Ajit Maindola, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

Bengal-Assam results may affect other states’ politics

‘Attempts are being made to destabilize the governments in Maharashtra and Rajasthan’. New Delhi: The Assembly election results of five states may affect the politics...

BJP banks on ‘Ram’ as Mamata waves ‘sympathy card’

The issue of Hindutva will be tested in Bengal’s electoral battle. New Delhi: With the Bengal battle getting intensified, the question is whether Lord Ram...

BJP’s groupism gets exposed during Rajasthan budget session

New Delhi: The just concluded budget session of the Rajasthan Assembly was important for two reasons. One, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot emerged politically much...

Priyanka’s political moves keep Congress’ hopes alive in UP

AICC general secretary is keen to woo backward class voters in UP. New Delhi: AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may have focused her attention...

Pauri remains undeveloped despite giving seven CMs

Prime Minister Modi, NSA Doval will have to intervene for its growth. New Delhi: Uttarakhand’s district Pauri which has the distinction of giving seven chief...

Congress in disarray amid electoral battle cry

New Delhi: There seems to be no end to the struggle of Congress former chief Rahul Gandhi and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra,...

BJP banks on ‘mascot’ Modi in Bengal battlefield

New Delhi: Like in Bihar polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the main face of BJP in the West Bengal Assembly elections. The...

CM Trivendra’s ‘ill-advised’ moves may cost BJP in Uttarakhand

In a significant decision, a ‘worried’ party leadership sends observers to Dehradun to seek leaders’ views on Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. New Delhi: The...

BJP’s prestige at stake in Bengal battlefield

New Delhi: The five state Assembly elections are quite crucial for both the BJP and Congress. The prestige of the BJP and Congress is...

Robert Vadra ‘religiously’ pursuing political ambition

Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law keen to join politics when dissenters are up in arms again. New Delhi: AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s husband, Robert Vadra,...

Rahul’s prestige at stake, Congress keen to win Kerala

Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra are set to campaign in the southern state. New Delhi: With Rahul Gandhi’s prestige at stake in Kerala, the Congress...

Congress gets stronger due to infighting in Rajasthan BJP

Rahul Gandhi’s Rajasthan visit gives more power to CM Gehlot. New Delhi: The growing infighting in BJP in Rajasthan is going to be a boon...

Rahul’s fresh attack on farm laws rekindles Cong hopes

Congress campaign against farm laws may meet the fate of land acquisition bills. New Delhi: There is a perceptible sense of enthusiasm in the Congress after...

Congress will find it difficult to crack Kerala

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s image is at stake in the southern state. New Delhi: There is no denying that the Kerala Assembly elections will,...

Discontent in Uttarakhand BJP a wake-up call for leadership

BJP leaders upset with Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, may desert party. New Delhi: With the discontent growing among the Uttarakhand BJP leaders, the party...

Decline in Trivendra’s popularity worries BJP

New Delhi: The BJP leadership is receiving worrying signals from Uttarakhand, with various agencies suggesting a decline in the popularity graph of Chief Minister...

UP polls ahead, govt keen to end farmers’ protest soon

Farmers missing a strong opposition leader who could make the government feel the heat. New Delhi: With the farmers’ strength on the borders swelling again...

Congress’ internal politics comes to the fore in CWC meet

Ashok Gehlot emerges as the central figure in Congress’ politics. New Delhi: The CWC meeting held on Friday saw Congress’ internal politics coming to the...

Will Rahul Gandhi take over as Congress chief soon?

New Delhi: Soon after returning from abroad, Congress former president Rahul Gandhi hit the streets on the issue of farmers. His activeness is being seen...

Assembly polls in five states likely in April

New DElhi: Assembly elections in five states, including West Bengal, may be held in April, with the board examinations scheduled to take place in...

Sonia reposes trust in dissenters

Robert Vadra keen on political plunge; Rahul’s nod awaited. New Delhi: In what is being described as important development having far-reaching implications in the Congress,...

CWC meet soon to zero in on new Congress chief

Uncertainty looms over Rahul Gandhi’s appointment as party chief; Priyanka Vadra becomes active to salvage party. A meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) may...

RAHUL’S RISE TO PARTY CHIEF POST UNLIKELY TO BE CAKEWALK

With a section of the Congress keeping silent over the issue of Rahul Gandhi being handed over the reins of the party once again,...

Sonia meets ‘dissenters’ to salvage Congress

Some senior leaders said that there is an agreement on Rahul Gandhi being given the charge of the party. New Delhi: Just nine days ahead...

Key changes in Rajasthan BJP on the cards

Former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje may be asked to be active at the central level. New Delhi: The BJP in Rajasthan may see some key...

Will Sonia Gandhi call it quits the next year?

The real issue is the next chairman of the UPA. NEW DELHI: Will Congress’ interim president Sonia Gandhi retire from politics next year? There are...

Congress decline calls for strong remedial steps by leadership

Experts believe that Rahul Gandhi will have to take some hard decisions to set things right. NEW DELHI: There seems to be no end to...

Congress seeks to benefit from farmers’ protests

The Congress leadership is trying to be politically relevant on the issue of farm laws. New Delhi: The farmers’ stir against the Centre’s farm laws has...

Tough for Gandhis after Ahmed Patel’s death

Leaders who wrote to Sonia Gandhi aren’t yet at peace with the leadership; Patel’s skill of finding a middle path will be missed. New Delhi:...

PM Modi may expand Cabinet before 14 December

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to carry out expansion-cum-reshuffle of his Cabinet before 14 December. He is done with his homework...

Congress stares at bleak political future after Bihar drubbing

New Delhi: The Bihar debacle has triggered a massive infighting in the Congress, with leaders shifting blame on each other. But the question is...

PM finds BJP chief Nadda a worthy successor to Amit Shah

New Delhi: Given the success in the Bihar Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi now seems to be seeing the BJP chief J.P. Nadda...

Bihar shocker may lead to discord in Congress

‘Rahul Gandhi made a mistake by giving poll responsibility to inexperienced leaders sans knowledge of ground situation’. New Delhi: After the Bihar debacle, questions are...

Priyanka fails to boost Congress in UP

New Delhi: AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s “experiment” to revive the Congress in Uttar Pradesh seems to have been unsuccessful. Priyanka Vadra put...

Will Bihar poll results spring a surprise?

New Delhi: Will the Bihar Assembly poll results again spring a surprise? Indications after the first phase of polling suggest so. However, it cannot...

Congress’ internal polls will elect CWC members, not president

New Delhi: The Congress is gearing up for organisational elections. But the exercise is not for electing a full-time president of the party. It...

Congress’ campaign against farm laws may run into rough weather

If the NDA gets success in Bihar polls, the Congress campaign will be weakened. New Delhi: The Congress is sparing no effort to make the...

Nitish Kumar banking on PM Modi in Bihar polls

‘This is the reason why both the BJP and JDU are trying to make the election as Modi versus others’. New Delhi: With the election...

Suspense over Congress’ media cell head continues

Will Rahul Gandhi go for a senior leader or someone junior? New Delhi: Who will be the chairman of the Congress’ media department? This is...

Does Priyanka believe in numerology?

Is it just a coincidence that Priyanka’s house number adds up to 8, like in her earlier house? New Delhi: Does Priyanka Gandhi Vadra believe...

Rahul asks leaders to fall in line

New Delhi: Hitting the streets against the gruesome Hathras incident in Uttar Pradesh and against farm laws in Punjab, Congress’ former president Rahul Gandhi...

Rahul believes Kamal will counter ‘Kamal’ in MP bypolls

However, Jyotiraditya Scindia is sure of the BJP’s victory in the bypolls. NEW DELHI: Congress’ former president Rahul Gandhi is banking on Kamal Nath for...

Priyanka will have to leave Delhi to salvage Cong in U.P.

Her decision to hit the road on the Hathras issue came a little bit late. NEW DELHI: Riding on the issue of the gruesome Hathras...

Congress’ ‘raw deal’ for legal luminaries, farmers, academics

New Delhi: Is the Congress giving a raw deal to legal luminaries, farmers and academics who are associated with the Grand Old Party? If...

Congress will focus more on MP than on Bihar

New Delhi: The Congress is going to focus more on bypolls for 28 seats of Madhya Pradesh than on the Bihar Assembly elections. As...

‘Team Rahul’ deals with factionalism in Congress

Promotion of some youth leaders may impact politics of the Congress in various states. New Delhi: As a result of the recent AICC reshuffle, the...

Govt will plough through storm over farm bills

The priority of the government is to get the farm bills passed in Rajya Sabha. New Delhi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly defending the...

Scindia poses challenge to Congress in MP bypolls

New Delhi: The BJP high command has now become more serious about the by-elections in 27 seats of Madhya Pradesh. The Central leadership of...

AICC rejig doesn’t address dissenters’ ‘main issue’

‘Congress cannot challenge PM Modi under the leadership of either Rahul Gandhi or Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’. New Delhi: Thirteen months after again taking over the...

Preparations for Congress’ internal polls gather pace

Lists of AICC members from every state are being scrutinized. New Delhi: Activities related to the internal polls of the Congress are gaining momentum, although...

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