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How a Bogged Down Congress Has Left it to Regional Forces to Lead Fight Against BJP

While the grand old party may deem itself the ruling party-in-waiting, it is the regional leaders who are giving the BJP a run for its money....
Bhavdeep Kang-May 8, 2019,10:29 am IST Opinion
Brand Equity, Voter Connect and Mass Appeal: Why Fielding Film Stars is Sure Hit at Ballot Box Office

Film stars can get away with being as sensationalist and dramatic as they like, because that is what audiences expect from them. ...
Bhavdeep Kang-April 26, 2019,11:03 am IST Opinion
As Sadhvi Pragya Takes on 'Raja' Digvijaya Singh, Battle for Bhopal Turns a Deeper Shade of Hindutva

The BJP clearly sees poetic justice in fielding the Sadhvi against former chief minister Digvijaya Singh in the Bhopal Lok Sabha seat. If she was dubbed the ‘Hindu terror’ prototype, he was the prime mover behind the Congress’ campaign against it....
Bhavdeep Kang-April 19, 2019,10:46 am IST Opinion
Rahul Gandhi’s Proposed Rainbow Alliance Has Some Colours Missing From the Spectrum

Nitish Kumar, the poster boy of the grand alliance, was the first to broach the idea of a mahagathbandhan against the BJP with the Congress. Unwilling or unable to scotch the crisis, the Congress fiddled while Nitish burnt his boats with the opposition....
Bhavdeep Kang-March 26, 2019,1:33 pm IST Opinion
From Punjab CM's Praise to Criticism by Top Brass, How Cong is Using 'Advantage Air Strike' Before Polls

In contrast to its chief ministers, the Congress' central leadership mishandled the issue by focusing their energies more on bashing the Prime Minister than Pakistan....
Bhavdeep Kang-March 13, 2019,11:09 am IST Opinion
Nationalist Card May Work in North, But Northeast & South Unlikely to Lap Up BJP's Post-Pulwama Push

The question is whether the surge of nationalism after the Pulwama terror attack and the Balakot airstrikes can subsume sub-nationalisms....
Bhavdeep Kang-April 23, 2019,8:34 pm IST Politics
Word Bombs, Sabre-rattling Anchors and a Walkout: Post-Pulwama Circus in TV Studios

The only clarity that emerges from the faux war rooms of TV studios is that there is no â€œcredible deterrenceâ€ against competitive jingoism/liberalism on-air. All that counts is ratings....
Bhavdeep Kang-February 20, 2019,12:27 pm IST Opinion
Indira With a Touch of Princess Diana: How an Unpredictable Priyanka Has Rattled the BJP

Priyanka's unpredictability makes it impossible for the BJP to anticipate her moves, but it is the least of her many political strengths....
Bhavdeep Kang-February 9, 2019,3:11 pm IST Opinion
Budget, Vadra and Surjewala: Why February 1 Was a Bad Day for Rahul Gandhi and Company

The BJP outdid the Congress in offering golden carrots to the electorate, Robert Vadra sought anticipatory bail and prominent party 'face' Randeep Singh Surjewala reeled from his abject defeat in the Jind bypoll....
Bhavdeep Kang-February 4, 2019,9:54 am IST Politics
Pursue Bengal, Praise RSS, Placate Assam: Not-So-Subtle Messages in Election Year Bharat Ratnas

In recent years, there has been intense criticism of the non-transparency and lack of public participation in deciding recipients of national awards, which made a mockery of the principle 'it is not titles that honour men, but men that honour titles'. ...
Bhavdeep Kang-January 26, 2019,3:02 pm IST Opinion
Did ED's Vadra Chase and BJP's Personal Attacks on Rahul Convince Priyanka to Take Political Plunge?

In an unmistakable signal to the ruling party and the opposition, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been tasked with reviving the party in Uttar Pradesh. ...
Bhavdeep Kang-January 24, 2019,8:22 am IST Opinion
Three Hurdles in the Way as BJP Hopes to Ride 10% Quota Wave to Lok Sabha Victory

An EWS quota for upper castes-and-others is innocuous in itself, but might threaten the hard-won, precarious balance achieved in the decades after the Mandal disruption....
Bhavdeep Kang-January 14, 2019,5:52 pm IST Opinion
RSS Agenda Behind Ram Temple Ordinance is Clearly to Force Congress Hand in Parliament

The RSS-VHP agenda is clearly to put the Congress on the defensive by bringing an ordinance or a bill....
Bhavdeep Kang-January 4, 2019,9:32 am IST Opinion
As Modi and Rahul Pad Up for 2019, It's Regional Players Who Are Setting the Field

At the close of 2018, the BJP is weaker, the Congress somewhat stronger and the balance of power lies firmly with the regional forces....
Bhavdeep Kang-January 1, 2019,1:21 pm IST Opinion
Rahul Gandhi Sheds â€˜Pappuâ€™ Tag, Ready for a Presidential-Style Face-off With Nemesis NaMo

The biggest loser in the assembly elections is BJP chief Amit Shah, whose detractors within the party and RSS will now gain traction and lobby for a replacement. This is unlikely before the 2019 polls, however. ...
Bhavdeep Kang-December 12, 2018,10:50 am IST Politics

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