Anita Katyal | Cong prez polls: Diggy & Shashi got played, Selja scare for Hooda
2 years, 3 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 for the party presidency given his longstanding rivalry with her. As in the case of the yet-to-be elected Congress president, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde’s stint in power is also believed to be a stop-gap arrangement. On the other hand, Abdul Khalique, secretary general in Chirag Paswan’s faction of the Lok Janshakti Party, has blasted the five Muslim representatives who met Mr Bhagwat.

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Anita Katyal | Atishi, Sisodia may change their seats; EAM plays squash & breathes cricket
1 month, 2 weeks 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
2 months 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
2 months, 2 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 …

Kumari Selja confident of being in running for Haryana CM after meeting Rahul Gandhi
3 months, 1 week ago

Kumari Selja confident of being in running for Haryana CM after meeting Rahul Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

Congress MP Kumari Selja on Thursday said the decision on the party’s chief ministerial candidate for Haryana rests with the party’s high command, hinting that her name would be among those considered. Lok Sabha LoP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a conversation with party MP Kumari Selja during a public meeting for the Haryana Assembly elections. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} …

On Congress CM face in Haryana, Kumari Selja says ‘many contenders, but…’
4 months, 1 week ago

On Congress CM face in Haryana, Kumari Selja says ‘many contenders, but…’

Hindustan Times  

Amid growing speculations over who will be the Congress's chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections, senior party leader and Lok Sabha member Kumari Selja asserted that the final decision will rest with the party's high command. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Kumari Selja seen outside Parliament House. “It is my wish …

Will Selja, Surjewala accept Hooda or his son as their leader: Pradhan
5 months ago

Will Selja, Surjewala accept Hooda or his son as their leader: Pradhan

Hindustan Times  

Union education minister and BJP’s state election in-charge Dharemendra Pradhan on Sunday took a dig at the internal feud in the opposition Congress, meanwhile, praising the unity of his party, saying that the Haryana BJP members are camping behind their “captain”--chief minister Nayab Singh Saini. Union ministers Dharemendra Pradhan, Manohar Lal Khattar, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and other senior …

Anita Katyal | Only Modi came to Ambani event, but Cong second rung attended it
5 months, 3 weeks 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
8 months, 2 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, 3 weeks 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 | Shringla for Darjeeling MP ticket? It's Shah vs Yogi in Ghosi bypoll
1 year, 4 months ago

Anita Katyal | Shringla for Darjeeling MP ticket? It's Shah vs Yogi in Ghosi bypoll

Deccan Chronicle  

Retired bureaucrats, especially former diplomats, are clearly a hot favorite with the Narendra Modi government. After the induction of S. Jaishankar, Hardeep Puri, R.K. Singh and Ashwani Vaishnav, there is a strong buzz in the capital that the Bharatiya Janata Party plans to field former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla in next year’s Lok Sabha election from the Darjeeling constituency. …

Anita Katyal | BJP eyes amity with Pawars... AAP still keeping an open mind?
1 year, 4 months ago

Anita Katyal | BJP eyes amity with Pawars... AAP still keeping an open mind?

Deccan Chronicle  

The Bharatiya Janata Party finds itself in a bind in Maharashtra even after it successfully engineered a split in the Nationalist Congress Party and improved its numerical strength in the state assembly. Its internal surveys are said to have shown that chief minister and former Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde has limited influence while deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, 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 | Why Opp. is soft pedalling Adani; Diggy comfy in Cong post-gaffe
1 year, 11 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 | Rijiju flavour of month for BJP; Didi to expand media footprint
1 year, 11 months ago

Anita Katyal | Rijiju flavour of month for BJP; Didi to expand media footprint

Deccan Chronicle  

Two years ago when the Bharatiya Janata Party held its national executive meeting in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath was chosen to move the political resolution during the proceedings. They are regularly asked by their bosses to explain why and how Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann is featured prominently in full-page It is ironic that just as …

Anita Katyal | Nadda, Anurag sleepless on HP; Shah lobby plans to sideline Raje
2 years, 1 month 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 | Tharoor runs a lively campaign; what if Sourav joins Trinamul?
2 years, 2 months ago

Anita Katyal | Tharoor runs a lively campaign; what if Sourav joins Trinamul?

Deccan Chronicle  

The run-up to the October 17 election of the next Congress president turned out to be quite a lively affair. According to Congress state leaders Mr Shukla is covertly helping the BJP in Himachal Pradesh given his old ties with former BCCI office bearer and friend Union sports minister Anurag Thakur. West Bengal chief minister and Trinamul Congress chief Mamata …

Hooda meeting Azad disheartens party rank and file, Selja writes to Congress high command
2 years, 4 months ago

Hooda meeting Azad disheartens party rank and file, Selja writes to Congress high command

Firstpost  

Selja, a CWC member and former president of the party’s Haryana unit, is learnt to have lodged a complaint against Hooda with the party high command and also demanded a show cause notice against him. Chandigarh: Raising strong concerns over former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda meeting Ghulam Nabi Azad, who quit the party blaming its leadership, senior 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, 5 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 …

RS Polls: Cong Rides Out Rajasthan Storm But Maken's Loss, Hoodas' Clout May Trigger Haryana Hurricane
2 years, 7 months ago

RS Polls: Cong Rides Out Rajasthan Storm But Maken's Loss, Hoodas' Clout May Trigger Haryana Hurricane

News 18  

A desert storm may have been averted in Rajasthan with all three wins by the Ashok Gehlot government in Friday’s Rajya Sabha elections but in Haryana, the storm may just be whipping up. Bhupinder Hooda is CLP leader, while his protégé Udai Bhan was made state Congress chief. Kumari Selja, who had to give up her post to accommodate Bhupinder …

Anita Katyal | Surjewala in key panel surprising; tofu and walnuts for jailed Sidhu
2 years, 7 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 …

Will shake-ups in Punjab, Uttarakhand spell more trouble for Congress?
2 years, 8 months ago

Will shake-ups in Punjab, Uttarakhand spell more trouble for Congress?

India Today  

The Congress, in an apparent course correction in Punjab, is redirecting focus on Jat Sikhs, abandoning the experiment to try and consolidate its base among Dalit voters in the state. The party, which was voted out of power in Punjab in the recent elections, has chosen Jat Sikhs for two key posts: Amrinder Singh Raja Warring as the new state …

Anita Katyal | Scindia-Bharti is new bua-bhatija; Kejriwal clipping Mann’s wings?
2 years, 9 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 | Strange why MEA kept out of Kiev; Congress in Goa tries to stay united
2 years, 10 months ago

Anita Katyal | Strange why MEA kept out of Kiev; Congress in Goa tries to stay united

Deccan Chronicle  

The external affairs ministry, headed by S. Jaishankar, has three ministers of state — V. Muraleedharan, Meenakshi Lekhi and Rajkumar Ranjan Singh — to assist their senior minister. # Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati may have kept a low profile in the current Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls but her continuing hold over the Jatav vote has pushed all the political …

Anita Katyal | Modi’s strategic indifference; why Deol not seen in rallies
2 years, 11 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 | Pawar struggle over Speaker’s post; Mahua’s fall from grace
3 years ago

Anita Katyal | Pawar struggle over Speaker’s post; Mahua’s fall from grace

Deccan Chronicle  

Is Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar deliberately delaying the election of a new Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly? Mr Pawar’s party colleague Narhari Zirwal Sitaram has been conducting the Assembly proceedings in his capacity as deputy Speaker in the absence of a Speaker and the NCP chief would prefer this arrangement to continue. The NCP and Sena finally agreed …

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 | 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 | Will Baghel be in charge of UP polls instead of Priyanka?
3 years, 4 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 | Can Sushmita swing it for TMC? Who heeds Dhami?
3 years, 4 months ago

Anita Katyal | Can Sushmita swing it for TMC? Who heeds Dhami?

Deccan Chronicle  

It is no coincidence that the Congress gave charge of Tripura affairs to Ajoy Kumar a day after Sushmita Dev left the party and joined the Trinamool Congress. Both Kumar and Sushmita are known to be close to Tripura’s royal scion and former state Congress president Pradyot Kishore Debbarma, who is expected to play kingmaker in the 2023 assembly polls. …

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, 6 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 | 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 | Personality cult infiltrates Left; leaked survey' rattles TMC
3 years, 9 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 …

Anita Katyal | Farm stir: Snap ties, says JJP to chief; Yogi gags his ministers
3 years, 11 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 | 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, 3 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: No excuse for Gujarat crisis; crossover buzz about lawyer'
4 years, 8 months ago

Anita Katyal: No excuse for Gujarat crisis; crossover buzz about lawyer'

Deccan Chronicle  

It is ironic that at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being lauded for his decisive leadership in managing the Covid-19 pandemic, the two chief ministers who have failed to get a grip on the situation in their respective states are from the Bharatiya Janata Party. In fact, Mr Rupani was expected to fare better as he heads …

Hooda's reputation on line in Haryana polls
5 years, 3 months ago

Hooda's reputation on line in Haryana polls

India TV News  

Bhupinder Singh Hooda has won eight polls, including one against former deputy prime minister Devi Lal. In the run-up to the October 21 polls, Hooda exerted pressure on the party's central leadership, making it replace Ashok Tanwar with Kumari Selja as the party's Haryana unit president. But to many, as the Congress struggles to revive itself in Haryana, Hooda -- …

Kumari Selja takes over as Congress chief in Haryana
5 years, 4 months ago

Kumari Selja takes over as Congress chief in Haryana

Live Mint  

The Congress on Wednesday ended the debate around party leadership in Haryana by naming former Union minister Kumari Selja as the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee chief in place of Ashok Tanwar. The party also appointed former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda as the Congress legislative party leader and chief of the election management committee. “Kumari Selja, who has been a …

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