Congress president Rahul Gandhi hosts ventured down and the gathering will pick its new pioneer one week from now. This has made an administration vacuum and what we are finding in states like Goa and Karnataka is a consequence of this vacuum. Some of it will settle down after the new pioneer assumes responsibility, however different issues will remain and the undertaking before the following leader of the gathering will challenge for a long time. It is currently unclear how the new leader will be chosen. Reports quoting party sourcesRead More

Congress has reduced monthly budget of Congress Seva Dal from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 2 lakh. It has asked its women’s wing, NSIU and Youth Congress to explore ways to reduce their expenses. Results of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections have not only hit the Congress just electorally but the party is also facing financial crisis. Many wings are reportedly facing difficulties in running their operations. Sources in the Congress party say some departments have already been asked to cut their expenses. The party has reduced the monthly budgetRead More

While the entire BJP and its ally Shiv Sena uses Jai Shri Ram slogan as a battle cry, their opponents, particularly West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has launched a massive campaign against it. HIGHLIGHTS Jai Shri Ram was a frequently used slogan in BJP’s rallies during 2014 Lok Sabha elections Jai Shri Ram has become the cry for BJP party cadres against TMC in West Bengal It started being identified with BJP around 1990-92 Ram temple movement launched by VHP ai Shri Ram literally means victory to Lord Ram, theRead More

The MLAs of the BJP are staying in the cosy comforts of a resort near Yelahanka and an ultra luxury hotel. It’s resort politics time again in Karnataka as all three key players — ruling Congress and JDS and opposition BJP — have herded their MLAs in luxury stays to keep their flock intact amid the continuing imbroglio triggered by the legislators’ resignation saga. The JDS has chosen the serene surroundings of Nandi Hill on the city outskirts while its partner Congress opted for a star hotel here, sources inRead More

If the governments in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan were to fall or see serious threats, then nobody is to be blamed save the Congress itself. It seems the Karnataka government is going to fall, and fall quite soon. Whispers suggest that Madhya Pradesh will be next, followed by Rajasthan. Invariably the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be blamed and the usual hysterical dirges suitable disguised as ‘op-eds’ rhyming with ‘murder of democracy’ will start. What this does, is hide the fact that the internal churn within the Indian NationalRead More