About Pankaj Vohra
If he hadn’t become a journalist, Pankaj Vohra could have been anything from a cop to a politician or even a musician, cartoonist or a sportsman. He has strong views on a number of subjects, which often rub people the wrong way because he does not conceal his real feelings while writing. Being a thorough bred Delhiite, he has tremendous love for the city he was born in and has seen its metamorphosis over the years. Pankaj Vohra is at present the Political Editor of Hindustan Times and has worked in all the three top newspapers of this country-The TOI, The Hindu and HT. He loves to travel but his heart is always in his favorite city- Delhi.
A day after Narendra Modi was appointed the Chairman of the BJP’s central campaign committee, veteran politician and co-founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Balraj Madhok spoke to him on the phone and gave him his blessings. [Read more]

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Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 7:09 pm
Filed under Politics, india · Tagged Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Balraj Madhok, Hindustan Times, hindutva, jd(u), LK Advani, Nanaji Deshmukh, Narendra Modi, news, Pankaj Vohra, RSS, Sangh Parivar, Shivanand Tiwari
Ever since the DMK withdrew its support from the UPA government at the Centre, there has been speculation regarding early elections to Lok Sabha. This was so because after both DMK and earlier the Trinamool had parted ways with the ruling alliance the coalition was reduced to a minority government. [Read more]

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Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 7:47 pm
Filed under Politics · Tagged BJP, BSP, Congress, DMK, Election commission, food secutiry law, Hindustan Times, K. Keshava Rao, Lok Sabha polls, monsoon session, news, Pankaj Vohra, saffrone brigade, SP, Telengana, trinamools, UPA
The expulsion of noted lawyer and Rajya Sabha MP, Ram Jethmalani from the Bharatiya Janata Party for six years on grounds of indiscipline is being interpreted in political circles differently. [Read more]

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Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 7:18 pm
Filed under Politics, india · Tagged BJP, Hindustan Times, Kalyan Singh, Madan Lal Khurana, Narendra Modi, Nitin Gadkari, Pankaj Vohra, Ram Jethmalani, Ram Jethmalani’s expulsion, Sushma Swaraj, Uma Bharti
Congress vice President Rahul Gandhi has warned Congressmen that he would come down with a heavy hand if he finds party activists indulging in factionalism. [Read more]

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Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Friday, May 24, 2013 at 9:09 pm
Filed under Politics · Tagged Amarinder Singh, Birender Singh, Congress, factionalism, Hindustan Times, Jagmit Singh Brar, Kiran Chowdhury, Kumari Selja, Manmohan Singh, news, Pankaj Vohra, Pratap Singh Bajwa, Rahul Gandhi, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Sonia Gandhi
The Congress has been in the news for the wrong reasons. Two Cabinet ministers belonging to the party, both Punjabis had to quit the government recently following separate controversies. [Read more]

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Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 7:49 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Ashwani Kumar, cbi report on coal scam, coal scam, Congress, Manmohan Singh, Pankaj Vohra, pawan bansal, railway bribery scam, Sonia Gandhi, UPA congress rift