Venkatesh Kesari
‘Nov. 9 meet not a chintan shivir’
Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi told reporters on Thursday that the Congress meeting on November 9 will be an informal one which would discuss present political situation, economic challen
For future, PM changes present
The Cabinet reshuffle undertaken on Sunday showed the emergence of Mr Kamal Nath as a key floor manager and Mr Manish Tewari as the media manager ahead of electoral battles this year and the general e
Struggle within the Sangh
The attack on BJP party president Nitin Gadkari, a virtual unknown before he was plucked from obscurity and thrust on the national stage by the men who matter in Nagpur, begs the question — who is beh
Arvind hijacking Cong plank?
Activist Arvind Kejriwal is trying to hijack the Congress’ “aam aadmi” plank by targeting certain individuals in power positions.
Half-a-dozen states politically unstable?
About half-a-dozen states appear to become “unstable” for different factors, including changing political equations. These states are Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Bihar and Delhi, besides the election-going Gujarat.
Cong confident of managing numbers
The Congress is confident of managing numbers in the Lok Sabha at a time when Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee is planning to bring a no-confidence motion against the UPA government. The supporting Samajwadi Party is giving conflicting signals, while the ally DMK is opposed to the FDI in retail.
For cong, BJP, it’s no longer slim pickings
The BJP patriarch’s shocking attack on his own party at its party executive, where he clearly reminded them that until and unless they reinvented themselves as a secular party under a secular leader,
NCP unlikely to rock boat
The top brass of the NCP wants to remain with the Congress, both in Maharashtra and at the Centre, despite deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s resignation from the state Cabinet in protest against the campaign maligning his image.
NCP trying to avoid isolation?
The current mood in the NCP is not to get isolated politically and it will remain with the Congress at least till the next Lok Sabha and the Maharashtra Assembly elections for the simple reason that i
Cabinet reshuffle: CM changes likely
The Congress high command is yet to make up its mind on a change of guard in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan at a time when aspirants are lobbying hard to get the chief ministership of thes
