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    Abid Shah
    About the AuthorAbid Shah
    Abid Shah is an independent journalist based in Delhi-NCR. He tweets at @abidshahjourno.
      With Adani deal in pocket, Gehlot plays his cards deftly in Rajasthan
      Opinion

      With Adani deal in pocket, Gehlot plays his cards deftly in Rajasthan

      11 Oct 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Kharge choice: Congress’ socio-political engineering ahead of 2024
      Analysis

      Kharge choice: Congress’ socio-political engineering ahead of 2024

      3 Oct 2022 4:30 PM IST
      As Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Yatra assumes pilgrimage’s hue, BJP tries to cover tracks
      Analysis

      As Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Yatra assumes pilgrimage’s hue, BJP tries to cover tracks

      25 Sept 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Cong president poll: Long history of piqued equations, battles
      Analysis

      Cong president poll: Long history of piqued equations, battles

      22 Sept 2022 6:28 AM IST
      Azad versus Rahul: Bitter bickering brings Congress to brink of a split
      Analysis

      Azad versus Rahul: Bitter bickering brings Congress to brink of a split

      4 Sept 2022 4:15 PM IST
      Corruption issue: BJP puts rivals on defensive both when in power and out of it
      Analysis

      Corruption issue: BJP puts rivals on defensive both when in power and out of it

      3 Aug 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Concern about Central Vista lions is fine; what about its homeless monkeys?
      Analysis

      Concern about Central Vista 'lions' is fine; what about its homeless monkeys?

      20 July 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Farmer protest
      India

      Why this jawan-turned-kisan thinks Agnipath has raised farmers' angst

      11 July 2022 6:30 AM IST
      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
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