The prime minister’s speech is polarising in more ways than one. His remarks didn’t merely demonise the Muslims but also sought to pit the poor against each other.

The minister from the state's Congress government also said that the 2024 general election is being fought over real livelihood issues like price rise, unemployment and the growing gap between the rich and the poor.

In Banswada on Sunday, Modi invoked the spectre of the Congress 'redistributing' 'mangalsutra', 'gold', 'land' and 'property' of 'mothers-sisters' to those who have many children and are 'infiltrators', misleadingly referring to an 18-year speech by Manmohan Singh about Muslims allegedly having the first right to resources.

In Banswada on Sunday, Modi invoked the spectre of the Congress 'redistributing' 'mangalsutra', 'gold', 'land' and 'property' of 'mothers-sisters' to those who have many children and are 'infiltrators', misleadingly referring to an 18-year speech by Manmohan Singh about Muslims allegedly having the first right to resources.

The biggest phase, voting for 102 Lok Sabha seats, as well as for two state assemblies in an unprecedented seven-phase long schedule is underway. While the BJP and Modi are battling ten years of incumbency, unemployment and price rise, the Opposition is struggling to beat the resource mismatch.

The survey also found that respondents believed that inflation, unemployment and corruption increased during Modi's rule but did not pin responsibility on him; and that Siddaramaiah led the prime minister in terms of popularity in the state.

AAP’s persistently aggressive canvassing against the Modi government, and a palpable sympathy towards the popular Delhi chief minister, has now forced the BJP’s hand and it is desperately trying to poach AAP’s core voters.

It may take a much longer time than these elections for the RJD and Samajwadi Party to shed their exclusively Muslim-Yadav identity, but they have made a promising start.

Multiple leaders spoke of the necessity to forget differences.

Participants and leaders at the rally spoke about how a coalition government, and not one-party rule, will strengthen India and its democracy

For two decades, the Congress has not been able to hit the double-digit mark in Lok Sabha polls in this state which sends 28 MPs to the Lower House. The situation looks set to dramatically change this time.

The party declared that it received Rs 13 crore through electoral bonds between April 10, 2019 and April 26, 2019, but named only these two donors. It contested the 2019 election along with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.

"SBI in an RTI reply confirmed that these unique numbers were recorded and it is used for audit trail. The finance ministry responded to my story saying that the unique hidden number is a security feature. So both are true, it is a security feature and also used for audit trail."

Obsessed with managing news headlines, especially in such adverse situations, the Modi-led BJP has reverted to playing the polarisation game. However, such cynicism may only end up undermining its “Viksit Bharat” campaign and revealing the chinks in its armour.

The sudden resignation of Haryana’s chief minister, Manohar Lal Khattar today shines the light on what is the latest in a series of missteps, troubles and turbulence being faced by BJP as it rushes to try and convey that it must be treated as the big boss

A closer look at the “historic hike” reveals multiple loopholes and ambiguities.

The long pending grouse of states with the Centre for not sharing resources equitably has rapidly morphed into a political agenda difficult for the BJP to duck. YSRCP and TMC also find themselves chiming with Karnataka and Kerala.

The Prime Minister's reply to the 'Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address' lasted for more than two hours, stitching an all-round political narrative for the BJP in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. 

Why even a Bharat Ratna can’t help the 96-year-old Advani from becoming a mere pawn on Modi’s political chessboard.

Condemning the judiciary is a first for Muslim leaders, and in stark contrast with their stance after the 2019 Supreme Court’s judgment on Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case where they had appealed to the Muslim community to maintain peace and order, and urged community members to move on.