Swati Chaturvedi – Author, NDTV.com

Opinion: Tejasvi Surya's Comment Reveals Latest Battle For BSY

Swati Chaturvedi | Tuesday September 29, 2020

As BSY circles his wagons, Santosh and Shah are breathing down his neck. Expect the proxy war to continue. The next public splash will be when the Karnataka assembly sessions starts. BSY will go down fighting, say his close aides.

Opinion: What Happened At Thackeray-Pawar Meeting On Kangana

Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday September 10, 2020

Will the Sena listen to Pawar? To a point. Attacking Kangana plays to the traditional Sena constituency.

Opinion: Within BJP, The Lobbying Surges For Four Big Vacancies

Swati Chaturvedi | Friday August 28, 2020

The view in the BJP is that Modi and Shah are extremely circumspect in doling out rewards to both BJP leaders and turncoats. And are unlikely to share real power except with each other. Nevertheless, board membership is seen as telegraphing gravitas and strength. Like the Modi cabinet, the board will have designations but real power.

Opinion: As Gandhi Loyalists Are Promoted, Dissenters Say "Told You So"

Swati Chaturvedi | Friday August 28, 2020

The dissenters are clear they will not give up. They are also aware that the Gandhi family and its managers will not go beyond cosmetic reforms and seek only for Rahul Gandhi to take over and remake the Congress in his own image. The 23 may well find they are in a lonely league of their own, one that could steadily shrink.

Opinion: How Monday's Meet Was Steered To Ensure Gandhis Stay In Charge

Swati Chaturvedi | Monday August 24, 2020

Sonia Gandhi ,73, was today declared Interim President of the Congress. Again. After a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), senior leaders and the Gandhi family kicked the contentious leadership can down the road for another six months.

Opinion: BJP's "Pappu 2" Targets Aaditya Thackeray. This Is Why.

Swati Chaturvedi | Friday August 21, 2020

Anonymous, unknown, or a dynast. Doesn't matter. I will root for any and every person working for more liberty, equality and fraternity in India. And I will quietly pray for mutual goodwill among all these persons.

Opinion: Peace Struck, Pilot Says "Didn't I Say I Would Not Join BJP?"

Swati Chaturvedi | Monday August 10, 2020

By ensuring Pilot stays, the Gandhi siblings - Rahul and Priyanka -- have finally scored politically for the Congress. Politics is all about optics.

Opinion: Amid Ayodhya Grandeur, An Impressive Speech By PM Modi

Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday August 05, 2020

At the historic Bhoomi Pujan of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared the stage with two of the most important votaries of Hindutva, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, and Yogi Adityanath, the sutradhar (host) of the ceremony who is also the saffron robe-wearing Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Opinion: "RG Just Doesn't Listen" - The Growing Concern Of Congress

Swati Chaturvedi | Tuesday August 04, 2020

"Rahul Gandhi has changed the culture of our party. This is not the Congress party I joined. He has imposed a cancel culture on the Congress," a former member of Team RG said to me, expressing what is supposedly a spreading disillusionment with the 50-year-old's leadership.

Opinion: Sachin Pilot's Guide To Political Survival

Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday July 16, 2020

Pilot is young - a mere 42 to Gehlot's 69 - and could be better served by waiting it out with the Congress. Rahul Gandhi has reportedly told him he will become Chief Minister at a later point but for now, it would be tough to send him back in Jaipur and risk Gehlot becoming a lame duck. Instead, Pilot could be given a pivotal position at the centre.

Opinion: Fighter Pilot Draws Red Line For Congress

Swati Chaturvedi | Sunday July 12, 2020

Sachin Pilot, publicly unflappable but privately in a long-lasting seethe about his treatment by Ashok Gehlot, is watching in Delhi as his party shoots itself in the foot, repeating all the mistakes it made in Madhya Pradesh barely three months ago.

Opinion: "Tiger" Scindia Helps Amit Shah In Cutting Chouhan To Size

Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday July 08, 2020

As with most families in Indian politics, nothing is entirely as it appears. After he lost the 2018 election, Chouhan was offered the position of BJP Vice-President by Shah. Chouhan refused, stating that his heartwas in MP politics. He will need more than just heart to thrive, rather than survive, there - even after all these decades of experience.

Opinion: Aggrieved Mayawati vs PGV Has Turned To Next-Level

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