In a high voltage political drama, Bihar’s former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar planned a coup against his own party’s ruling Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi. Under the leadership of Mr. Nitish Kumar, Janata Dal United (JDU) has expelled its own CM from the party. And now, Mr. Kumar will soon claim to form the next […]
6 Big Flip-flops of AAP Leader Arvind Kejriwal
By Rajinder Bains Looks like Kejriwal is living in perpetual denial of his idiosyncrasies 1) Much to the angst of his long-forgotten mentor, Anna Hazare, he used the India Against Corruption (IAC) Movement to fuel his own political aspirations, despite the parent party being vehemently against it. 2) After his 49 day stint as Delhi […]
Is AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal the 21st Century’s Aurangzeb?
(CHAKRA Blogs) February 12, 2014 was one of the worst days in the history of Indian democracy. A ruling party in Delhi resorted to a strange type of vote bank politics which was unheard of in Independent & Republic India. Last year, Kejriwal had asked citizens of Delhi to protest “by not paying electricity bills” […]
In the Heads of India Voters: What Makes them Vote for BJP, AAP or Congress
(CHAKRA) The 2014 Indian National elections are around the corner and many people are wondering what makes a person vote for the BJP vs. the INC vs. AAP. Over the last 50 years the INC (Indian National Congress) party has been the 800-lb gorilla with the BJP (Bharatya Janata Party) always trailing behind. In 2013, […]
Arvind Kejriwal – From Magsaysay to Maobadi – A Scary Spike for India
By Krishna Baalu Mr Arvind Kejriwal a former Income Tax officer, Magsaysay award winner, hailing from Haryana, started his activism as a maverick crusader but, today grown in to a political force to be reckoned with. Though, his father Sri Gobind Ram Kejriwal was an RSS sympathiser, his journey was flagged off with a seemingly […]