Bhavna Vij-Aurora

The first from his family to contest elections, Shiv Sena's Aaditya Thackeray speaks to Outlook on Aarey issue, agrarian distress, unemployment and the Thackeray legacy.

‘MaNo again’ rings out as NaMo blows Haryana bugle

Its panchayat-to-Parliament mission leaves BJP no room to quit in any state

Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Ajit Doval use India's security muscle to the fullest to ensure J&K remains calm after the state lost its special status. But how long can the forces stand up to this pressure?

A Home ministry document on the future ahead for Kashmir foresees a long and bloody struggle, one that the people of India must go through for the integration of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik speaks to Outlook about the “fatigue factor” kicking in against militancy, people’s desire for development and the future of the state’s special status.

Two wars with Pakistan and crippled by three decades of insurgency, the BJP government wants to close the 'issue' in the Muslim majority state of Jammu & Kashmir. Will a divide-and-rule and blow-hot-blow-cold policy bring peace?

No less than a powerful Cabinet minister, Prime Minister Narendra Modi counts on a close-knit team of senior bureaucrats to realise his vision for India

The results in the Lok Sabha elections have made BJP extremely upbeat in West Bengal. Saying Mamata Banerjee is promoting dynastic rule, BJP is confident of knocking out the firebrand leader in two years' time.

BJP national general secretary Bhupender Yadav speaks to Outlook about the party's performance.

BJP’s worst critics – and also his own – always had a good word for Arun Jaitley where his generosity and ethics were concerned.

Santhosh’s appointment is significant at a time when the BJP is making an aggressive push into southern states as the RSS ‘pracharak’ is believed to have an astute understanding of the poll dynamics of the region.

Will Ajit Doval’s second term as NSA see India’s most-wanted gangster Dawood Ibrahim being ‘taken out’? After Uri surgical strikes across the line of control and the Balakote airstrike inside Pakistan in the first term, it’s target Dawood now.

On the eve of counting day, all eyes are on three key states – Karnataka, West Bengal and Odisha, that have the potential to spring a surprise and influence the results of the Lok Sabha elections 2019.

Sadhvi Pragya, an accused in the Malegaon blast case, joined the BJP formally on Wednesday and will contest the Lok Sabha election against Congress' Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal

BJP manifesto for Lok Sabha elections was launched on Monday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party president Amit Shah and other senior party leaders

The big takeaway from the list is announcement of BJP president Amit Shah to contest his first Lok Sabha elections from Gandhinagar in Gujarat, a seat that has been represented by senior leader L.K. Advani for past five terms.

While PM Modi had earlier announced 10% reservation for the economically backward class to keep them in good humour, middle class and farmers have been taken care of in the pre-poll budget.

By fielding Priyanka, Congress has shown that it is in the race for UP and it is not backing off

If the present mood in the Congress persists, more protests are expected in the National Capital and other parts of the country in the run up to 2019 Lok Sabha elections.