Hindustan Times
Strange are the ways of the people. There are always explanations for failures and successes in elections, but a lot more remains inexplicable. The results of the three state assembly elections are no different. Read more
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Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Arunachal Pradesh, BJP, elections, Haryana, INLD, Maharashtra, MNS, National Election Study, Raj Thackeray, Shiv Sena, Study of Developing Societies
Of the three states that vote on October 13th, Maharashtra is the most keenly watched. In Haryana, there isn’t much of a contest and Arunchal Pradesh will not affect the national political scene much. Read more
(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Filed under Policy and Politics · Tagged Arunchal Pradesh, assembly polls, BJP, elections, Haryana, Hindu society, Jammu & Kashmir, JD (U), LK Advani, Maharashtra, marathi, national political scene, Shiv Sena
Jaswant Singh’s expulsion from the BJP has been interpreted by many as an assault on intellectual autonomy and as a sign of Sangh Parivar intolerance. That’s missing the point completely.
The academic value of Jaswant’s interpretation of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, which is at best debatable, is not really the issue here. Read more
(8 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Filed under India, Policy and Politics · Tagged BJP, intellectual autonomy, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Nehru, Sangh Parivar, Sardar Patel
The BJP and the CPM are facing their biggest crises ever. Both parties were defeated badly in the recent elections. Both now seem to be imploding.
Broadly, the diagnosis done by almost all political analysts is the same – the BJP and the CPM have not been able to reconcile themselves with the changed India. Read more
(3 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Filed under Policy and Politics · Tagged BJP, Congress, CPI(M), CPM, electoral defeat, Left
A hung verdict is what dealmakers like. Results of the 15th Lok Sabha elections have disappointed them all.
Busybodies in the capital had been salivating at the opportunities that a fractured verdict would provide. Read more
(2 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged BJP, Congress, India, lok sabha
Three leaders well into their eighties are at the helm of affairs of their respective parties. L K Advani (b 1927), M Karunanidhi (b 1924) and A B Bardhan (b 1926) are not likely to be active in the next elections.
In DMK, succession of leadership is a family affair. It will be sorted between the sons and daughters of Karunanidhi as and when the occasion arises. CPI, a small cadre party, has lined up S Sudhakar Reddy to take over from Bardhan as general secretary. Read more
(5 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Filed under Policy and Politics · Tagged Assembly elections, BJP, elections
I was horrified watching Varun Gandhi’s diatribe against Muslims this week. I hope most of us were.
Varun has successfully placed himself as a leader of the intolerant sections of Hindus, and his venomous oratory is much in demand from BJP candidates in different parts of the country. Read more
(10 votes, average: 3.2 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Filed under Policy and Politics · Tagged BJP, Congress, Congress party, Muslims, politician, Varun Gandhi
