Mysuru: AICC President Rahul Gandhi will address a poll rally at K.R. Nagar in the district on April 13. Rahul will address the rally at the sprawling Government PU College ground in K.R. Nagar town at 5 pm and seek votes for Mandya LS seat coalition candidate Nikhil, son of CM H.D. Kumaraswamy and Mysuru-Kodagu…
Joint electioneering by coalition partners in Mysuru on Apr. 12
April 8, 2019Rahul Gandhi to address rally in K.R. Nagar on Apr. 13; Mayawati’s public meet in Mysuru on Apr. 10 Mysuru: The much-touted joint electioneering by coalition partners Congress and JD(S) scheduled on Apr. 9 (tomorrow) at J.K. Grounds, to show unity in the face of skirmishes between party workers at the ground level, has been…
Rahul files nomination from Wayanad
April 4, 2019Wayanad: Rahul Gandhi this morning filed documents to contest the LS election from Kerala’s Wayanad. He landed there by a helicopter along with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and headed to the District Collectorate office in Kalpetta. A massive crowd of Congress workers and supporters carrying party flags greeted the brother-sister duo as they stood…
Complete poverty alleviation in next five years: Rahul Gandhi’s promise
April 1, 2019Bengaluru: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi, before the 2014 elections, had given a false assurance to everyone of Rs.15 lakh in their kitty. However, through Congress’ Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY) scheme, nearly 20 per cent of the poor will get Rs. 72,000 per year in their bank account. This scheme will benefit nearly 5 lakh beneficiaries….
Clamour for Rahul Gandhi to contest from Karnataka
March 16, 2019Bengaluru: Congress leader Siddharamaiah asked party President Rahul Gandhi to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Karnataka, maintaining that such a move would befit somebody who’s poised to become “the next Prime Minister of India”. “Karnataka has always supported & encouraged @INCIndia leaders. This has been proved in the case of Smt Indiraji & Smt…
The joke that is JPC: Congress wants it on Rafael deal !
December 17, 2018The Supreme Court (SC) was perceived as soft towards some senior advocates appearing for Congress or in cases where success of the case would indirectly benefit Congress in the 2019 Parliamentary elections. For example, when an advocate told the Court that the case about Ayodhya Land Dispute be taken up after 2019 Parliamentary election and…
Old Horses + Young Stallions = VICTORY
December 15, 2018On April 26th 2018, the Congress party sent their old horse to Madhya Pradesh (MP) to win. Not just win but destroy the 15-year reign of BJP in that State. That old Congress horse was Kamal Nath. Rahul Gandhi, speaking of Kamal Nath said, “He is not Kamal Nath but Kamal Naash,” literally meaning Lotus…
Of victories and defeats in electoral politics: Thoughts on the results of elections in five States
December 13, 2018Looking at the election results of the five States announced day before yesterday, I thought I must reflect on my article in this column titled “Musings on Secular Democracy and Hindu Nationalism” that appeared on Dec.8 and Dec. 9, 2018. Inspiration for that article, in two parts, was an article published in The Hindu of…
A coup that awaits the daring
September 11, 2018By T.J.S. George There is a strategic political coup that Rahul Gandhi can execute, and thereby transform the entire landscape of the 2019 election. Routine politicking won’t do in the present climate because Narendra Modi’s oratorical ability to attract mass attention is unrivalled and his party has the advantage of being in power. It will…
The bugles are calling for war
July 31, 2018By T.J.S. George The big question is finally being addressed: Who will be the Opposition’s Prime Minister candidate? It will be unrealistic, of course, to expect an answer at this stage. But the unexpected flexibility in the Congress’ position tells its own tale. Two days after taking a stand firmly in favour of Rahul Gandhi,…
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