Page 13 - Indian Politics

Kerala, Goa, Chandigarh best governed states and union territory, says PAC

UP, Odisha and Bihar were at the bottom of the ranking, scoring negative points

Covid & festive politics

Being the astute politician, Mr Modi has made his Bengal play a studied contrast to Ms Banerjee's irresponsible generosity

Best of BS Opinion: Tanishq ad row, Bangladesh's per capita GDP, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Modi's popularity remains undiminished. Will there be a reckoning someday?

People may have got sicker and poorer under him, but his appeal remains untarnished. How is that possible?

Om Prakash Dhankar: The big test ahead for BJP's new Haryana chief

Despite being one of the most powerful ministers during the first term of the BJP-led government, in 2019, he lost to Kuldeep Vats, a Congress candidate, by 11,245 votes

Skillful politician with knack for realpolitik, Amar Singh could do it all

Singh, 64, had undergone kidney transplant in 2011 and was not keeping well for a long time. He was admitted to a hospital in Singapore some eight months ago

Follow the money: Why parties are at pains to deny states to rivals

Much of the money to be milked from the govt system for political use is at the state level, not central. What's more, the same money can be denied to the Opposition, writes T N Ninan

Covid-19: 8-point protocol for MPs ahead of Parliamentary panel meetings

The Rajya Sabha has eight Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees of the House, of which two are chaired by Congress leaders Anand Sharma and Jairam Ramesh.

Author Milan Vaishnav sees Covid-19 reshaping political campaigns in India

Covid-19 is pushing Indian political parties to quickly look for alternative ways of mobilisation.

Covid-19 impact: Politicians log on to tech to get past lockdown hurdles

In view of the nationwide to prevent the spread of coronavirus, face-to-face interactions and political gatherings have been replaced by virtual meetings

The Congress' golden years

Book review of The Lotus Years: Political Life in India in the Time of Rajiv Gandhi

Jyotiraditya Scindia: From toast of Congress to breadcrumb of BJP

We may be staring at a de-ideologised generation of politicians in whose hands neither the Constitution nor the liberal society we seek is safe

Kapil Mishra to Bagga, polarising faces take centre stage in Delhi BJP

The next significant change in the population composition was brought about by migrants, largely from undivided Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

Not solo: Shivraj Chouhan has challengers on his road to MP CM's office

Narendra Tomar, Narottam Mishra and Kailash Vijayvargiya are among his challengers in CM race

Shekhar Gupta: Socialism of the elites

Scindia's 'non-AC' Range Rover shows how a unique brand of hypocritical - and self-destructive - socio-populism is our national ideology. Reason why Hindu Rate of Growth is India's destiny

Genpact CEO Tyagarajan explains how he came to be known as 'Tiger'

Tyagarajan tells Nivedita Mookerji why the coronavirus outbreak is a wake-up call for people across the world

Why independent Dalit political outfits are failing to win elections

Badri Narayan explains why it has become harder to mobilise the Dalit community en bloc under the banner of Dalit political parties

Explained: What is a whip and what happens if it is disobeyed in the house?

The confusion over who the NCP whip is has led to people asking, what is meant by whip. Here's all you need to know

Message from the states

Time for economy to be the focus of politics

Ayodhya verdict will have 'consequences' for India's polity: Muslim parties

The top court reserved the verdict in the politically sensitive case on October 16 after hearing it for 40 days