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

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
September 19, 2024 10:56 IST
While issues of identity come up in Kashmir, and “too much focus on Valley” in Jammu, a common refrain across the Union Territory is the need for the government to create jobs.
Fri, Sep 20, 2024
September 17, 2024 11:00 IST
Saroj Bala lost both her children, and two more relatives in the attacks over two days at her village and home in January 2023. She says no answers yet.
Wed, Sep 18, 2024
September 16, 2024 14:00 IST
Struggling to keep DPAP afloat, Azad’s best hope is that some of its key faces, such as Wani in Doda seat, manage to win so that he has a stake in govt formation
Wed, Sep 18, 2024
September 14, 2024 18:14 IST
BJP hopes to attract some Gujjar-Bakarwal Muslim votes while leaning on Pahari Hindus, Opp bloc banks on Pahari-Gujjar divide.
Sun, Sep 15, 2024
September 12, 2024 16:21 IST
One of the youngest to be accepted at CPI(M) high table, to one of the leading faces of the anti-Congress Opposition, to a key coalition-builder at the national stage, the CPI(M) general secretary spanned politics
Fri, Sep 13, 2024
September 12, 2024 11:00 IST
First came a list of 40 around 11.30 pm on Wednesday, then an additional five names around 2 am, and the rest on Thursday, hours before the nomination window was set to close.
Fri, Sep 13, 2024
September 10, 2024 15:34 IST
While his themes broadly remain the same as before, he has adjusted them slightly to reflect the changed political dynamics in India, maintains it's not a level playing field
Wed, Sep 11, 2024
September 09, 2024 20:53 IST
AAP leaders allege “influential leader” sabotaged discussions, Congress insiders say differences were over choice of seats.
Tue, Sep 10, 2024
September 08, 2024 15:11 IST
"R G Kar case calls for a large-scale immediate rectification ... That rectification you (Mamata) can do ... Course rectification, image rectification ... The doctors, go and talk to them directly,” says the former bureaucrat, who is also stepping down from the Rajya Sabha.
Mon, Sep 09, 2024
September 07, 2024 07:07 IST
Sources say dispute over not number of seats but which constituencies AAP wants, as state Congress holds strong against tie-up
Sat, Sep 07, 2024
September 06, 2024 12:30 IST
While its MPs have called for wider discussions on death penalty and its disproportionate effect on the marginalised, the opinion on punishment for rape has been more uniform
Sat, Sep 07, 2024
September 05, 2024 21:06 IST
Cong sources said AICC leadership’s insistence to deny tickets to some of the sitting MLAs has also upset Hooda camp besides causing a delay in release of first list of candidates
Fri, Sep 06, 2024
August 29, 2024 16:38 IST
Tariq Hameed Karra does not dismiss PDP's offer to support NC-Congress if they follow the party's "pro-people agenda”, says: "We will have to discuss it with our central leadership and decide"
Sat, Aug 31, 2024
August 28, 2024 10:38 IST
Karat, a member of the CPI(M) Politburo, said her party has taken a strong view on the issue.
Thu, Aug 29, 2024
August 25, 2024 07:01 IST
Cong, NC tie-up for upcoming J&K polls, first in a decade, also assumes significance since NC manifesto promises restoration of Articles 370 and 35A, an issue Cong has skirted
Tue, Aug 27, 2024
August 23, 2024 14:38 IST
"The case (against Siddaramaiah) is completely frivolous and vexatious. If the principle practised in Karnataka is accepted, then a walker on the roadside can file a complaint to a friendly Governor who can sanction it … gravest assault on federalism," says Singhvi who is set to return to the Rajya Sabha
Sun, Aug 25, 2024
August 19, 2024 20:42 IST
INDIA leaders are wary of BJP taking advantage of the issue but also critical of TMC attacks on all those raising questions on the government’s handling of the incident.
Tue, Aug 20, 2024
August 18, 2024 03:37 IST
Defending the CM Saturday, AICC general secretary in charge of Karnataka Randeep Surjewala said the Governor’s action was a “conspiracy against the poor
Sun, Aug 18, 2024
August 17, 2024 16:24 IST
At a time when factionalism has reared its head in Karnataka Congress, the message from the central leadership is to defend Siddaramaiah in the hour of crisis.
Sun, Aug 18, 2024
August 16, 2024 07:37 IST
What stands out is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's framing, his mention of the Supreme Court and the observation that let there be extensive discussion on this “serious issue” and let diverse opinions come in.
Fri, Aug 16, 2024
August 09, 2024 20:48 IST
INDIA parties do not have the numbers to force the RS Chairman’s ouster but moving such a notice will be a way of making a “political statement”, say Opposition leaders
Sat, Aug 10, 2024
August 08, 2024 17:36 IST
His bid to push industrialisation, madrasa reform and check trade unions put him at cross purposes with central leadership.
Fri, Aug 09, 2024
August 08, 2024 07:15 IST
Uddhav met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and is learnt to have discussed the modalities for seat sharing and devising the campaign strategy.
Thu, Aug 08, 2024





