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

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

There has been a lot of speculation in the media on whether Nitin Gadkari will get a second term as the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party. While some of the major newspapers have indicated that the possibility looked very strong given that the Sangh Parivar has not been able to find any alternative name, nothing can be said with certainty as yet. 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

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

Last week’s high political drama, which resulted in, Anna Hazare finally breaking his fast has shown up sharp divisions within the ruling Congress party. Read more

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh has virtually blamed his junior colleague and former MoS in his office and now Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan for the PJ Thomas goof up. 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