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Sumit Pande

Ceding Ground in Delhi for Smooth Landing in Bihar: Explaining BJP's Generosity Towards Nitish & Paswan

The BJP, which is the main challenger to Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital, has left two seats for Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) and one for Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party....
Sumit Pande-January 21, 2020,11:51 pm IST Politics
Jagat Prakash Nadda: From ABVP Ranks to BJP Boss, a 30-Year Graduation

JP Nadda was one of the youth leaders mentored by former RSS ideologue Bal Apte in the ’80s and ’90s who made the cut and graduated from the ABVP to the BJP....
Sumit Pande-January 20, 2020,4:54 pm IST Politics
Star-caste: BJP Aligning with Pawan Kalyan is Another Positional Play in Party's Southern Chess Game

Perhaps the saffron party thinks the Telugu megastar and the Kapu vote base would provide the necessary fillip to mop up seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha and assembly polls....
Sumit Pande-January 19, 2020,7:51 am IST Politics
Don’t Know Who Masked Attackers at JNU Were, But Victims Were ABVP Workers: RSS Leader Sunil Ambekar

RSS leader Sunil Ambekar, who has mentored the ABVP for many years, is critical of the Left in the backdrop of JNU violence, but calls for open dialogue to end the impasse. He also advocates for consensus on pan-India NRC....
Sumit Pande-January 18, 2020,1:40 pm IST Politics
Face Value: AAP's Obama-style Tweet Bid to Bait BJP into Repeating 2015 'Presidential' Polls in 2020

After five years in power, Arvind Kejriwal cannot claim to be the underdog and outsider. He needs a new narrative and a retaining wall to seek another term in office. ...
Sumit Pande-January 8, 2020,11:31 pm IST Politics
Losing the Battle to Win the War: How Hemant Soren Sunk BJP Armada in Anti-Incumbency Wave

The JMM coalition with the Congress, RJD and JVM lost badly to the BJP in the general elections. But Soren's campaign all along had been aimed at softening anti-JMM voters in the urban and upper caste dominated seats....
Sumit Pande-December 24, 2019,10:02 am IST Politics
Haryana, Maha and Now Jharkhand: Are Dominant Castes Pushing Back Against BJP’s CM Picks?

In Jharkhand, the BJP experimented with a non-tribal CM to give a stable government for five years. But here again, numerically dominant social groups are recalibrating to seek a larger say....
Sumit Pande-December 23, 2019,7:55 pm IST Politics
BJP’s Experiments with CM Posts: Dominant Caste Groups Now Want Larger Share of the Pie

In Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Haryana, the BJP handed over leadership to someone who did not belong to the numerically dominant caste or social group. ...
Sumit Pande-December 3, 2019,11:38 pm IST Politics
No Half Measures: Lessons Ajit Pawar Learnt From Succession War in Mulayam Singh Yadav's Family

In terms of similarities in the power struggle in Lucknow and Mumbai, the turn of events have ended any imminent political challenge to the immediate family of the leader. ...
Sumit Pande-November 26, 2019,9:35 am IST India
Once a Constant in BJP's Jharkhand Plans, Saryu Rai Prepares to Fight CM Raghubar Das

BJP is yet to clear the ticket of senior leader and minister Saryu Rai from Jamshedpur West. As deadline to filing nominations nears, Rai has bought nomination papers to contest from both Jamshedpur East and West. ...
Sumit Pande-November 18, 2019,9:11 am IST Politics
Maharashtra Effect: Why BJP and Allies are Fielding Candidates Against Each Other in Jharkhand

The reverberations of the Maharashtra and Haryana polls are clearly being felt miles away in Jharkhand which will vote to elect a new government next month. ...
Sumit Pande-November 16, 2019,2:55 pm IST Politics
Koshiyari, RSS Man Who Patiently Waited for Shot at Power in U'khand, Will Now Call Shots in Maha

With the deadline for staking claim to power in Maharashtra ending at midnight Friday, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari will play a crucial role in what happens next. ...
Sumit Pande-November 8, 2019,5:40 pm IST Politics
To Be or Not to Be: Uddhav's Final Call May Have Lessons from Goa & a Message for BJP's Bihar Ally

It seems the Thackeray-led party wants to have an arrangement with the BJP where they not only share power but are also seen to be in power....
Sumit Pande-November 7, 2019,12:00 pm IST Politics
US Ambassador Contacted Me, Says Arunachal Pradesh CM on Kenneth Juster's Visit to Tawang

In an area that is claimed by Beijing, thanks to an unresolved border dispute between India and China, this is the second time in the last five years that a US ambassador has visited Tawang....
Sumit Pande-October 31, 2019,2:13 pm IST India
Pawar and Chautala Prove There's Still Hope for Regional Parties if Satraps Show Stomach for a Fight

The Maharashtra and Haryana elections also show that the Indian voter has matured over the years to make a discernible choice in national and provincial elections....
Sumit Pande-October 25, 2019,9:19 am IST Politics

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26 Jan, 2020 \| India in New Zealand
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