The presence of Akhilesh Yadav and some other members of parliament of his party during Rahul Gandhi’s dharna at the PM’s house, from the I.N.D.I.A. alliance, though gone unnoticed in the media, but some observers feel that this speaks about a newfound friendship between Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Ya...
For the first time, probably in public view, Rahul Gandhi's expertise in marshal art was seen as he demonstrated it during a dharna with other MPs near the PM’s residence sources said. Ten security personnel had to apply their full strength to lift him from the ground and put him in the waiting bus...
The central government appears to have been much more responsive to the reports submitted by investigative agencies, failing to grasp the true severity of the situation, according to insiders. These reports were likely submitted with the assumption that, similar to many previous protests, this agita...
All regional parties, or parties with a small base, are nervous after the TMC episode. The leaders are taking all precautions to save their base and party structure, the source says. Recently, Sharad Pawar called a meeting of all the leaders, including party members of the parliament of his faction....
A leader, one time in the centre of the party command and considered one of the most effective politicians, is now dejected with the treatment being meted out in the party from the top brass, even after serving more than forty years in the party. Manish Tewari, member of parliament from Anandpur Sah...
Recently, a meeting of office bearers of the RSS from all attached organisations and the main functionaries was called in Lucknow, of course, to discuss the effect of the embezzlement in offerings at the Shri Ram Temple, Ayodhya, a source says. As per the practice in such meetings, seniors were giv...
Being the home assembly constituency of the BJP president, Bankipur, Patna, has gained national importance. Prashant Kishore (PK) of the Jansuraj party is challenged by Niraj Sinha of the BJP and Rekha Gupta of the RJD. PK is a well-known figure in Bihar, Niraj Sinha is a novice, and a worker of the...
The new BJP president took charge on 20th January 2026, and it's been almost five months, but his new team has not taken charge. Though it is rumoured that the team is almost finalised and awaiting an auspicious day to announce, the source says. It's expected that the new team would be a combination...
It's a common perception that the RSS does not keep an eye on the performance of the CMs and Ministers, but it's not true now, the RSS is doing so, and this time it has prepared a list based on reports from its own people and agency, sources says. The crucial points on which the performance was exam...
The Bankipur assembly constituency of Patna is almost a home constituency for the present BJP president. He has represented this constituency five times, and before that, his father, Late Nabin Kishore Sinha, used to represent the seat, the source says. Nitin Nabin, after becoming the president of t...
State elections in UP are around the corner, and at the moment, the BJP does not want to annoy any community or caste to ensure the party remains in power, a source says. Unfortunately, something or other is surfacing over the ground to displease the staunch supporters, the latest in the row is embe...
The government appears to be proceeding slowly with the implementation of E-25 fuel. There is strong opposition from the middle class, four-wheeler users, car owners, and automobile manufacturers regarding concerns about engine longevity and reduced mileage, the source says. According to a governmen...
K. C Venugopal is the third most important leader in the Congress hierarchy after Rahul Gandhi and Khare. The most important thing he never forgets is to always remain with Rahul Gandhi, not as Organising Secretary but as a Commando, people say jokingly, a source says. Though he is an organisation...
After the humiliating defeat of his party, ‘Jan Suraj ’, in the just-concluded Bihar state elections, the founder of the party and political strategist Prashant Kishore (PK) is trying to rebuild his reputation and, in this process, is approaching almost all political parties, a source says. Mamta B...
The grassroots experience and many discussions with experts from different walks of life have perhaps given Rahul Gandhi many ideas to woo the electorate, the source says. To sources add that Rahul Gandhi has created a group of professionals, mostly educated abroad, to develop the policy and bring...
The results of an internal survey conducted by the Congress have forced not only the Congress but also the AAP and the BJP to change their strategies for the Punjab assembly elections, a source says. Ajay Makan has submitted the report to Rahul Gandhi. The report says that if the Congress party woos...
All political parties in Uttar Pradesh aim to curry favour with the Brahmins, a significant and influential community. The Samanwadi Party is preparing to celebrate the ‘Janeshwar Mishra Jayanti’ with grand festivities. This strategic move is not sudden; Akhilesh Yadav’s affinity for the Brahmins is...
The 79-year-old ex-CM of Odisha and chief of the Biju Janta Dal is desperately trying to find a trusted leader to lead the party in the future, as he is not keeping good health, a source says. This time, when the party workers are demoralised due to defeat in the last Assembly elections, one dynamic...
In a rare type of discussion inside the assembly of Tamil Nadu, when a member of DMK a member of the assembly, submitted that all members should be provided a bottle that can be kept on each seat before the sittings instead of providing water by assistants in steel glasses as and when desired by th...
Perhaps one very senior minister personally met the President and requested to be in the capital on certain dates, the source says. This has given air to the ongoing rumour of a reshuffle in the central cabinet. The government has almost completed two years in the third term, and if the precedent is...
The recent investigative report by a renowned newspaper has disclosed all likely misdeeds of the present CM of the MP, the source says. According to newspaper reports, during the last three years of his rule, the CM and his family have acquired 137 plots totalling 167 acres of land, the source says....
The new president had to manage many critical matters and consider compulsions to streamline the central team's functioning for the future. The president is energetic, with a very strong vision for the party and the country, and wants to build the team of his dreams to deliver on the ground, sources...
The ‘Operation Tiger’ is not a new project, but the groundwork was laid under the guidance of the member of parliament's son, the deputy CM of Maharashtra and his very close associate and friend, now national coordinator and chief strategist of the Shiv Sena, (Eknath Shinde). The son of ex-Congress...
The central government has completed two years of the third term. The victory in the West Bengal assembly has energised the government. With this, rumours started circulating in the corridors of power about the impending cabinet reshuffle, a source says. The keen observers feel that, given the curre...
The BJP is in very high spirits after the recently concluded assembly elections. Some leaders in the party want to capitalise on the enthusiasm of the party workers and the atmosphere in the states, which is blowing in their favour, a source says. Sunil Bansal has already been silently given respons...
A senior political leader, but due to ambitions, left the Akali Dal in 2022 and joined the Congress party. Dissatisfied with the functioning and perhaps not getting much importance, left the Congress party and joined the BJP, a source says. The ex-finance minister in the Akali government and cousin...
The grandson of Charan Singh and son of Ajit Singh, Jayant Choudhary, is a state minister with independent charge in the central government ministry. His entire politics surrounds the legacy of his grandfather and father, but he claims to be a disputed leader of the Kisans, according to a source. He...
The oldest political party of the country is facing a unique problem. The leaders of between 80-90 years and 70-80 years old are not ready to hand over the power to the next generation, and by this or that wants to continue where as in other political parties, the process is working, and slowly new...
It looks like, to put forward a formidable challenge to the ruling party in states as well as in the centre, the Congress is desirous of rejuvenating the party cadre and bringing new, energetic young faces to the forefront in states as well as in the core group at the centre, the source says. The ch...
Not a very familiar face in Delhi, but a senior Congress party member and minister in Shivkumar's government has played a vital role in convincing Siddharamaiah to step down respectfully, the source says. He is a five-term MLA who previously served the state in many capacities and is very close to...
Capt Amarinder Singh's homecoming to the Congress is not imminent. The former Chief Minister recently joined the BJP but reportedly feels constrained and discontent within the party, according to sources close to him. BJP had initially taken him on the expectation that his popularity across Punjab w...
The influence of Generation Z is clearly evident in the shifting dynamics within political parties across India. Currently, public discourse emphasises the growing importance of Gen-Z, prompting political parties to strategise accordingly. For instance, Pawan Kalyan, the leader of the Jan Sena party...
The former BJP state president has announced plans to form a new political party. The ex-IPS officer Annamalai worked very hard to establish the party's base in Tamil Nadu. He even undertaken padyatra to educate people about principle and policies of the party but on advice of Gurumurthy, the senior...
Lt Governor of J&K, Manoj Sinha, has been in the state since 2020 and is likely to be recalled. Top sources said Manoj Sinha has a very good relationship with the top brass of the RSS, as well as the BJP, the government, and the sympathisers want him to serve the country in other ways as well. When...
With great persuasion, the sitting CM, Siddaramaiah, agreed to hand over the chair to his deputy, D K Shivakumar, as was decided after the Congress party's victory in 2023, sources say. The agreement was for two and a half years for Siddaramaiah to head the government, and after that, the chair was...
Last Thursday, CM Siddaramaiah submitted his resignation, but wants the high command to agree to all his demands. He is more concerned about the future of his son, Yatindra Siddaramaiah, MLC and wants him to be inducted as deputy CM in the ministry, according to a source. The long list submitted to...
Senior state leaders want to report the activities of some party leaders to the high command. The main grievance is that the party in the state is acting as a clandestine supporter of PDP + BJP. Because of this, the Omar Abdullah government is not giving weightage to any suggestions forwarded, even...
The Rajya Sabha is to elect 24 leaders on 18th June 2024. In MP there are three vacancies, two as per strength in the Assembly would go to the BJP sources say. The one to be vacated by Digvijay Singh is to go with the party sources say. Digvijay Singh has opted out of the contest after serving for...
Political observers eagerly await the cabinet reshuffle to see new faces and reforms. According to a trusted source, the wait may be longer as the Malmas period, an inauspicious time under Vedic astrology, is ongoing, with no auspicious ceremonies performed until June 15. Following this, on June 18,...
After a hectic tour of five countries, the PM has not rested but has called all the ministers to evaluate their performances. The nearly four-and-a-half-hour marathon introspection, in the presence of the Cabinet Secretary and the Head of NITI Aayog, was conducted through a PPT to understand perform...
It was really a tough task to win West Bengal, but just after taking over as the president of the BJP, Nitin Naveen has done so, which many stalwarts could not achieve despite much hard work and strategy, the source says. Though the main architect of the victory is the HM, who supervised the entire...
A known politician, a strategist, PK, recently, while talking to the press people at Darbhanga, said that up to the next Assembly elections of Bihar, he would like to spend his days living in an ashram,the source says. The journalists around him were shocked to hear the news because only one day bef...
The CM of Jharkhand is in constant touch with NDA leaders, especially senior BJP leaders, a source says. Sunil Bansal, after West Bengal's performance, has been entrusted with the responsibility of bringing the JMM under the NDA umbrella to bring this state also into the BJP's pocket, sources say....
The most energetic and dynamic CM of J&K is nowhere to be seen in public. The Congress, an ally of the government, is also seeking the CM's resignation and is disgusted by the CM's ignorance; the state leaders are now pressurising the central leadership to exit the coalition, sources say. Even the 9...
The top leadership of the BJP demonstrates strong confidence in the party's newly elected president, Nitin Naveen, by assigning him significant responsibilities for the 2027 state elections, a source says. It is understood that a comprehensive plan has been devised for the elections across seven sta...
It's been almost six months now, and the new team of Nitin Naveen has not taken over; the old team of Nadda is still managing all affairs. The party president has almost finalised a new team, comprising new faces and a mix of youth and experience, says the source. Strong rumours are floating in the...
Rahul Gandhi was a little hesitant and was unable to dismiss Venugopalan, the party's Organising Secretary. At this stage, the source says, the Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi entered the selection process. After reading the mood of the party workers in Kerala, she convinced her brother to support the Lo...
Ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections in the month of March 2027, the poll-fight is all set to reach at the helm of the political tussle. The political understanding of the Yogi government seems to have a strong grasp of which narrative needs the right push, which automatically urges the Sam...
At the onset of Mamata’s reign in 2011, the strongest gravitas where TMC’s stature stood upon firmly was the promise to wipe out the old Left system. Mamata became an ultimate symbol of hope and revolutionary change. Over the years, somewhere along the way Mamata transformed into what she once fough...
Congress is a party that epitomises the idea of how drastically weak leadership can impact a party’s position in an ever-changing political landscape. No matter how much the air shifts, Congress is one party that only fights to stay relevant. Rahul Gandhi, the primary face of the party who for the l...
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