The Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition between the Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress is a learning experience for a future politics of reconciliation and hope.
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Shorts In The Dark | 5-minute read
In many ways, this election also shows the limits of ideology as the nativism of the Shiv Sena clashes with the pan-India glue that Hindutva promises.
Maharashtra Chief Minister has begun his innings with the challenge of keeping the unlikely allies together and happy.
The BJP-Shiv Sena coalition along with its smaller partners could win as many as 220-240 seats. In Haryana, the BJP alone could get 70-plus seats.
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RIGHT Foot Forward | 6-minute read
The party faces cash crunch to generation clash. And Sonia of 2019 is not the Sonia of 2009.
When Indira was AICC chief, Nehru said it wasn’t great to face the Congress chief at the breakfast table every morning. Will family be aid or impediment to Sonia reviving the Congress now?
The relationship had been fraying over the years. But with the Gandhis skipping Pranab Mukherjee's Bharat Ratna ceremony, the break is now final and out in the open.
Sonia sharpened her attacks on the Atal Bihari Vajpayee govt, while learning to choose her words cautiously. Rahul must learn this too, for his and his party's political survival now.
The Congress is having a breakdown facing political life without the direct running of the Gandhis. There are very important lessons for other political parties here.
The CWC has rejected the Congress President's resignation. But will he be convinced to stay?
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