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Sinking Ship
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Barely a month after the BJP’s historic landslide ended 15 years of Trinamool Congress rule, Mamata Banerjee’s once-invincible party is rapidly disintegrating into a spectacle of opportunism, defections and panic.
The speed of the collapse has been breathtaking. The first...
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The Opposition’s Existential Question
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While democracy needs a credible opposition, it is not the BJP’s responsibility to create one.
Elections in India since 2014 have increasingly generated an engaging debate- the “lack” of a political opposition to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Barring a...
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Guardian of the Ballot
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In India’s political imagination, the Election Commission occupies a curious space. It is one of the republic’s most powerful constitutional bodies, yet it often behaves like a nervous clerk caught between warring political factions. That is partly why Gyanesh Kumar...
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The Architect of BJP’s Bengal Revolution
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From student activism and the Nandigram movement to defeating Mamata Banerjee twice, Suvendu Adhikari emerged as the strategist and mass leader
New Delhi: If there is one leader in West Bengal politics who has successfully combined the intensity of grassroots...
External involvement in Chandranath’s murder
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Political and Geopolitical forces behind the killing in West Bengal
New Delhi: The 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections have not only signaled a new trajectory in Indian politics but have also stirred ripples in global geopolitics. The unprecedented victory of...
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Violent Endgame
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The shocking murder of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s closest aide Chandranath Rath on a public road in Madhyamgram, immediately aftert he BJP scored a historic landslide in the West Bengal Assmebly election by toppling Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, is not...
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Assam, Bengal and the BJP’s New Political Geography
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Assam and West Bengal signalled a broader political shift: traditional regional loyalties no longer guarantee voter allegiance.
The political landscape of eastern India has undergone a profound transformation over the past decade, culminating in significant electoral victories for the Bharatiya...
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Learn to Accept Defeat, Ms. Banerjee
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Writing this piece, I find myself thinking of Shakespeare’s Margaret. Those who have read the Henry plays or Richard III will understand why. Margaret rose from nothing to the heart of English royal power. She fought, she governed, and she...
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Hindu aspirations and the BJP's test of governance
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New Delhi: The recent electoral outcomes in West Bengal are more than mere numbers, but they carry a clear message that Bengali Hindus are now openly voicing their demands for security, dignity, and a future of young and next generation....
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Poriborton!
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BJP candidate for Bhabanipur and Nandigram constituencies Suvendu Adhikari, who defeated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the prestigious Bhabanipur seat, shows a certificate of election on Monday. Pic: PTI
Mumbai: The Bengali word “Poriborton” translates to profound change....
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Ballot Quake
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The keenly-contested state elections in four states and a union territory witnessed mandates that have taken a tectonic turn in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The voters here have delivered verdicts that have completely upended entrenched narratives and redrawn...
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Trust on Trial
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Mamata Banerjee’s EVM protest bodes ill for Indian democracy
New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee’s EVM protest spotlights a deeper crisis. When constitutional officeholders question institutions like the Election Commission, it risks eroding public trust, blurring accountability, and weakening democratic legitimacy.
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