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The writer is a senior journalist in Kolkata.
    Shikha Mukerjee | Can United Opp. Force PM To Pause Women Bill Rush?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Can United Opp. Force PM To Pause Women Bill Rush?

    A structural change of the magnitude that Mr Modi wants to rush into making -- bumping up the number of seats to 816 in...

    14 April 2026 10:42 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Diversity Works Just Fine In All 4 Poll-going StatesColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Diversity Works Just Fine In All 4 Poll-going States

    In two states, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the BJP is not the principal challenger; the Congress is the lead party of the...

    7 April 2026 11:20 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Private Lives, Public Scrutiny: Keep Law And Morality ApartColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Private Lives, Public Scrutiny: Keep Law And...

    The move to control, discipline and punish what one side maintains are transgressions goes against the fundamentals of...

    31 March 2026 9:54 PM IST

    Sidelined AIADMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran who is contesting as an independent candidate greeting voters at a polling booth during voting for the Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly constituency bypoll in Chennai. (Photo: AP)Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | ‘Supplementary’ SIR Row; LPG Pressure Amidst War

    West Bengal voter lists row raises concerns over poll fairness

    25 March 2026 10:21 PM IST

    The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of EVMs due to use of VVPAT machines, saying VVPATs have made EVMs amenable to hacking.Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | An Unprecedented Run-up To A Predictable Election?

    Armed with the mantra of “Detect” and “Delete”, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of rolls carried out over almost...

    17 March 2026 12:09 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | After Nitish: New Order Leaves All in Fix in BiharColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | After Nitish: New Order Leaves All in Fix in Bihar

    Tejashwi Yadav and Chirag Paswan emerge as key players in post-Nitish Bihar politics

    10 March 2026 8:56 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Can Kejriwal Make BJP, Modi Pay For Jailing Him?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Can Kejriwal Make BJP, Modi Pay For Jailing Him?

    The political point that Mr Kejriwal faces is how can he be certain his credit score has been restored by the trial...

    3 March 2026 9:10 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | In A Twist, Establishment On Run In SC, ParliamentColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | In A Twist, Establishment On Run In SC, Parliament

    The Opposition’s credibility to speak on behalf of harassed voters was upheld by the Supreme Court when it gave Mamata...

    9 Feb 2026 9:27 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Credibility at Stake Ahead of Bangladesh Polls in FebColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Credibility at Stake Ahead of Bangladesh Polls in...

    Youth, Islamists and the Army shape a volatile road to February’s polls

    21 Jan 2026 8:46 PM IST

    Shikha Mukrjee | Mamata, ED, I-PAC: A Masterclass In PoliticsColumnists
    Shikha Mukrjee | Mamata, ED, I-PAC: A Masterclass In Politics

    I-PAC is not just India’s largest political consultancy company. It is the Trinamul Congress’s data and strategy...

    12 Jan 2026 10:38 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Polls Won’t Lead To Orderly Power Shift in BangladeshColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Polls Won’t Lead To Orderly Power Shift in...

    Awami League ban, rising Islamist influence and street power cloud the February 12 election

    6 Jan 2026 10:33 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Centre vs State: G-Ram-G Fresh Thorn in Torn FleshColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Centre vs State: G-Ram-G Fresh Thorn in Torn Flesh

    New G-RAM-G law shifts welfare burden to states and weakens rights-based employment

    24 Dec 2025 11:30 PM IST

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