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‘Varun not BJP’s benchmark’

marginalmatters wrote 5 months ago: Interview ~ Rajiv Pratap Rudy, BJP spokesperson by Bappaditya Paul A former Union minister, Rajiv Pr … more →

Tags: Politics, BC Khanduri Uttarakhand chief minister, Bihar, BJP, BJP National Executive, BJP spokesperson, BJP young leadership, Chhapra, Hindutva controversy

'The only person to blame for BJP loss is Advani'13 comments

churumuri wrote 6 months ago: How we behave as winners, it is said, reveals a lot about our character. How we behave as losers, it … more →

Tags: Hindutva, Moditva, Issues and Ideas, 2009 Elections, Atal Behari Vajpayee, churumuri, Gandhi, LK Advani, Lenin, Loh Purush

How the Congress family defeated Sangh Parivar23 comments

churumuri wrote 6 months ago: Say what you will, but at least Pramod Mahajan had the courage to come out and face the cameras and, … more →

Tags: Hindutva, Moditva, Issues and Ideas, 2009 Elections, article 370, Atal Behari Vajpayee, Balbir Punj, BJP, chandan mitra, churumuri

Free, frank, fearless? No. Grubby, greedy, gutless19 comments

churumuri wrote 6 months ago: A significant outcome of the 2009 general elections has been the “outing” of the corrupt … more →

Tags: media, Issues and Ideas, churumuri, The Indian Express, sans-serif, 2009 Elections, Ramnath Goenka, M.V. Rajeev Gowda, rajeev gowda

11 Muslim ministers in Manmohan Singh team?25 comments

churumuri wrote 6 months ago: The number of Muslim MPs has come down from 36 in 2004 to 29 in 2009 (including three women) althoug … more →

Tags: Issues and Ideas, muslims, churumuri, sans-serif, Ghulam Nabi Azad, 2009 Elections

As Tom said, price of freedom is eternal vigilance19 comments

churumuri wrote 6 months ago: The saga surrounding the inclusion of various members of the Karunanidhi family in the Manmohan Sing … more →

Tags: Issues and Ideas, DMK, Manmohan Singh, churumuri, sans-serif, M Karunanidhi, MK Azhagiri, 2009 Elections, Kanimozhi

'The date of India's debut as a great power'19 comments

churumuri wrote 6 months ago: Fareed Zakaria in Newsweek: “One can date precisely China’s debut as a great power. It w … more →

Tags: Issues and Ideas, Beijing Olympics, China, churumuri, Fareed Zakaria, India, Indian Elections, Newsweek, sans-serif

Plus la Cong change, plus c'est la meme chose *6 comments

churumuri wrote 6 months ago: Among the many cute arguments that have been advanced for the surprise Congress win in the 2009 elec … more →

Tags: Issues and Ideas, 2009 Elections, ashok tanwar, B.S. Hooda, chandan mitra, Congress, Deepinder Hooda, jagan mohan reddy, Jyoti Mirdha

“Will rework Nuclear Deal if Third Front comes to power”

marginalmatters wrote 7 months ago: Interview ~ Sitaram Yechuri, CPI-M Politburo member by Bappaditya Paul Desperate to see a Third alte … more →

Tags: Politics, Nandigram, gorkhaland, Darjeeling, west bengal, CPI (M), Manmohan Singh, NDA, Third Front

'Fitting finale to five years of foolish opposition'19 comments

churumuri wrote 7 months ago: R. Jagannathan in DNA argues that the BJP lost the plot not in March 2009, when the bugle was sounde … more →

Tags: Issues and Ideas, 2009 Elections, Afzal Guru, BJP, churumuri, DNA, LK Advani, Manmohan Singh, NDA

What if Yediyurappa had lost the polls in State... 20 comments

churumuri wrote 7 months ago: MATHIHALLI MADAN MOHAN writes from Hubli: Is the phenomenal electoral success of the BJP in Karnatak … more →

Tags: Issues and Ideas, What if..., Kannada & Karnataka, Hindutva, Moditva, BJP, Congress, Atal Behari Vajpayee, LK Advani, NDA

Is Iron Man still pumping iron for the cameras?37 comments

churumuri wrote 7 months ago: GAUTAMA POLANKI captures the elasticity of the Loh Purush— “Sardar Patel II” … more →

Tags: Issues and Ideas, Hindutva, Moditva, Manmohan Singh, LK Advani, churumuri, sans-serif, 2009 Elections, Lalchand Kishinchand Advani, Sardar Patel

It is their opinion they have done an exit poll 1 comment

churumuri wrote 7 months ago: Exit polls are said to be more reliable than opinion polls in gauging the mood of the electorate sin … more →

Tags: For the Record, Television, Newspapers, Issues and Ideas, CNN-IBN, Indian Express, aaj tak, NDTV, The Times of India

It's the UPA again

aeonian wrote 7 months ago: The United Progressive Alliance has once again come to power at the centre. The alliance has won the … more →

Tags: NDA, United Progressive Alliance, Rahul Gandhi, Varun Gandhi, UPA wins, UPA wins the general elections, Advani quits, LK advani quits, Manmohan singh is the PM

Pseudo-psephology

Kaushik Chatterji wrote 7 months ago: Left nahi, right nahi, chalo centre hi sahi. It’s almost out now, and it does seem like an inc … more →

Tags: You Are Bored., Politics, post-poll analysis, psephology, Lok Sabha Elections 2009, 15th Lok Sabha Elections, Congress, BJP, UPA

Bhai Bhai yesterday, bye bye today.

aeonian wrote 7 months ago: Image Courtesy:varunlive.com May 13, the day of the fifth polling phase is over. The General Electio … more →

Tags: UPA, NDA, Sonia Gandhi, LK Advani, Indian Politics, AIADMK, DMK, election results, Seat Sharing

Thank You!

ppk wrote 7 months ago: The greatest democratic exercise in the world ended its first phase yesterday. 714 million Indians v … more →

Tags: Current Affairs, Politics, Election 2009, India, lok sabha elections, election results, exit polls, election violence, Para-military forces

There're known unknowns & unknown unknowns 28 comments

churumuri wrote 7 months ago: A press conference is no longer just a press conference. Not when the person behind the mikes is a h … more →

Tags: Kannada & Karnataka, media, Mysore-Bangalore, 2009 Elections, churumuri, Congress, H D Deve Gowda, H D Kumaraswamy, JDS

An exit poll that defies the Election Commission5 comments

churumuri wrote 7 months ago: The exit polls of the elections for the 15th Lok Sabha will start rolling out this evening. But befo … more →

Tags: media, Issues and Ideas, Tongue In Cheek, Mysore-Bangalore, BJP, CNN-IBN, NDTV, churumuri, sans-serif


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