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The writer is a senior journalist in Kolkata.
    Shikha Mukerjee | Amid UN Query, Can Govt Uphold Credibility Of SIR?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Amid UN Query, Can Govt Uphold Credibility Of SIR?

    Why would clients come to the EC in future, from 141 countries for training of election officials, if it feels it is not...

    15 July 2026 1:34 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Pilferage at Ayodhya Big Blow to BJP, RSS, ModiColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Pilferage at Ayodhya Big Blow to BJP, RSS, Modi

    Opinion piece argues temple scandal tests anti-corruption claims and public trust

    8 July 2026 9:35 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Is There An ‘Etiquette’ For Political Breakups?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Is There An ‘Etiquette’ For Political Breakups?

    The BJP has come out of the political turmoil smelling of roses, maybe lotuses. It hasn’t opened its gates to defectors....

    23 Jun 2026 9:39 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Congress’ Fading Grandeur and Momentum of InertiaColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Congress’ Fading Grandeur and Momentum of Inertia

    Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the Congress, has been consistent in facing off against the BJP

    17 Jun 2026 8:53 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | The Rise and the Fall of Mamata and Her PartyColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | The Rise and the Fall of Mamata and Her Party

    Breakaway faction weakens TMC as BJP stands to gain from a divided Opposition.

    9 Jun 2026 9:08 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | My Identity Is My Vote: Supreme Court & SIRColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | My Identity Is My Vote: Supreme Court & SIR

    There is a lot of back and forth that appears nerve-wracking and time consuming on the one hand, and expensive on the...

    2 Jun 2026 10:21 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Old Parties, New Politics: The ‘Cockroach’ UpheavalColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Old Parties, New Politics: The ‘Cockroach’ Upheaval

    Even if the CJP is a blip on the Indian political scene, it has done what the conventional parties in Opposition to the...

    27 May 2026 12:33 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Disquiet in West Bengal is the BJP’s real challengeColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Disquiet in West Bengal is the BJP’s real challenge

    Suvendu Adhikari takes charge amid tension, polarisation and expectations of change.

    11 May 2026 10:42 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | A Hindu Vote for Change Shakes Up West BengalColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | A Hindu Vote for Change Shakes Up West Bengal

    Mamata Banerjee faces defeat amid a strong anti-incumbency wave

    4 May 2026 11:50 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | No More a Festival: Polls Intense Battle for PowerColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | No More a Festival: Polls Intense Battle for Power

    From celebration to suspicion, the campaign feels more coercive than empowering

    27 April 2026 9:18 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Bengal’s 5-year Thriller: Didi Faces Biggest Test?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Bengal’s 5-year Thriller: Didi Faces Biggest Test?

    They split out into the streets, outraged by a horrifying attack on a junior doctor raped and murdered inside a...

    21 April 2026 11:14 PM IST

    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

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