The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is looking to recreate Dalit-Brahmin chemistry for the 2022 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. The party had used the same formula in the 2007 assembly elections in which it obtained a majority. With around 18 months to go until the UP elections, Satish Chandra Mishra, …
Read More »Can the Hathras rape case redefine caste politics at UP?
On the morning of September 30, as the nation’s attention turned to the trial in the case of demolition of the 28-year-old Babri mosque, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attention turned to another issue at hand: the gang rape and murder of a 19 year old dalit girl in Hathras of …
Read More »One day after BJP clears the air, Upendra Kushwaha’s RLSP announces a partnership with BSP and JPS for Bihar polls
The president of the RLSP, Upendra Kushwaha. On Monday, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) dismissed speculation that it is about to strike a deal with Upendra Kushwaha for the elections scheduled for late October and November. News18.com Last update: September 29, 2020 4:42 PM IST FOLLOW US: In an unexpected …
Read More »BJP gets farm bills passed in Parl, but faces ire from allies; Oppn creates ruckus, calls it ‘black day’
File photo of the proceedings at the Rajya Sabha. (PTI) While the BJP succeeded in getting the two bills it had introduced in the upper house through voice vote, it has hardly come out stronger from the entire process. Three regional heavyweights, their oldest ally, Akali Dal of Punjab, and …
Read More »In Uttar Pradesh, Kafeel Khan becomes fashionable property for political parties
Political parties in Uttar Pradesh seem willing to incorporate Dr. Kafeel Khan into their fold, despite the fact that the doctor has only shown his ties to a few parties, but has not yet given any clear indication of his political leanings. On Thursday, a day after his release from …
Read More »Travel on The Bus, the Congress takes over The Cycle, and Elephants in a Bid to catch up With the BJP Juggernaut in
[ad_1] A file photo of the Congress, the General Secretary of Priyanka Gandhi. (PTI) No matter who ends up getting the upper hand in the face of the ‘1,000 buses’, the Congress led by Priyanka Gandhi in the state has managed to build a campaign on the plight of migrant …
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