu. However, Priyanka’s open …

Anita Katyal | Ayodhya leak radar on Yogi; Cong ready to forgive senior
3 years, 5 months ago

Anita Katyal | Ayodhya leak radar on Yogi; Cong ready to forgive senior

Deccan Chronicle  

The recent charges of corruption in the purchase of land for the construction of the Ram Temple complex at Ayodhya has led to animated discussions in Lucknow about how Opposition leader, AAP’s Uttar Pradesh in-charge Sanjay Singh, managed to lay his hands on the documents about the deals. People in Uttar Pradesh were surprised how the Opposition managed to get …

Anita Katyal | Bengal BJP split on Roy, Adhikari; why Uma mum on Ganga bodies?
3 years, 6 months ago

Anita Katyal | Bengal BJP split on Roy, Adhikari; why Uma mum on Ganga bodies?

Deccan Chronicle  

The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party is witnessing a fierce battle between the party’s old timers and newcomers who were inducted into its ranks shortly before the Assembly polls. Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti was appointed minister for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation during the Modi government’s first term primarily because of her passion for …

Anita Katyal | Damage control keeps ministers busy; will Diggi replace Ahmed?
3 years, 7 months ago

Anita Katyal | Damage control keeps ministers busy; will Diggi replace Ahmed?

Deccan Chronicle  

Senior Congress leader Pramod Tiwari took his colleagues by surprise at the party’s working committee meeting last week when he referred to Ahmed Patel’s passing and suggested that someone be appointed to take his place. Mr Tiwari pointed out that as Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary, Patel played a pivotal role in bridging the gap between her office and …

Anita Katyal | Modi's Didi' jibe offends women; what AAP shares with Owaisi
3 years, 8 months ago

Anita Katyal | Modi's Didi' jibe offends women; what AAP shares with Owaisi

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s war cry “Didiii O Didiii, Arrey Didiii” at all public rallies in poll-bound West Bengal has predictably angered the Trinamul Congress, more so as it has become a source of inspiration for eve-teasers. There appears to be no end to the raging battle in the upper echelons of the prestigious India International Centre even four years …

Anita Katyal | Mithun made to wait after biting bait; Mamata's game of drones
3 years, 9 months ago

Anita Katyal | Mithun made to wait after biting bait; Mamata's game of drones

Deccan Chronicle  

It has been two weeks since actor Mithun Chakraborty was inducted into the BJP with great fanfare in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally in Kolkata. As the campaign picks up momentum, several photographs have appeared in the local press showing the sparse crowds at the public rallies addressed by BJP leaders, including its president J.P.Nadda …

Anita Katyal | On Azad, Cong misfired twice; how's Tomar for new MP CM?
3 years, 9 months ago

Anita Katyal | On Azad, Cong misfired twice; how's Tomar for new MP CM?

Deccan Chronicle  

The Congress leadership was clearly worried when it first heard that some members of the “infamous” G-23 planned to participate in a public event in Jammu, ostensibly to honour senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad who recently retired from the Rajya Sabha. Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the coronavirus vaccine in the second phase of the immunisation drive, his …

Anita Katyal | BJP for Sourav as Bengal CM; Cong farmer cell has no chief
3 years, 10 months ago

Anita Katyal | BJP for Sourav as Bengal CM; Cong farmer cell has no chief

Deccan Chronicle  

What do Tamil superstar Rajinikanth and cricketing hero Sourav Ganguly have in common? The saffron party wishes to project the former cricket captain as its chief ministerial candidate since the party does not have a state leader who can take on West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has finally bestirred herself and begun touring …

Anita Katyal | Farm stir: Snap ties, says JJP to chief; Yogi gags his ministers
3 years, 10 months ago

Anita Katyal | Farm stir: Snap ties, says JJP to chief; Yogi gags his ministers

Deccan Chronicle  

Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala of the Jannayak Janata Party is under immense pressure from his colleagues to walk out of the BJP-led ruling coalition in solidarity with the protesting farmers. The JJP’s Karnal district president Inderjit Singh Goraya recently resigned from the party to support the farmers demand for the repeal of the three contentious farm laws. Though …

Anita Katyal | Kharge or Sharma: Who will succeed Azad in LS?
3 years, 11 months ago

Anita Katyal | Kharge or Sharma: Who will succeed Azad in LS?

Deccan Chronicle  

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has been the leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha for over six years. Mr Kharge held the post in the Lok Sabha for five years and despite the Congress party’s poor bench strength, the veteran leader from Karnataka managed to get under the government’s skin on several occasions. Though Mr Sharma has acquitted …

Anita Katyal | Divide and win Sikh farmers; artist’s mighty snub to govt
3 years, 11 months ago

Anita Katyal | Divide and win Sikh farmers; artist’s mighty snub to govt

Deccan Chronicle  

The Akali Dal-controlled Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has announced that it will not be inviting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Sikh centenary events in protest against the Centre’s “anti-farmer” stand but it has not stopped informal contacts between the government and Akali Dal leaders as both sides attempt to resolve the ongoing farmers’ stir. Akali Dal’s Rajya Sabha MP Naresh …

Anita Katyal | Madhav image irks BJP top brass, he may be repatriated
4 years ago

Anita Katyal | Madhav image irks BJP top brass, he may be repatriated

Deccan Chronicle  

Once a favourite of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the BJP and the media, Ram Madhav is clearly in the wilderness today. When he was dropped as BJP general secretary some months ago, it was expected that the high-profile leader would be rewarded with a Rajya Sabha seat as a precursor to his induction as a minister in the Narendra Modi …

Anita Katyal | Tejashwi, Chirag play long game; Hathras wakes up sleepy Mayawati
4 years, 2 months ago

Anita Katyal | Tejashwi, Chirag play long game; Hathras wakes up sleepy Mayawati

Deccan Chronicle  

Lok Janshakti Party’s national president Chirag Paswan and Rashtriya Janata Party leader Tejashwi Yadav have been in the news in recent weeks for the same reason: both young leaders were seen driving a hard bargain with their respective alliance partners in the seat-sharing negotiations for the forthcoming Bihar Assembly polls. After losing two allies, the Shiv Sena and the Shiromani …

Anita Katyal | ‘Pro-changers’ for voter lists; Anar ambition worries BJP
4 years, 3 months ago

Anita Katyal | ‘Pro-changers’ for voter lists; Anar ambition worries BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

It has been more than ten days since the eventful meeting of the Congress Working Committee where its members hit out at their colleagues for writing a letter to Sonia Gandhi seeking far-reaching changes in the party organization. Anar Patel's political foray The Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party is getting worried as Anar Patel, the high-profile daughter of …

Anita Katyal | Shah, Kejriwal vie for Covid credit; Gehlot ‘mole’ wants payback
4 years, 4 months ago

Anita Katyal | Shah, Kejriwal vie for Covid credit; Gehlot ‘mole’ wants payback

Deccan Chronicle  

Now that the Covid-19 pandemic in Delhi is under control, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union home minister Amit Shah are rushing to take credit for the successful handling of a grim situation. It turns out that Malviya was actually Mr Gehlot’s mole in the Pilot camp who kept the chief minister informed about his rival’s activities. While Ashok Gehlot …

Anita Katyal | Is ‘ordinary’ PM trying to steal a march on Nehru the writer?
4 years, 6 months ago

Anita Katyal | Is ‘ordinary’ PM trying to steal a march on Nehru the writer?

Deccan Chronicle  

Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi constantly runs down Jawaharlal Nehru, he is obviously keen on emulating him. This is the interpretation given by Congress insiders to the news that a collection of letters written to “Mother Goddess” by Mr Modi as a young man are to be published this month. While Nehru’s letters provide an insight into the evolution of …

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