Sonia Gandhi

The Grand Delusion

Ullekh NP

The bad news is not likely to end soon for Congress. But facing its biggest existential threat, the party leadership continues to be in a state of denial

The Radicalisation of the Congress Mind

Guru Prakash Paswan

Words and actions of party leaders should not be seen in isolation but as part of a long process of ideological transformation

The Low Command

Amita Shah

How the Congress leadership has lost its sway over chief ministers

The increasing impossibility of an anti-Modi coalition

PR Ramesh and Ullekh NP

Opposition unity remains elusive with Congress hurtling from crisis to crisis as old and potential allies grow more suspicious

Bond Elsewhere

Jayanta Ghosal

It seems with a new Parliament building in the offing, the Central Hall bonhomie will soon be a thing of the past

Brahmin Face

Jayanta Ghosal

Prasada had been in touch with Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, too, but ultimately decided to place his bet on BJP even though Akhilesh had offered the deputy chief ministership to him

Divided Rebels

Jayanta Ghosal

Getting increasingly restless over the likely outcome of state Assembly elections on May 2nd

The Always Undecided Post

Jayanta Ghosal

The dissidents, meanwhile, say that it is a Catch-22 situation. Either Rahul Gandhi must take the responsibility or leave the office totally to someone else