Panini Anand

Five quick takeaways from BJP's landslide tally of 162 seats, and Congress being reduced to 21

The JD(U) general secretary says his intention in criticising Nitish Kumar was to strengthen, and not weaken, the party.

'I first resigned and then I was expelled from the party... I resigned to go public with my protest...There is a problem with inner party democracy. Activists are feeling more and more suffocated because their voices are not heard'

Keen on winning, the BJP lights the development-Hindutva fuse

Rahul Gandhi is pushing for change in election season. Is the timing right?

A year down the line, his family still awaits the remains of Afzal Guru

Several roadblocks interrupt Modi’s free run to the top post

BJP takes renewed aim; RSS brings the ammo

Can it get any worse for the Congress? In a poll year, the party hobbles tiredly along.

BJP President says some regio­nal parties are in talks with the BJP for pre-poll alliances

A right royal drubbing—in Rajasthan, MP, Chattisgarh—singes the Congress. And Mizoram, the one that got away.

It’s unusual that a land of so many gods seeks so many more

The CBI’s official ‘status’ up for debate