Opinion: Both Chandrababu Naidu, Nitish Kumar Will Likely Bargain Hard

TM Veeraraghav | Wednesday June 05, 2024

Over the next five years, Vijayawada and Patna may play a huge role in the power equations in New Delhi. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Andhra Pradesh's Chief Minister-in-waiting, N Chandrababu Naidu, both are veterans of coalition politics.

Opinion | The Moderates Win As India Returns To Coalition Era, But So Does Modi

TM Veeraraghav | Wednesday June 05, 2024

It is a fascinating election result. One cannot pinpoint a single instance when both sides could celebrate wins. The BJP has fallen well short of a majority on its own.

Opinion: NDA's "400 Paar" Vs INDIA's "At Least 295" - Lesson For Congress?

TM Veeraraghav | Monday June 03, 2024

While the numbers flashing on TV screens from exit polls for Lok Sabha 2024 give a staggering victory, way past 300, to the BJP, and close to or over 400 for the NDA, the opposition debunks all of them and puts forth its own prediction.

Opinion: Why Finding Strong Karnataka Candidates Is Congress' 1st Challenge

TM Veeraraghav | Tuesday March 05, 2024

Electoral politics is, unfortunately, largely a cost-benefit analysis for the contestants, especially in a state like Karnataka with India's richest legislators and parliamentarians, most of whom have huge business interests.

Opinion: A Southern Accent To PM Modi In 2024?

TM Veeraraghav | Friday January 19, 2024

Optics is an integral part of Prime Minster Narendra Modi's persona and there is a southern focus to it, especially since the dawn of 2024.

Opinion: KCR Won Urban Votes But Congress Decimated Him In Rural Areas

TM Veeraraghav | Tuesday December 05, 2023

Six months ago, few leaders, even in the Congress and the INDIA alliance, would have thought that the mighty K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) and his Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) would be defeated in Telangana.

Opinion: Karnataka Momentum Lost, Congress And INDIA Need New Narrative

TM Veeraraghav | Monday December 04, 2023

The first big takeaway for the Congress, and the opposition as a whole, from the results in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana is that the post-Karnataka momentum is lost, or at least has taken a huge hit.

Opinion: All That's Wrong, And Possibly Right, About A "70-Hour Week"

TM Veeraraghav | Saturday November 04, 2023

Few comments have provoked such viral reactions recently as the "70-Hour work week" advice by Infosys Icon and billionaire NR Narayana Murthy. Over the past week,

Opinion: Not Easy For BJP Leadership To Salvage Tamil Nadu Alliance

TM Veeraraghav | Tuesday September 26, 2023

From the jump, the AIADMK-BJP alliance in Tamil Nadu was a consequence of the support needed by factions of the Dravidian party to take control of the government and the party after the death of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in 2016.

Opinion: JDS-BJP Pact Could Be First Step Towards Ending Karnataka's "Adjustment Politics"

TM Veeraraghav | Saturday September 23, 2023

While the JDS and BJP have been allies in the past, the entry of the JDS into the NDA now is a very different chapter in the regional party's politics.

Opinion: Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi's Action Seems To Be Putting BJP In A Spot

TM Veeraraghav | Friday June 30, 2023

Confrontation between Governors and state governments, specifically in opposition-ruled states, is not new in Indian politics.

Opinion: No Space For Women In Siddaramaiah's First Cabinet

TM Veeraraghav | Sunday May 21, 2023

Activists have taken to Twitter to lament the meagre opportunity given to women in electoral politics and demand that parties increase the number of women they field.

Opinion: Rahul Gandhi Needs To Keep The Narrative Local As He Campaigns In Kolar

TM Veeraraghav | Friday April 07, 2023

As Rahul Gandhi gets set to start his 'Satyameva Jayate' campaign from Kolar - will he keep the emphasis firmly local?

Opinion: Can Hindutva Replace Old Social Coalitions In Karnataka?

TM Veeraraghav | Monday March 27, 2023

The Karnataka cabinet's decision to remove four per cent reservations in jobs and educational institutions for Muslims under the OBC quota and shifting them to a different pool is seen as a decisive attempt by the BJP.

Opinion: Will Siddaramaiah Give Congress Second Seat Trouble?

TM Veeraraghav | Saturday March 25, 2023

Interestingly, the declaration of Siddaramaiah as the candidate for the Varuna seat has not entirely ended speculation around whether the Congress Legislature Party chief will eye a second seat for himself.