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The writer is a senior journalist and political analyst based in Lucknow.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
‘Bua’ Mayawati snubs Chandrashekhar: A new battle for Dalit votes in Uttar Pradesh
The Bhim Army chief is out of jail because the BJP did not wish to appear ‘anti-Dalit’. What will his release mean for the party, and for the Mahagathbandhan’?
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Shivpal Yadav’s revolt against Akhilesh and Samajwadi Party is first jolt to formation of ‘mahagathbandhan’
A weakened SP on account of the visible cracks, may not really be able to give the BJP a run for its money.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Why the Yogi Adityanath government is in an overdrive to claim Atal Bihari Vajpayee's legacy
It seems the party somewhere realises that all is not as hunky dory in Uttar Pradesh as it was in 2014.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
How Gwalior-born Vajpayee became Lucknow's favourite boy
Irrespective of who was in power, Vajpayee’s recommendations for his constituency would never be ignored.
POLITICS
| 7-minute read
Chilling details of Deoria shelter home case highlight the police-political-criminal network
Whether CM Yogi Adityanath actually means business, and will succeed in bringing an end to such crimes, is something only time will tell.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
What Uttar Pradesh's cash-for-encounter raj says about Yogi Adityanath
The government only wants to create a perception that it is serious about tackling law and order.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
How Narendra Modi drew political mileage out of huge industrial investments made in UP
The Prime Minister claimed that investments already in the pipeline would generate as many as two lakh jobs in the state.
VARIETY
| 6-minute read
Why Yogi Adityanath government is busy denying rapes in the face of all evidence
In two recent cases of gang-rape, the police went all out to prove they never took place.
VOICES
| 4-minute read
Hindutva is rock-solid - Adityanath's recent antics, demand for Lucknow to become 'Lakshmanpuri' show the same
The UP CM is sticking to his roots ahead of general elections 2019.
POLITICS
| 9-minute read