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Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
About the AuthorNilanjan Mukhopadhyay
The writer is an author and journalist based in Delhi-NCR. His latest book is 'The Demolition and the Verdict: Ayodhya and the Project to Reconfigure India', and he�??s also the author of 'Narendra Modi: The Man, The Times'. He tweets at @NilanjanUdwin.
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    With pre-poll alliances, BJP stoops to conquer

    The BJP adopted a -"take it or leave it-" attitude in 2014 as it was certain that it was the winning horse.

    22 Feb 2019 1:17 AM IST

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    The BJP now, like all non-Communist parties, has one presiding deity, and anyone not paying obeisance is most likely to...

    9 Feb 2019 7:34 AM IST

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    After Priyanka Gandhi's entry into politics, however, it is difficult to envisage an Opposition alliance minus the...

    25 Jan 2019 2:26 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    Hopes, fears dominate the new 2019 narrative

    The govt's urgency to evolve a new narrative is evidence that the verdict of 2014 did not lead to the fulfilment of the...

    11 Jan 2019 7:30 AM IST

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    After a year of big shifts, decision time lies ahead

    The defeat of the BJP in the Lok Sabha byelection in Kairana convinced the Opposition parties that alliance formation...

    28 Dec 2018 12:10 AM IST

    Congress president Rahul Gandhi said his partys victory was a clear message to PM Modi that people are not happy with decisions, including demonetisation and those pertaining to farmers and youth. (Photo: ANI)Opinion
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    Instead of awaiting the BJP to implode like in Chhattisgarh, the Congress must provide an alternate vision for India.

    14 Dec 2018 7:17 AM IST

    RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    BJP, RSS & Ayodhya: The future is unclear

    If it comes to choosing between the government and furthering its movement, the RSS will always opt for the latter.

    30 Nov 2018 7:27 AM IST

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    Last year, Rahul Gandhi began temple-hopping in Gujarat and there has been no stopping.

    16 Nov 2018 7:25 AM IST

    PM Modi dedicated the 597 feet or 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to the nation on his 143rd birth anniversary in Gujarats Narmada district. (Photo: Twitter | @narendramodi)Opinion
    Why the Sangh needs to bank on Sardar's legacy

    The issue of Patel not being conferred the Bharat Ratna is cited as proof of his undermining.

    2 Nov 2018 2:37 AM IST

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: File)Opinion
    The politics of renaming

    Although the politics of renaming has acquired greater public attention since 2014, the plan is part of the saffron...

    20 Oct 2018 1:39 AM IST

    BSP supremo MayawatiOpinion
    Maya jolt to Opp. unity: Is BJP glee premature?

    This conclusion arises from an understanding that views the impending state elections through the prism of the Lok Sabha...

    5 Oct 2018 12:14 AM IST

    RSS chief Mohan BhagwatOpinion
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    There are two prisms through which one can view the RSS' most concerted bid at public relations.

    21 Sept 2018 12:23 AM IST

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