Swati Chaturvedi – Author, NDTV.com

Opinion: Serially Insulted By BJP, Nitish Kumar Left With Nowhere To Go

Swati Chaturvedi | Tuesday April 03, 2018

From being talked about as a possible Prime Ministerial candidate (talk that he fanned assiduously for years), Nitish Kumar, the Chief minister of Bihar, has reduced himself to Indian politics' nowhere man.

Opinion: Rahul Gandhi's Clever Handling Of Sachin Pilot, Siddaramaiah

Swati Chaturvedi | Saturday March 31, 2018

A bland communique from the Congress party announcing that Ashok Gehlot would be the General Secretary in charge of training, signed by the man he was succeeding, Janardan Dwivedi, has set the cat among the pigeons in the Congress as well as the BJP.

Opinion: Yogi's Touching Concern For Mayawati Betrays Anxiety

Swati Chaturvedi | Saturday March 24, 2018

The political score at half time is one all for Bua-Bhatija and the BJP. Look for things to get ugly.

Opinion: The Adityanath Factor In BJP's Defeat

Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday March 14, 2018

This tactical alliance that was successful today was being seen as a dry run for 2019.

Opinion: Akhilesh Yadav Has Bested Rahul Gandhi With Mayawati Experiment

Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday March 07, 2018

It is the Phulpur result which will indicate what next for the most politically strategic state in the country. In some ways, it is even more of a bellwether than the Karnataka polls. Results will be known on March 14.

Opinion: BJP Takes Charge Of North East, Says Karnataka Next

Swati Chaturvedi | Saturday March 03, 2018

While the general elections are still wide open, Shah and Modi have displayed an awesome war arsenal. They don't just want a "Congress-mukt Bharat" they want an "opposition-mukt Bharat."

Opinion: Congress' Madhya Pradesh Results Should Concern Rahul Gandhi

Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday March 01, 2018

If the Gujarat assembly elections were a wake-up call for the BJP, this win is a reality check for the Congress.

Opinion: Rahul Gandhi And Congress Show Signs Of Throwing Off Stupor

Swati Chaturvedi | Friday February 23, 2018

While senior Congress leaders are delighted that Gandhi, after taking over as president from his mother in December, has made no missteps and stayed put with sustained political engagement and new-found aggression, gaping holes remain in the party's strategy.

Opinion: With Gandhi-Bashing Speeches, PM Modi Sets Agenda For Next Election

Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday February 08, 2018

The contents of Modi's speeches essentially consisted of attacking the Gandhi family and the Congress party with dollops of extremely problematic history.

Opinion: An Expected Change In Key RSS Post Could Help Modi Soon

Swati Chaturvedi | Monday February 05, 2018

A huge organisational shake-up which will be critical to the general election could happen in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) around the end of March, when the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS), which is the organization's top decision-making body, meets in Nagpur.

Opinion: Sachin Pilot Shows The Congress Beating The BJP Is Possible

Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday February 01, 2018

The takeaway for the Congress from Rajasthan should be the critical difference made by empowering strong state-level leadership.

Opinion: Yashwant Sinha's New Plan Vs Modi, Starring Himself

Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday January 25, 2018

Sinha says his morcha will kick off in Delhi and then organize events across India till the next general election, rallying against the Modi-led BJP government of which he has been a vocal critic.

Opinion: Sam Pitroda Emerges As Rahul Gandhi's Ram Madhav

Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday January 03, 2018

The trip, timed after parliament wraps on the 5th (Friday), is part of the newly-minted initiative by Gandhi's strategist Sam Pitroda, who conceived his successful Berkeley trip in September which showcased a more confident and assertive Gandhi talking to students ahead of his big Gujarat campaign.

Opinion: Kejriwal Vs Kumar Vishwas Likely To Turn A Whole Lot Ugly

Swati Chaturvedi | Tuesday January 02, 2018

Vishwas' serial messages and phone calls have been resolutely been ignored by Kejriwal for nearly a month now.

Opinion: Gujarat Gives Clear Message To Modi-Shah

Swati Chaturvedi | Monday December 18, 2017

The Gujarat voters ensured that they sent a message. A party with intelligent political smarts will read it and react quickly.

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