Kejriwal

RSS And AAP, A Short Love Story

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Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) defeat in the Delhi assembly election is a turning point in Indian right wing politics. It marks the end, at least for now, of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) covert dalliance with an activist-turned-politician who grew into a formidable adversary to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In … Read more

Don’t Dismiss The Idea Of INDIA Bloc, Yet

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It can be tempting to slice, dice, and analyse elections even as the vote count is ongoing. It may be good for the media. It may be good for the social media commentariat. It may even be good for common citizens as they try to make sense of whether their hunches were right or wrong … Read more

Delhi Elections: How No CM Face May Have Helped BJP

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Since the Lok Sabha elections last year, Delhi has become the third consecutive state to deliver a resounding victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), following Haryana and Maharashtra. Remarkably, all three states were initially considered challenging for the party. The scale of the mandate highlights how Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s influence and connection with … Read more

Arvind Kejriwal Questions Gujarat Police Deployment In Delhi. Cops Clarify

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New Delhi: Shortly after former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed the Election Commission has removed Punjab Police and deployed Gujarat Police in the National Capital Territory, top sources in Delhi Police have provided a clarification. The sources said 220 companies of security personnel were received in Delhi, including those from the CRPF, BSF, SSB, … Read more

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