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The writer is a senior journalist in Kolkata.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal speaks during a meeting with municipal councillors, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | The K-factor forces the BJP to play catch-up'

Kejriwal's return adds fuel to election fire as BJP faces unprecedented challenge

14 May 2024 12:09 AM IST

A voter gets his finger marked with indelible ink during voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Mathura, Friday, April 26, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | Disenchanted voters bad news in wave-less' polls

Declining Voter Turnout Reflects Growing Dissatisfaction With Political Establishment

1 May 2024 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting during a public meeting organised as part of BJP campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, in Amroha.. (PTI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | BJP dominance in political discourse sees...

The BJP adapts its messaging, responding to opposition criticism with new assurances and clarifications.

23 April 2024 1:56 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, at Ambasamudram, in Tirunelveli district, Monday, April 15, 2024. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar)

Shikha Mukerjee | Poll promises vs delivery amid rise in polarisation

As the 2024 Lok Sabha elections loom, the political landscape is rife with tension and uncertainty.

16 April 2024 12:05 AM IST

In a landscape marked by shifting alliances, the BJP asserts dominance while the INDIA coalition struggles to forge a cohesive identity. (PTI File Image)

Shikha Mukerjee | Too many mutations hurt coalition politics'...

As the BJP asserts dominance, INDIA coalition grapples with internal dissent & strategic uncertainties in the evolving...

5 April 2024 12:07 AM IST

College students protest against CAA a day after the Ministry of Home Affairs notified the rules for implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. (Image: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | After CAA rules, contours of confrontation changing

Controversy surrounds India's citizenship law change, raising concerns over discrimination and political implications

14 March 2024 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Image: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Modi's guarantees' on India's growth can be a...

Examining the promises, challenges, and contradictions of India's development journey in the past decade

6 March 2024 12:00 AM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (PTI File Image)

Shikha Mukerjee | Cynicism versus principles: Will voters reward...

The BJP's Bihar maneuver: A testament to the triumph of political pragmatism over principles.

5 Feb 2024 11:40 PM IST

The temple is built on the razed site of the Babri Masjid. The January 22, 2024 consecration of the 51-inch idol christened Balak Ram (Image:PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Modi has set his target, does BJP know where it's...

The Ram Janmabhoomi movement and the gruelling cross-country journey of the Ram Rath led by Lal Krishna Advani was...

26 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

A Donate for Desh fundraising campaign or a 6,200-km Bharat Nyay Yatra crossing 14 states, most of them ruled by the BJP and the toughest battlegrounds for the emaciated Congress in these parts, is not a strategy for wooing the masses and winning a mandate. (Image: Twitter)

Shikha Mukerjee | Congress flounders, needs a strategy to get relevant

A Donate for Desh fundraising campaign or a 6,200-km Bharat Nyay Yatra crossing 14 states

3 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leader Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders during a protest over the suspension of MPs amid the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

Shikha Mukerjee | Will MPs' suspensions jolt INDIA into anti-BJP...

Mr Kharge, groomed in the Congress culture of consensus building, is a natural for the job of convenor of the INDIA...

22 Dec 2023 11:21 PM IST

Congress workers holding the party flag celebrate the partys win in Karnataka Assembly elections, outside Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, Sunday, May 14, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | Congress Complacency Helps Modi win Back Hindi belt

In politics as in cricket, the better side wins. It is credit that must necessarily be shared between the leader/captain...

5 Dec 2023 12:11 AM IST