Like a typical triangular battlefield, in the run up to Karnataka Assembly Elections, 2018 both major players i.e. Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC) are trying every move in the game, to simplify the dynamics and seal the deal. However, as the battleground for Karnataka elections gets[Read More…]
Author: Gunja Kapoor
BJP’s Splits Ville in Uttar Pradesh
Exactly 13 months ago, the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) recorded a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh, clocking 312 seats in the State Assembly elections. The victory was significant in more ways than one. First and foremost, this was the highest number of seats registered by any party in the past[Read More…]
An Army is as good as its soldiers – PM as good his team
Prime Minister of the world’s sixth largest nation by the economy, second largest by population, and second largest by the strength of the army is no mean feat. 275 seats in the Lok Sabha, at the helm of 14 states, and in coalition in 5 States, there is little to[Read More…]
Butterfinger Policy Making: striking parallels between demonetisation and surgical strike
Without any further ado, let us all acknowledge that India is going through a socio-political transition that has caught the nation off guard. Narendra Modi is a far from reticent PM; he continues to be a full-time BJP karyakartha, who actively participates in electoral enterprise and crafts his governance in[Read More…]
3 ‘P’s: The Congress Should Continue its Alliance With RJD
2017 will be an indelible year for the Bihar polity. The second half in particular, which started with CBI raids at the residence of RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, followed by an FIR against the then Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav which eventually culminated into Nitish Kumar calling[Read More…]