As an elected BJP-led government gets to work in Manipur amid protests from Kuki-Zo-Hmar tribes in the hills, the Centre is at an advanced stage of finalising a Kuki-Zo peace deal, The Indian Express has learnt. According to sources within the government, this deal could be on the lines of the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority…
(Each week, Deputy Editor Liz Mathew maps the changing political landscape from New Delhi, focusing on power equations, policy moves, and shifts in alliances.) The BJP and the NDA alliance are in power in 21 states and Union Territories, but that is not enough for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party workers, according to Amit…
In a move that could further sharpen the confrontation between the government and the Opposition, the INDIA bloc is preparing to move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) also backing the move. Sources said the Opposition wants to move the motion as soon as possible and signatures…
The gridlock in the Lok Sabha continued on Monday as the government refused to budge over the Opposition’s demand that Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi be allowed to address the House before the discussion on the Union Budget. Opposition floor leaders met at the start of the day’s proceedings and said the House could…
As the high-voltage campaign for the Telangana urban local body elections came to an end Monday, the three major contenders – the ruling Congress, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the BJP – are looking to get an upper hand in the February 11 polls. Another player, the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM, has adopted a wait and…
When Mamata Banerjee appeared in the Supreme Court on February 4 to argue against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, she made it a point to emphasise the “human cost” of the exercise. “And more than 100 people died. Can you imagine? BLOs (Booth Level Officers) died and they have written a letter…
4 min readKolkataFeb 10, 2026 03:18 PM IST First published on: Feb 10, 2026 at 07:33 AM IST Controversy erupted within the Congress in poll-bound West Bengal after its Pradesh Mahila Congress chief Shrabanti Singh accused state party president Subhankar Sarkar of harassing and insulting Mahila Congress functionaries. Sarkar, however, said it was a “conspiracy”…
While the BJP on Monday emerged as the clear frontrunner in Zilla Parishads across Maharashtra, the results also revealed that the two NCPs – the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar and NCP(SP) chief Sharad Pawar – which contested most seats in alliance on a common symbol reaped rich dividends. According…
(As West Bengal gears up for the Assembly polls, every Tuesday, The Indian Express’s Kolkata bureau chief Ravik Bhattacharya decodes the electoral trends, political signals, and campaign moves shaping the contest.) Forty-eight hours is all it took for Mamata Banerjee to establish why, despite all the accusations of high-handedness and corruption against the Trinamool Congress…
Nearly three months after his Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) was decimated in the Bihar Assembly elections, Prashant Kishor has again hit the streets, starting a new statewide yatra in a bid to rebuild his party and reorganise its demoralised rank and file at the grassroots level. Poll strategist-turned-politician Kishor began his yatra, called “Bihar Navnirman…