An English magazine has aptly described both Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi as ‘Corporate Leaders.’

As Modi hopped from one session to the other organised by India Inc (with Rahul making one appearance), I was really wondering who will decide the fate of their respective political party in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Read more

The day the Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi mooted a self-appraisal system for the state party leaders, I wondered what would be the parameters on which they would be judged. Read more

The other day listening to a debate on the burning topic of Rahul versus Modi, I was aghast to hear a senior Muslim leader’s comment, “If I have to choose between development and deaths in elections, I will vote for the latter.” Read more

After hearing the non-committal replies of two young leaders Akhilesh Yadav and Jayant Choudhary, I am convinced that our political system is too fragile to restrain khaps and their diktats. Read more

When Rahul Gandhi presented Sam Pitroda as a vishkarma (a backward caste) at a public rally in UP’s backward district Akbarpur during the recent assembly election, the country was amused if not shocked. Read more

For decades Uttar Pradesh kept churning out prime ministers one after another for the country. Despite its acute backwardness, the state never lagged on that count. But after the death of Rajiv Gandhi that suddenly stopped and other states took the lead. Read more

Chief minister designate Akhilesh Yadav was bang on when he had said the youth in the state were with him. “The crowds queuing outside the employment exchanges in the state tell us that youth is supporting us and not Rahul,” he said. Read more

It’s getting clearer by the day. The Congress is making a comeback in Uttar Pradesh after 22 years. And those who detest dynasty rule have no option but to digest this fact. Many are misreading his combative mood as ‘arrogance’, his statement on ’sitting in opposition in case of a fractured verdict’ as his frustration. Instead, he is demanding people to give him a clear verdict. He is also sending a clear message that he is not power hungry. Read more

Chote Lal Chaurasia, a retired UP government official, walked into my room the other day. He was brimming with excitement. He giggled, he laughed as he shared his experience of meeting Rahul Gandhi in Delhi recently. Read more

I was enraged by Rahul Gandhi’s comment that had described the hardworking people of Hindi heartland as ‘beggar’. But after a while I thought what was wrong in the statement? Not the intent at least. Read more