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The writer is a senior journalist in Kolkata.
    The Bharat Jodo Yatra is not a journey without maps . It has crept up on the existing grammar of politics. (Representational Image/PTI)Opinion
    Shikha Mukerjee | How the three-shell trick works in India's politics

    Every politician knows, some far better than others, how to hide the dirty pea under a shell and confuse the voter about...

    3 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, greets Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during the swearing in ceremony of the later in Gandhinagar, India, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Shikha Mukerjee | After Gujarat, can BJP beat law of diminishing...

    In Gujarat and in Himachal Pradesh, Mr Modi made no bones about how the voters should weigh their choices

    13 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor and others during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kerala. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Shikha Mukerjee | After Bharat Jodo, time for Vote Jodo' by Opp.

    It is the responsibility of the Congress to make sure that the yatra is not a politically futile effort

    17 Nov 2022 12:05 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi takes stock of the situationa at the site of the bridge collapse over the Machchhu river easlier in the week.Opinion
    Shikha Mukerjee | Morbi shows anatomy of political immunity

    The Gujarat election in December 2022 will be a test of Mr Modi's winnability rather than that of the chief minister

    5 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Congress leader Sonia Gandhi greeting newly elected party president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi. (AP)Opinion
    Shikha Mukerjee | Cong's Kharge era: Can he & Gandhis make it work?

    Among the immediate and urgent challenges facing the Congress and its new non-Gandhi president are the Assembly...

    22 Oct 2022 12:00 AM IST

    The Congress Party on Saturday postponed its rally, on the economic slowdown scheduled for December 1, citing the increased security measures in view of the Ayodhya verdict. (Representational Image | PTI)Opinion
    Shikha Mukerjee | Our time will come' But Cong doesn't know when!

    The leaders are so wrapped up in themselves that they are disdainful of reality

    30 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar with Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav interacts with the media after meeting Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shikha Mukerjee | Nitish's Bihar coup' to set off tremors across India

    Nitish Kumar is the last of the politically active and physically robust survivors of the Mandal versus Kamandal war of...

    12 Aug 2022 12:15 AM IST

    Opposition MPs protest in the Rajya Sabha during ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, July 29, 2022. (Sansad TV/PTI Photo)Opinion
    Shikha Mukerjee | Parl as a battleground: Does disruption help govt or...

    The disruption provoked by the ruling side is identical to the art of the double con games and heists made popular on...

    31 July 2022 11:36 PM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the inauguration ceremony of Digital India Week 2022, in Gandhinagar, Monday, July 4, 2022. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Shikha Mukerjee | Modi holds the middle as BJP moves further Right

    The inclusivity and development mantra invoked by Mr Modi was clearly aimed at appeasing the apprehensive among the...

    6 July 2022 11:33 PM IST

    Kapil Sibal (Twitter)Opinion
    Shikha Mukerjee | To save Congress, its state units could take own...

    The idea of the Congress does not come in one shape or size; Sonia Gandhi and her court are but one of the entities...

    1 Jun 2022 12:29 AM IST

    Rahul Gandhi (AFP file photo)Opinion
    Shikha Mukerjee | Rahul's role as Congress' heir not at all apparent

    It was obvious long before and reconfirmed after political strategist Prashant Kishor's firm but polite refusal of...

    19 May 2022 12:12 AM IST

    Prashant Kishor meets Sonia Gandhi amid speculations about joining Congress. (ANI)Opinion
    Shikha Mukerjee | Congress looks paralysed for keeps; PK a PR stunt

    The Congress' failure is its permanent leadership crisis

    28 April 2022 12:37 AM IST

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