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Vandita is The Indian Express National Opinion Editor
July 21, 2024 19:34 IST
Parliament is a critical showcase for an Opposition with a new-found confidence
Sun, Jul 21, 2024July 14, 2024 19:51 IST
The world will watch as America asks itself searching questions. But other democracies can ill afford to only sit back and watch the mighty America squirm
Sun, Jul 14, 2024July 07, 2024 20:10 IST
While Rahul Gandhi’s carry-on pugnacity may be an opportunity wasted to introduce the people to a new, more mellow Opposition, conscious of its larger responsibility, PM Modi’s speech disappointed more
Sun, Jul 07, 2024June 16, 2024 19:24 IST
This mandate is also harder to decode because of its peculiarity — it did not throw out the incumbent while delivering a strong rebuke to it, and gave an unmistakable leg-up to the Opposition without voting it in
Mon, Jun 17, 2024June 02, 2024 19:58 IST
If Modi comes back to power for a third term, parties of the Opposition will need to ask themselves why the challenger ended up looking like the status quoist
Sun, Jun 02, 2024May 26, 2024 20:19 IST
To take on a BJP that has a multi-layered appeal for voters and is using all its considerable resources to corner its opponent, is the Opposition throwing it all in, is it doing so together?
Sun, May 26, 2024May 19, 2024 19:41 IST
As the election enters its final stages, Modi, Rahul and Kejriwal are doing themselves a disservice
Mon, May 20, 2024May 07, 2024 07:28 IST
Opposition front INDIA is interrupted: Congress-Left accuse TMC of splitting the anti-BJP vote.
Tue, May 07, 2024May 03, 2024 07:00 IST
In Bihar, unlike in many other states, political actors zig-zag between all parties, and there is no pattern of a one-way flow towards a dominant BJP.
Fri, May 03, 2024April 28, 2024 06:50 IST
In MP, the BJP came back to power in the Assembly election held a few months ago, and though the Congress vote share came down only marginally, from 40.89 per cent in 2018 to 40.45 per cent in 2023, the BJP made a large gain of 7.6 per cent.
Sun, Apr 28, 2024April 25, 2024 07:05 IST
Winning all 26 seats again is not the BJP’s stated goal this time — the party is striking a bigger and bolder posture in its Gujarat showcase.
Thu, May 09, 2024April 22, 2024 07:14 IST
An Express Series -- Mumbai to Murshidabad: The Indian Express retraces the route from where Rahul Gandhi’s second ‘yatra’ ended, takes detours to listen to people -- on where the Opposition and ruling party are headed
Mon, Apr 22, 2024April 20, 2024 04:30 IST
"Our Hindutva is one that keeps home fires burning. BJP’s Hindutva is one that burns down the house," says former Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief
Tue, May 07, 2024April 07, 2024 19:53 IST
With arrest of chief ministers, Modi government has thrown down a larger gauntlet — it has left little room for ambivalence or politics-as-usual
Sun, Apr 07, 2024April 04, 2024 18:50 IST
The ambition seems less a statement of the party's aspiration, more the assertion of a government's power
Fri, Apr 05, 2024March 24, 2024 19:43 IST
Ahead of a crucial election, BJP brandishes its view of politics as a zero-sum game, a fight to the finish
Sun, Mar 24, 2024March 03, 2024 20:01 IST
MLAs voted against their own parties. Why it is seen as politics-as-usual
Sun, Mar 03, 2024February 25, 2024 19:57 IST
And yet the BJP doesn't look shaky, and the Opposition can ill afford to look pleased
Sun, Feb 25, 2024February 18, 2024 21:14 IST
Her step back from the Lok Sabha fray comes in a moment when Congress looks surrounded by crises, some brewing, others full blown
Sun, Feb 18, 2024February 11, 2024 19:47 IST
As the general election draws closer, the question is not only: Who will form the next government? It is, also, and perhaps more: Can Parliament reclaim its self, its purpose?
Sun, Feb 11, 2024February 03, 2024 13:29 IST
Originally published on September 19 2010 | "That yatra may have impressed some, won me supporters, and made my opponents angrier. But I recall that as a time of major education for me," Advani said in an exclusive interview with The Indian Express
Sun, Feb 04, 2024January 21, 2024 20:17 IST
The story has changed. Something has passed, and in a country with no full stops, something else is in its place
Mon, Jan 22, 2024January 07, 2024 19:48 IST
It will mark BJP politics coming full circle, having shifted the centre of gravity
Sun, Jan 07, 2024December 31, 2023 20:31 IST
Rahul-Sonia video could be a sweet-nothing. Or the Opposition could borrow its spirit, and in the new year, stir the pot a bit.
Tue, Jan 02, 2024November 26, 2023 19:47 IST
Some straws in the 2024 wind, irrespective of who wins and who loses on December 3
Sun, Nov 26, 2023