Manoj C G is Chief of National Political Bureau. He has been covering or writing on politics for nearly two decades. He has worked with the PTI before joining The Indian Express in 2008. He tweets @manojcg4u

November 18, 2024 20:33 IST
Congress may find it harder to stick to maximalist position such as seeking resignations, and concede to a discussion in House, if the results do not go in its favour
Tue, Nov 19, 2024
November 18, 2024 11:26 IST
"The MVA had decided to collectively zero in on the CM face after the results. We follow this practice everywhere so there is not much to speculate at this point," says Congress general secretary (organisation)
Tue, Nov 19, 2024
November 08, 2024 18:11 IST
“BJP is giving seats and also candidates to Shinde’s party, forcing them to field BJP leaders. This has never happened... BJP is swallowing up its partners," says Ramesh Chennithala.
Sun, Nov 10, 2024
November 07, 2024 08:10 IST
Congress MP and Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs says Modi-Trump “mutual admiration society” may help Indo-US ties
Thu, Nov 07, 2024
November 04, 2024 19:42 IST
With the Maharashtra elections round the corner, the controversy triggered by D K Shivakumar’s comments and the PM’s critique raises an all-too-familiar question.
Tue, Nov 05, 2024
November 04, 2024 17:18 IST
While the outcome will be a test of whether BJP’s fortunes are indeed sliding in the crucial state, and the SP’s on the rise, there is not much change in what the parties are pitching to voters
Tue, Nov 05, 2024
October 25, 2024 16:39 IST
Its bargaining power having taken a hit after its poor showing in Haryana and J&K, the Congress is being pushed on the backfoot by allies.
Sat, Oct 26, 2024
October 22, 2024 09:55 IST
“RJD fought 7 seats last time, won 1... If they take more seats and win less, it means we are giving them on a platter to the other side… I’m sure RJD will understand”: Ghulam Ahmad Mir
Tue, Oct 22, 2024
October 18, 2024 13:36 IST
“If this idea would have been accepted, either way back in 2011 or in 2021, the kind of international embarrassment would have been avoided,” says Manish Tewari after US names Indian official in plot to kill pro-Khalistan separatist Pannun
Sat, Oct 19, 2024
October 17, 2024 21:29 IST
The court’s refusal to recognise 1951 as the cut-off year for citizenship in Assam may rob Himanta Biswa Sarma of a key element of his “cocktail of Hindutva and Assamese identity politics”, say Congress insiders.
Fri, Oct 18, 2024
October 16, 2024 10:36 IST
Was up for one minister berth, given its dismal tally of six. Claims lack of statehood as reason to only give outside support, Omar denies ‘rift’
Thu, Oct 17, 2024
October 16, 2024 07:00 IST
While the relationship between India and Canada is an important one, he said Ottawa also has to be mindful of New Delhi’s sensitivities about some activities taking place on its soil.
Wed, Oct 16, 2024
October 15, 2024 12:02 IST
Cong needs to first work out seat-sharing with INDIA allies; party appoints observers and coordinators for Maharashtra and Jharkhand polls.
Tue, Oct 15, 2024
October 10, 2024 21:40 IST
On National Conference’s demand for restoring Article 370, Tariq Hameed Karra says, “We have to sit together and see where the contentious issues come in between.”
Fri, Oct 11, 2024
October 09, 2024 16:41 IST
AICC OBC panel head and Haryana face Ajay Singh Yadav says he is “an eyewash and toothless”
Thu, Oct 10, 2024
October 09, 2024 08:39 IST
Haryana, J&K Assembly Election Results 2024: The primary message of these elections – the first to be held after the Lok Sabha polls – is that the BJP machinery still retains its core votes and the Congress has a long way to go before it can unseat the BJP in what has become its strongholds in the 2014-2023 period.
Wed, Oct 09, 2024
October 08, 2024 16:41 IST
Congress veteran, who has controlled Haryana Congress for past two decades, decided who would get the tickets, ran the campaign, pushed rivals out
Wed, Oct 09, 2024
October 08, 2024 15:28 IST
Infighting, overconfidence, overdependence on Hooda, faulty tickets and organisational mismanagement are among key factors that sealed the party’s fate
Wed, Oct 09, 2024
October 08, 2024 12:36 IST
The narrative of a Congress revival that it assiduously built after the Lok Sabha elections will be punctured after this result
Tue, Oct 08, 2024
October 01, 2024 07:50 IST
The Congress is wary of a change of guard in Karnataka as it can upset the caste balance that is in its favour with Siddaramaiah at the helm
Tue, Oct 01, 2024
September 29, 2024 14:21 IST
Sitaram Yechury’s unexpected demise has brought a new set of problems for the party, which was expected to go for a major generational change at its Madurai Party Congress next year.
Sun, Sep 29, 2024
September 28, 2024 04:00 IST
Singh, along with his mother and Himachal Pradesh Congress president Pratibha Singh, met AICC general secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal to explain his side of the story.
Sat, Sep 28, 2024
September 26, 2024 20:15 IST
Minister Vikramaditya seems to stand by his position on need to put owners’ name as govt spokesperson says no such decision taken, Congress says no question of UP link
Fri, Sep 27, 2024
September 21, 2024 19:23 IST
Banking on consolidation of Hindu votes in Jammu in response to Engineer Rashid and Jamaat's candidates in Kashmir, BJP is hoping to pull off its 2014 performance
Sun, Sep 22, 2024
September 20, 2024 19:18 IST
Most voters in Kashmir believe the MP's release from jail timed “to cut into the votes of NC and PDP”, but they are also willing to give the "honest" politician the benefit of the doubt
Sat, Sep 21, 2024




