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Prime Minister Narendra Modi coining “Tu, Mai Aur Corruption” is catchy enough, but ask the Trinamool wag and he will question who is the “Mai” in the “Tu, Mai Aur Corruption” that Modi has corrupted the West Bengal air with, wasn’t Sandeshkhali enough? People haven't yet gotten out of the Sheikh Shahjahan spell and here’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi reminding the West Bengal electorate that no politician is worth the trust because the permutation and combination is unfailingly “Tu, Mai Aur Corruption”.

LUCKNOW: After initial shock received during loss of one seat in Rajya Sabha polls due to cross voting by seven party MLAs, Samajwadi Party national President Akhilesh Yadav has shown newfound aggression against BJP.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M) and the Communist Party of India(CPI) have fielded powerful candidates from all the constituencies from Kerala. Their list features stalwarts and veterans who have fought – and won - many an epic political as well as electoral battle.

Election Commission of India (ECI) must take note of India Hate Lab report’s terming 2024 a “critical year” for hate speech in India, on account of Lok Sabha Election 2024, and must rise to the occasion to rein in political players, especially the ruling BJP and its top leaders, since the past experience shows that reining in opposition leaders and parties have always been easier. Opposition parties have always been alleging that ECI takes sides with the ruling establishment while it takes prompt action against the opposition leaders.

The BJP has launched a full-fledged drive to organise defections from the Congress and some other opposition parties. After getting Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) and Jayant Chaudhary’s RLD to defect to the BJP, there has been a spate of defections of individual leaders, MLAs and former legislators of the Congress in different states.

It is widely recognized that India is experiencing rapid economic growth, currently ranking as the world's fifth-largest economy. In addition, India's stock market has seen significant growth, making it the fourth-largest globally. The country is led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is considered one of the most influential leaders in recent times. While Modi's focus includes economic development, his agenda also encompasses a populist Hindu-first ideology, which at times can border on chauvinism or extreme Nationalism and authoritarianism. However, what is not widely known is that these conflicting forces of development and identity politics are contributing to a noticeable divide between the northern and southern regions of India.

Cross-voting by the Congress and Samajwadi Party legislators in Rajya Sabha election has certainly not come as commiseration for the RSS and BJP, precisely for Narendra Modi. Had it been the barometer to show the approving sweep in his favour, Modi surely would not have undertaken a night-long exercise along with other members of the central election committee to finalise only the first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections.

Women voters are the target of all political parties of the country on the eve of the Lok Sabha polls. This is more so in West Bengal which has a fiery woman chief minister Mamata Banerjee. So in Bengal, it has always been Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the icon of BJP and Mamata, the supremo of Trinamool Congress engaged in a battle to prove who is the best custodian of women folks.

Aaya ram gaya ram politics began in India when Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister. She used to be accused of decimating the opposition parties by buying wholesale elected representatives. It all started with the former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal who bought wholesale opposition MLAs to form a Congress government in Haryana, though it was in a minority in the elections. Now Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have perfected it and taken this menace in Indian politics to the next level.

Nearly a year after its birth, the opposition alliance, INDIA bloc, would make its existence public on March 3 at a public rally at the Gandhi maidan in Patna notwithstanding it being in public glare for right or wrong reasons during this time. The meeting has caught more public attention for two reasons; famous Bihar movement led by JP which eventually witnessed fall of authoritarian rule of Indira Gandhi and beginning of new opposition politics in India was launched from this maidan, and second, Lalu Yadav who has been virtually incapacitated due to his prolonged illness, will be present at the meeting as the vanguard to lead Bihar for ejecting Modi government.