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Troubled CM of a performing state

Tension between Mr Vij, a six-term BJP MLA, and the chief minister is not new

Farmers' protest to snooping scandal: 2021, the year that was in politics

From deep digging in the heart of the capital to takeoff plans in its periphery - 2021 remained action-packed

Farm laws: PM Modi's U-Turn gives divided opponents another chance to unite

However, one major problem for the disparate opposition parties is figuring out what they stand for apart from being against Modi, says an expert on Indian politics

Batting for tolerance

A sportsman steps in where politicians fail

PM Modi's mission to ensure prosperity in life of needy persons: Naqvi

Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi asserted that the Centre is focused on empowerment without appeasement.

Regional parties got 51% of their funds via electoral bonds in FY20: Report

The 42 political outfits collected Rs 447.498 crore, which is 50.97 per cent of their total income of Rs 877.957 in 2019-20, says ADR study; only 14 parties declared such donations

BJP releases 80-member National Executive list; Maneka, Varun dropped

BJP president J P Nadda announced the 80-member National Executive of the party on Thursday, with the names of its top brass

Elections and 'wallet economics': Does economic under-performance matter?

There are instances - both from national and state elections - of economic under-performers being returned to power, and also of parties being thrown out despite good performance, writes T N Ninan

Parliament more about policy than politics: PM Modi at Sansad TV launch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that Parliament is not only about politics but policy too and described content as "connect"

Congress lost highest number of leaders to other parties since 2014: Report

The Congress has lost the highest number of its electoral candidates to other parties in the past seven years with the BJP emerging the biggest gainer since it came to power at the Centre in 2014

Congress sets up panel to plan sustained agitations on national issues

Congress president Sonia Gandhi set up a nine-member panel of party leaders headed by Digvijaya Singh on Thursday for planning "sustained agitations on national issues"

Rift in Uttarakhand Congress, Navprabhat refuses to take charge

Former Uttarakhand Minister Navprabhat, who was a contender for the state Congress chief's post, has decided not to be part of any committees announced by the party

Covid-19 pandemic exposed chinks in political system: Chidambaram

P Chidambram said the coronavirus pandemic has exposed gaping loopholes in the political system, charging that in a corroded diminished democracy, rulers find diverse ways to evade responsibility

Do Indian governors carry their own weight or are they mere rubber stamps?

While the nominal head of a state or union territory is its de facto CEO, he is quite often the conveyor of the Centre' agenda. There are, of course, exceptions

Made in Bharat

Mocking new health minister Mansukh Mandaviya's English underlines the political elitism Modi's India has rejected.

Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan's sister Sharmila floats party in Telangana

Marking her foray into active politics, YS Sharmila, sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Thursday officially launched her political outfit-YSR Telangana Party- here.

Will toe party line on ties with BJP, says AIADMK's Shanmugam

AIADMK leader C Ve Shanmugam on Thursday said he was bound by the party leadership's decision on continuing the alliance with Assembly poll partner BJP.

Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL against Congress 'Toolkit'

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea seeking a NIA probe into the alleged Congress "Toolkit"

Best of BS Opinion: Stock market as mirror, politics in diversity & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

Repeating recent history

The poor quality of public health infrastructure should no longer surprise us. It is our democratic choice, writes Mihir S Sharma