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About the AuthorNilanjan Mukhopadhyay

The writer is an author and journalist based in Delhi-NCR. His latest book is 'The Demolition and the Verdict: Ayodhya and the Project to Reconfigure India', and he�??s also the author of 'Narendra Modi: The Man, The Times'. He tweets at @NilanjanUdwin.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Gujarat: A huge test for BJP as 2019 on horizon

This election, that was expected to be a cakewalk for the BJP, has turned on its head and become an extraordinary poll.

2 Dec 2017 4:31 AM IST

Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Indira's rise & fall: A lesson for our times

The truth is somewhere in between, and despite her fallibilities, Indira made some lasting contributions to...

17 Nov 2017 12:27 AM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi holding a meeting with the partys general secretaries at AICC headquarters in New Delhi recently. (Photo: PTI)

BJP jittery in Guj: Will Rahul play cards right?

The Congress vice-president struck a chord as he attacked demonetisation and unemployment in Prime Minister Narendra...

4 Nov 2017 12:57 AM IST

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

Will Gujarat polls be a real challenge for BJP?

The EC said the schedule was withheld to prevent the state from enduring a long period under the model code of conduct.

21 Oct 2017 12:41 AM IST

A newspaper article written by Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday in which he slammed the governments handling of the economy has sparked a raging political debate with opposition leaders coming out in his support while top ministers rejecting his criticism. (Photo: PTI)

After the Sinha ripple effects, wait & watch

The latest in the line of the government's critics is Arun Shourie, who repeated earlier assertions.

6 Oct 2017 1:17 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

Gujarat stakes high: A challenge for BJP

Gujarat's political importance is greater this time because both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit...

22 Sept 2017 12:36 AM IST

Activists take part in a protest rally against the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh at India Gate. (Photo: AFP)

Rein in forces of hate, before they eat us up

As police investigations are underway, it is premature to rush to conclusions and blame specific political forces.

8 Sept 2017 6:21 AM IST

Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar calls on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Polls 2019 a done deal? Don't be too sure yet

The other development that intensified the surround sound regarding the BJP's supremacy was Nitish Kumar's switchback.

25 Aug 2017 12:22 AM IST

Congress leader Ahmed Patel arrives at the parliament house in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Congress should learn from Gujarat RS win

Ahmed Patel may have been elected but he did not win because he could not keep his flock together.

11 Aug 2017 12:22 AM IST

Nitish Kumar and Shushil Kumar Modi wave at gathering after they were sworn-in as Bihar Chief Minister and Dy Chief Minister respectively, at a ceremony in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

Aaya Kumar, Gaya Kumar

Mr Kumar will not be unaware of the scant independence that the Prime Minister has allowed ministers from his coalition...

28 July 2017 12:42 AM IST

Opposition Presidential candidate Meira Kumar and NDA Presidential Candidate Ram Nath Kovind. (Photo: PTI)

Opposition loses a chance to sow confusion in NDA

Every political party selected candidates on the basis of caste and community but this was not acknowledged.

14 July 2017 12:23 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

PM must act or bigotry will derail new India'

More chillingly, 97 per cent of 63 incidents were reported after May 2014, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed...

30 Jun 2017 12:41 AM IST