For a man who has often been accused of getting his theme song, tactics and timing all wrong in politics, Rahul Gandhi has got it just right this time by seeking to fight the Lok.
Elections begin today. Don’t go by polls predicting big BJP win. Even BJP isn’t taking it for granted. For good reasons. Like major states voting in multiple phases & summer’s impact on turnouts Voting for.
A prominent politician jailed doesn’t automatically mean a sympathy wave. Voter profiles, notions of voter loyalty are evolving. But such arrests do swing the focus on law enforcers Arrests of any high-profile politician tends to.
SC bench’s verdict that held anonymous electoral bonds unconstitutional is broadly right. The bench banned fresh issue of bonds, and SBI has three weeks to disclose who bought these since April 2019. Read full story.
Five awards Modi has conferred are carefully chosen and timed to maximise political gains as BJP aims for a massive poll victory It’s raining Bharat Ratnas as we get closer to general elections. These awards.