Rajnath Singh’s second tenure as the BJP president will determine whether the Saffron Party will once again re-assert itself in the Parliamentary poll or go the same way it did after 2009 when he was also incharge. Read more

The suspense over the second term of Nitin Gadkari ended earlier this week when the Maharashtra leader decided to withdraw himself from the race after it was certain that he could not be the unanimous choice for the top post. Read more

Has the recent statement by Sushma Swaraj, BJP stalwart and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha been wrongly interpreted in some circles as an endorsement of Narendra Modi for the top job in the country? In order to reach any conclusion, one has to first see the context in which she praised the Gujarat Chief Minister as also the timing and venue of her observation. Read more

General VK Singh, Chief of the Army Staff continues to be in the news and the government as well as the political class do not seem to like it one bit. When Singh had gone to the Supreme Court on his age issue, I had written a blog demanding his dismissal for insubordination, which in the armed forces is one of the biggest sins. Read more

Earlier this week, BJP’s chief spokesman, Ravi Shankar Prasad took everyone by surprise by declaring that Rahul Gandhi should be made the Prime Minister for the remaining period of the UPA so that people in this country can evaluate his performance. Read more

Ever since the US think tank expressed the view that Narendra Modi, the controversial Gujarat chief minister could be the BJP’s choice for Prime Ministership in the next Parliamentary elections, all newspapers and TV channels have been speculating whether it will be Modi Vs Rahul in 2014 (or earlier). Read more

The recent judgement by the apex court directing the Special Investigation Team, which investigated the Gulbarg massacre to place its report before the designated magistrate, has once again put the spotlight on chief minister Narendra Modi and his alleged involvement in the riots that shook the state in 2002. Read more

It was really nice to see international matches being played at Delhi’s Ferozeshah Kotla grounds after a long time. Read more

It was a Sunday (January 30) with a difference. The venue was the third floor terrace of the India International Centre and the occasion was very significant as it was emotional. It was a get together of the newly formed exclusive club of the Delhi University Student leaders of the seventies. Read more

There has been a lot of speculation on why the BJP maintained a low profile following the Allahabad High Court verdict declaring the disputed area as the possible birthplace of Lord Rama. Normally speaking the verdict should have galvanized the Saffron party leading to a huge credit claiming exercise. Read more