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25 Seats, 25 Forts, 1 Vote Bank: The RJD Autopsy
Tejashwi Yadav spent months dominating headlines with fiery rhetoric — promises of “10 lakh jobs by Diwali,” a slick “MY” rebrand (Mahila-Yuva, they claimed, though the old Muslim-Yadav scent lingered), and sharp jabs at “Sushasan Babu” Nitish Kumar. For a while, it seemed like Bihar was his to take. Then came November 14, 2025: counting…
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Waqf Amendment Bill 2025: BJP Proves the Naysayers Wrong with a Hard-Fought Victory
In 2024, when the BJP fell short of the 272-seat mark on its own in the Lok Sabha elections, India’s elite and self-proclaimed political analysts were quick to write the party’s obituary. “Modi’s popularity is waning,” they declared with smug certainty, sipping their overpriced lattes in Delhi’s elite circles. A chorus of pundits chimed in,…
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What If Akhilesh Yadav and his Party Had Managed the 2025 Maha Kumbh? Just Imagine the chaos!!
The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious gathering, has always been a test of governance, efficiency, and, in some cases, sheer incompetence. While the 2013 Maha Kumbh, orchestrated under the ever-so-dynamic (read: clueless) leadership of Akhilesh Yadav and his Samajwadi Party (SP), was a shining example of how not to manage an event, the…
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Looking beyond the narratives: the real reason for BJP’s setback in Uttar Pradesh
The Lok Sabha results on June 4, 2024 for the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh was nothing less than a twisted climax that almost no one saw coming. Almost everyone was surprised – some were ecstatic and some were depressed but everyone was affected. Out of eighty Lok Sabha seats BJP won only 33 seats…
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Atrangi Bhaiya Ji
[Disclaimer: This is a satire on the current state of electoral politics/campaigns in UP and not a movie review. Spoiler Alert!] I recently watched a Hindi movie Atrangi Re. Twenty five minutes into the movie, I realized that there are uncanny similarities between Rinku Suryavanshi, a character played by Sara Ali Khan, in the movie…
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Remembering some of the iconic work by Akhilesh Yadav during his days
I recently heard Akhilesh Yadav complaining that Modi and Yogi are busy with inauguration and laying foundation stone ceremonies as election in UP are approaching; interestingly, he does not stop here. He adds on that, they are inaugurating facilities for which his government did a lot of work. He said the same for Purvanchal Express,…
Infinite Sea of Opportunities 