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Abid Shah
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Abid Shah is an independent journalist based in Delhi-NCR. He tweets at @abidshahjourno.
    Shiv Sena poll symbol
    Opinion

    With eye on 2024, BJP strives to oust Shiv Sena from Hindutva space

    3 July 2022 6:30 AM IST
    Thackerays
    Opinion

    Shiv Sena and BJP: How love turned to hatred in a saffron haze

    26 Jun 2022 6:30 AM IST
    Jawaharlal Nehru
    Opinion

    Nehru’s death anniversary: Time for Congress to show courage and vision like the first PM

    27 May 2022 10:41 AM IST
    Congress Udaipur roadmap gets marred by party’s leadership issue
    Analysis

    Congress' Udaipur roadmap gets marred by party’s leadership issue

    20 May 2022 6:30 AM IST
    Prashant Kishor
    Opinion

    Cong deal off, Prashant Kishor needs BJP or AAP to reach national goals

    1 May 2022 6:30 AM IST
    Muslims become easy target as Chouhan emulates Yogi in MP
    Opinion

    Muslims become easy target as Chouhan emulates Yogi in MP

    18 April 2022 8:49 PM IST
    EC looks the other way as Akhilesh cries foul over ‘tinkering’ of EVMs
    UP Assembly Election 2022

    EC looks the other way as Akhilesh cries foul over ‘tinkering’ of EVMs

    9 March 2022 1:34 PM IST
    UP campaign: Modi likely to jump in to square up Yogi’s inadequacies
    Analysis

    UP campaign: Modi likely to jump in to square up Yogi’s inadequacies

    16 Feb 2022 5:04 PM IST
    In UP, BJP hopes lie in splintering of Dalit and Muslim votes
    Analysis

    In UP, BJP hopes lie in splintering of Dalit and Muslim votes

    11 Feb 2022 11:26 AM IST
    Will reverberations of hijab controversy be felt in poll-bound UP?
    Uttar Pradesh

    Will reverberations of hijab controversy be felt in poll-bound UP?

    9 Feb 2022 5:35 PM IST
    Saying it with flowers: Delhi’s Phool Walon Ki Sair needs to find its feet again
    The Eighth Column

    Saying it with flowers: Delhi’s Phool Walon Ki Sair needs to find its feet again

    27 Jan 2022 6:30 AM IST
    The blue-blooded flock belie BJP’s love for Sardar Patel
    Opinion

    The blue-blooded flock belie BJP’s love for Sardar Patel

    26 Jan 2022 6:44 PM IST
    Aggressive ‘Yogism’ is BJP’s answer to defections in Uttar Pradesh
    Opinion

    Aggressive ‘Yogism’ is BJP’s answer to defections in Uttar Pradesh

    14 Jan 2022 6:30 AM IST
    What the recent I-T raids on UP perfumers reveal about the state
    Analysis

    What the recent I-T raids on UP perfumers reveal about the state

    8 Jan 2022 6:30 AM IST
    Farm laws’ repeal mainly influenced by BJP’s high stakes in Western UP
    Uttar Pradesh

    Farm laws’ repeal mainly influenced by BJP’s high stakes in Western UP

    24 Nov 2021 10:38 AM IST
    CWC, NDA, Rahul Gandhi, Narendra Modi, DMK, French Open, Government formation, Elections
    Opinion

    Congress big guns try to find feet in troubled politics, but can they?

    20 Oct 2021 6:10 AM IST
    Lakhimpur Kheri
    Analysis

    The politics behind the Lakhimpur violence and its huge cost 

    11 Oct 2021 6:30 AM IST
    Sonia Gandhi
    Analysis

    Sonia, other Opposition leaders sound war bugle against Modi, but…

    21 Aug 2021 4:14 PM IST
    Jitin Prasada’s BJP entry signals party’s plan to play Brahmin card in UP polls
    Analysis

    Jitin Prasada’s BJP entry signals party’s plan to play Brahmin card in UP polls

    10 Jun 2021 8:10 AM IST
    Precariousness of India’s minorities and the Budget
    Analysis

    Precariousness of India’s minorities and the Budget

    10 Feb 2021 12:30 PM IST
    Rahul’s reluctance, Sonias indifference make Cong non-entity in poll season
    Opinion

    Rahul’s reluctance, Sonia's indifference make Cong non-entity in poll season

    26 Jan 2021 8:28 AM IST
    Farmers
    Analysis

    Not all quiet on western UP front for BJP due to farmers' stir

    24 Jan 2021 9:19 AM IST
    Saffron party remains unconquerable in UP as opposition in disarray
    Analysis

    Saffron party remains unconquerable in UP as opposition in disarray

    21 Jan 2021 6:57 AM IST
    Capitol hill violence
    Opinion

    Capitol siege brings back memories of Delhi riots during Trump visit

    10 Jan 2021 6:25 AM IST
    Rahul_Gandhi
    News

    Congress rebels get upper hand over Rahul loyalists in Sonia meet

    20 Dec 2020 3:50 PM IST
    Why the farmer’s fears today could be the consumer’s tomorrow
    Analysis

    Why the farmer’s fears today could be the consumer’s tomorrow

    17 Dec 2020 2:22 PM IST
    Ahmed Patel: An ace of many a political battle, Sonias trusted aide
    Obituary

    Ahmed Patel: An ace of many a political battle, Sonia's trusted aide

    25 Nov 2020 1:35 PM IST
    Sonia, Rahul
    Analysis

    Cong has to act fast if it doesn't want to be in history's dustbin

    20 Nov 2020 6:30 AM IST
    Owaisi’s success will end up isolating Muslims in Bihar even more
    Bihar

    Owaisi’s success will end up isolating Muslims in Bihar even more

    14 Nov 2020 8:22 AM IST
    Its not just Chirag, many other factors may harm Nitishs poll prospects
    Analysis

    It's not just Chirag, many other factors may harm Nitish's poll prospects

    5 Nov 2020 6:30 AM IST
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