Swati Chaturvedi – Author, NDTV.com

Opinion: Who Saw Sidhu Disaster Coming? Everyone - Except Gandhi Siblings

Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday September 29, 2021

Captain Amarinder Singh, who lost his job as Punjab Chief Minister thanks to rival Navjot Singh Sidhu, is clearly relishing his "I told you so" moment.

Opinion: Behind-The-Scenes Of Vijay Rupani's Exit

Swati Chaturvedi | Saturday September 11, 2021

Barely 15 months before Gujarat is meant to choose its next government, Vijay Rupani resigned today as Chief Minister; so did his cabinet. They got the memo from the BJP high command.

Opinion: RG's Breakfast Meeting Shows A New Style Of Leadership

Swati Chaturvedi | Tuesday August 03, 2021

For the Congress, the "Brekkie and Bike Meet" was a show of strength, as also for Rahul Gandhi, who is showing more signs of accepting that is he is in fact calling the shots while his mother, Sonia, is officially the (interim) President.

Opinion: 3 'Exit Interviews' For Yediyurappa Got Him What He Wanted

Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday July 28, 2021

This episode ends with BSY being benched - and yet establishing he's still very much in the game.

Opinion: Sidhu Can Do Exactly As He Pleases - The Gandhis' Message

Swati Chaturvedi | Monday July 19, 2021

The large step up for Sidhu also serves another purpose - to force a succession plan in Punjab. The Captain is now 79. In 2017, he had said that would be his last election.

Opinion: "The PK Plan" - What The Gandhis And He Have Discussed

Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday July 14, 2021

Sources say "The PK Plan" to reanimate the Congress has already been submitted by the strategist to the Gandhis.

Opinion: Another Big Bang Move From Modi - This Time With Cabinet

Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday July 08, 2021

With these crackling changes, Modi has kicked it up a notch - and then some - ahead of the Uttar Pradesh elections and at a time when his government appeared vulnerable to charges of weak governance on key frontiers.

Opinion: "Very, Very Sad," Says Sachin Pilot On Latest Congress Exit

Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday June 09, 2021

They have a common bitterness about the fact that Gandhi was non-responsive to all their suggestions, about being side-lined by veteran leaders and are deeply apprehensive about the Congress' interest in working overtime to end its career slump.

Opinion: BJP's Dilemma As Himanta B Sarma Waits To Be Chief Minister

Swati Chaturvedi | Friday May 07, 2021

Himanta Biswa Sarma, 52, is restive, while his MLAs are vocal that after delivering Assam twice to the BJP, it is now their man's turn to hold the top job of Chief Minister.

Opinion: 4 Big Points On BJP's Poor Result In UP Panchayat Elections

Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday May 05, 2021

The results of the recently-held panchayat polls in UP do not look good for the ruling BJP led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Opinion: Mamata Is Souring Her Victory With Anti-BJP Violence

Swati Chaturvedi | Tuesday May 04, 2021

Banerjee needs to publicly call for an end to the violence and demonstrate that she means it.

Opinion: Opinion: It Was BJP Who Made It Mamata vs Modi. Too Far.

Swati Chaturvedi | Sunday May 02, 2021

West Bengal has given Modi and Shah a reality check. Prashant Kishor does not have to give up his job (as he had promised he would if the Trinamool lost). Now, over to Punjab and Uttar Pradesh for the next big fight.

Opinion: Gujarat Dinner A Top-Class Teaching Moment From Both Pawar And Shah

Swati Chaturvedi | Monday March 29, 2021

Amit Shah's statement that "not everything can be made public" is being interpreted as affirmation of the fact that on Saturday night, he met Sharad Pawar for dinner at the home of a billionaire in Gujarat.

Opinion: Ever Bigger, Ever More - BJP's Strategy For Bengal

Swati Chaturvedi | Sunday February 07, 2021

Whether it's an Amit Shah "master stroke", as the adoring political groupies including journalists term his moves, remains to be seen but what is patently clear now is that the contest for Bengal will be between the Trinamool A-team, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and the Trinamool B-team, led by Shah.

Opinion: R&R - Rihanna And Rakesh Tikait - And Their Impact

Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday February 03, 2021

The farmers say the government's offer to keep the laws on hold for 18 months while talks are held between both sides is unacceptable. The government says it will not repeal the laws but is open to hearing what changes are needed. The latest pictures arriving from camps, though, of farmers being virtually blocked into their sites, speak volumes of how far apart the tw...

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