Ajit Maindola, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

Congress has high hopes in Himachal Pradesh

Priyanka’s political career and personal reputation are at stake in the hill state. AJIPriyanka Gandhi Vadra’s prestige is at stake in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh. If...

Focus on possible action by Kharge against ‘rebels’

Attempts are underway for over two years to rock CM Gehlot’s boat in Rajasthan. NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjuna Kharge will have to take immediate...

Congress looking to Priyanka’s prayers for success in Himachal

NEW DELHI: Himachal Pradesh, which goes to the polls on Tuesday, is set to see a direct contest between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party...

Bouncy pitch awaits as Kharge opens NEW innings

NEW DELHI: Needless to say, reviving the 135-year-old Congress would be a gigantic task for the newly-elected AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge. He has taken...

Congress banking on Gehlot’s ‘political magic’ in Gujarat

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has once again started making his presence felt in Gujarat in view of the upcoming Assembly elections. He is...

KCR’S BRS will spread in north India from November

Telangana CM will challenge BJP on issues related to Dalits, farmers and youth. NEW DELHI: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s new national party Bharat...

Sonia, Manmohan, Antony to keep out of Kharge’s team

NEW DELHI: Newly-elected Congress president, Mallikarjuna Kharge, will take charge after Diwali on Wednesday. After this, the focus will be on his team. Will...

Pm Modi’s Mahakal trip secures Shiv ‘Raj’ in MP

Raje is ‘indispensable’ for BJP in Rajasthan. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visits to Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are an indication of the...

In Congress footsteps? All is not well in Rajasthan BJP

The saffron party is banking on the Congress’ infighting. NEW DELHI: The Congress’ crisis in Rajasthan may have given the BJP a reason to cheer,...

Is something ‘wrong’ with the Gandhi family?

Rattled by Rajasthan internal politics, Sonia Gandhi had to rush to join the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ to send out the message that ‘all is...

With ‘proxy’ Kharge, Sonia commits another blunder

Congress loses the opportunity to shed the image of ‘dynasty and puppet politics’. NEW DELHI: Congress’ interim president Sonia Gandhi has committed the “second blunder”...

Rahul’s back seat driving will not revive Congress

The grand old party’s Delhi dream will remain unfulfilled without winning states. NEW DELHI: While the Congress making headlines for all the wrong reasons for...

Rajasthan emerging as a challenge for Congress

NEW DELHI: The Congress high command will find it difficult and challenging to zero in on a new face who can replace Rajasthan Chief...

Gehlot changes his work style, tours rural pockets

Rajasthan CM is on a whirlwind tour of rural regions to understand pulse of the people. NEW DELHI: After his name was in circulation for...

Kartavya Path erases dark past, raises royals’ hopes for ‘historical justice’

Jyotiraditya Scindia is hopeful that after PM Modi’s move, truth about the sacrifice of the Marathas will come out. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...

Efforts underway to heat up politics in Rajasthan

Leaders close to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on the target of central agencies. NEW DELHI: The politics in Rajasthan Congress seems to be heating up...

Nitish is no kingmaker like harkishan Surjeet

It will be a difficult task for the Bihar Chief Minister to be an alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. NEW DELHI: Will Bihar Chief...

Most Congress leaders’ priority is to pick Rahul Gandhi as president

NEW DELHI: Under the changed circumstances after Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation, pressure is again increasing on Rahul Gandhi to accept the post of Congress...

Rahul remains a prisoner of ‘attitude problem’

Gandhi scion needs to adapt himself; Congress may have to pay a heavy price if party takes Azad’s departure lightly. NEW DELHI: With many leaders...

‘Only Strong organisation, poll successes can revive Congress’

Sycophancy will not be of any help for the party in its fight to stage a comeback. NEW DELHI: There seems to be no end to...

Congress upbeat after five mayoral wins in MP

Party gets a fresh lease of life after civic poll results of Madhya Pradesh; opposition bags 7 out of 16 mayoral positions. NEW DELHI: The...

Ashok Gehlot gets active for Rajasthan polls

Congress’ focus is on local issues, while the BJP banks on PM Modi. New Delhi: Around one year is left for the Rajasthan Assembly elections...

Opposition unity may be elusive in monsoon session

Congress’ own leaders may spell trouble for it. New Delhi: Unity is likely to be elusive for the Opposition in the Monsoon session of Parliament...

Congress focuses on countering polarisation after Udaipur killing

Grand old party goes all guns blazing as photos showing BJP members’ alleged ‘terror links’ emerge. New Delhi: In what is being viewed as a...

CM Soren in neck-deep trouble as ED digs deeper

JMM-led Jharkhand government may go the Maharashtra way even as more skeletons come tumbling out of the cupboard. New Delhi: With the Enforcement Directorate (ED)...

Combative KCR’s support to Sinha signals he is not close to PM Modi

Telangana Chief Minister surprises everyone by hardening his stand towards the Modi government. New Delhi: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) hardening his stand...

Udaipur beheading is bad news for Gehlot, Congress

This is a big issue having polarization potential for the BJP. Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot may have taken swift action to control the...

Rahul’s elevation as Congress president to be deferred again

Maharashtra developments, Udaipur incident add to Congress’ woes and worries. New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi’s elevation as Congress president is likely to be deferred. Sources say...

PM’s pick Droupadi Murmu ruffles Opposition feathers

NDA steals a march over Opposition parties, including Congress. New Delhi: The BJP-led NDA has triggered panic in the opposition camp by naming Odisha tribal...

Is Uddhav indispensable for BJP in Maharashtra?

What BJP cannot lose sight of is that 48 Lok Sabha seats come from Maharashtra; MVA will be a challenge with Uddhav continuing to...

Gehlot ready to play on the front foot on a political pitch

As political mercury heats up, Rajasthan Chief Minister leads the Congress attack. NEW DELHI: The collision between Congress and the NDA government at the Centre is...

Kartikeya Sharma stages a stunning victory, jolts Congress

New Delhi: Media baron Kartikeya Sharma pulled off a sensational and brilliant victory as an Independent candidate in a nail-biting contest in the Rajya...

Gehlot’s stature grows after Congress’ win in RS polls

New Delhi: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has emerged stronger after Congress pulled off victory in three of the four Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan...

kcr may be Opposition’s face for 2024 battle

The Telangana Chief Minister plans to change the profile and format of his political outfit Telangana Rashtra Samithi. New Delhi: In what will have far-reaching...

Congress relies on Ashok Gehlot’s ‘political magic’ for third Rajya Sabha seat

Rajasthan Chief Minister’s ‘political dexterity’ keeps the grand old party’s hopes alive for its third seat. New Delhi: Will Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who is...

CM Dhami will lead BJP on upward trajectory in Uttarakhand

Older leaders may be sent packing; Prime Minister Modi describes Chief Minister Dhami as a dynamic leader. New Delhi: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami...

Varun Gandhi will reach out to unemployed youths, farmers, traders

BJP MP will launch a nationwide campaign to connect with a large section of society ‘facing problems due to govt policies’. New Delhi: Voicing support...

Rahul Gandhi needs to change his strategy

Congress’ pursuit of Delhi’s throne will be a wild-goose chase without winning states. New Delhi: Can a political party win the Lok Sabha election without...

Target 2049: PM sets BJP’s goal for poll dominance

BJP’s brainstorming comes up with key poll strategies; CMs for all poll-bound states to be decided by the Central BJP leadership. Jaipur: The BJP brainstorming...

Congress planned to give Kishor charge of Bihar

The poll strategist accepted the proposal in the presence of Rahul Gandhi, but backtracked later. New Delhi: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor was also one of...

BJP set to brainstorm on plans to win all election battles until 2024

Jaipur: After the Congress’ brainstorming, the BJP is also going to chalk out its strategy for upcoming elections, including the 2024 parliamentary polls in...

Will Congress bridge gap between rhetoric, action?

Congress will find it difficult to implement lofty ideas being floated during the three-day strategic meet at the city of lakes. New Delhi: Congress interim...

Will brainstorming help Congress weather storm?

NEW DELHI: With the Congress leaders all set for marathon brainstorming session at the three-day Chintan Shivir to be held on 13 May at...

‘BJP-RSS engineering riots to shift focus from inflation, unemployment’

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot dares Union Home Minister Amit Shah to set up a probe panel so that the truth can come out. JAIPUIR:...

Old guard will give Congress a new lease of life

New Delhi: The Congress will chalk out its strategy for the big 2024 electoral battle with the help of experienced leaders and veterans of...

Priyanka and Rahul are at variance with each other

Development related to Kishor suggests all is not well between the Gandhi siblings. New Delhi: The entire development related to poll strategist Prashant Kishor has...

Will Prashant Kishor turn a saviour for Congress?

The poll strategist seems to have nothing new to offer to solve the problems of the grand old party going on the wrong track...

Gehlot leads from the front as poll politics picks up

BJP sparing no effort to raise emotive issues to shift agenda even as the Chief Minister toils to keep focus on his government’s achievements. New...

Sonia struggles to fix Congress’ woes in states

Despite defeat in five states, leaders of the crisis-ridden grand old party are not ready to mend their ways. New Delhi: With the Congress leaders...

Gehlot, Baghel, Nath to lead Congress in their states

Chief Minister of Rajasthan is in an aggressive mood against Central government. New Delhi: Taking a lesson from its defeats in five states, the Congress...

Biden leaving the U.S. Presidency with an unwelcome bang

Questions galore about Trump’s strategic priorities

Anant Ambani vows to take Jamnagar’s legacy to new heights

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