All stories by Aditi Phadnis
A Lot At Stake for Badals in Punjab Polls
Rediff.com8 Mar 2022This election will decide in what shape and form the Akali Dal will survive.
JNU V-C won't stand for nonsense
Rediff.com21 Feb 2022Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit won't be afraid to tangle with the toughest of them.
Why KCR has Launched War On The BJP
Rediff.com18 Feb 2022There is no one in Telangana to match KCR's stature and he believes he has outgrown the state, observes Aditi Phadnis.
5 Assembly Seats To Watch Today
Rediff.com14 Feb 2022Aditi Phadnis picks five key seats in the three states where assembly elections are being held today.
'Modi's selection of Yogi is backfiring'
Rediff.com11 Feb 2022'If the Opposition does make a dent, it could encourage the efforts of regional parties to come together for the larger battle in 2024 and mark the beginning of a new anti-BJP politics.'
'BJP and Yogi never had good relations'
Rediff.com9 Feb 2022'Since 2017, the chief minister and the RSS seem to have come closer.' 'This relationship's warmth is more from the RSS's side.'
Political parties wake up to women, but is it too little, too late?
Rediff.com7 Feb 2022Women, if addressed properly, have the potential to become a decisive factor in elections.
At last, Akhilesh Yadav has become his own man
Rediff.com5 Feb 2022Whether he succeeds in becoming chief minister again or not, Akhilesh is finally out of the shadow cast by his family, but without losing a sense of balance.
Utpal Parrikar Exposes BJP's Goa Faultlines
Rediff.com5 Feb 2022The BJP has the cadres, organisation, and extensive funding. But in the absence of a towering political personality like Manohar Parrikar, the Goa outcome is hard to predict.
Election-Neutral Budget In High-Stakes Poll Season
Rediff.com2 Feb 2022While no specific state-oriented sops were rolled out, a strong thread of political wellness ran through the Budget.
Jayant Chaudhary is reinventing RLD
Rediff.com25 Jan 2022Jayant Chaudhary has plenty of time to make his own mistakes. But this election is a crucial test of his leadership.
'Hindutva has become like Dalda'
Rediff.com22 Jan 2022'These guys who are running away -- they are running away from all that the BJP stands for.'
BJP Has 650,000 Digital Poll Warriors
Rediff.com19 Jan 2022The BJP IT cell has held meetings right down to booth levels and these volunteers have been working for the past six months already.
Modi's Water Man
Rediff.com15 Jan 2022Water is going to be a central part of the government's 2024 election campaign. And Gajendra Singh Shekhawat's work will be crucial for it.
Will BJP lift AFSPA to retain power in Manipur?
Rediff.com14 Jan 2022Now, the chief minister is under pressure to make good his promise after the December 4 incident in Nagaland's Mon, where 14 people were killedAFSPA has eclipsed all other achievements of the Biren Singh government.
The real WINNER in Punjab will be...
Rediff.com6 Jan 2022The biggest winner will be the BJP -- which has such a small presence that every incremental vote it gets can only increase its strength. But the man who will win despite losing everything will be Captain Amarinder Singh, predicts Aditi Phadnis.
What will Churchill Alemao do next?
Rediff.com5 Jan 2022Ahead of the 2022 assembly elections, Churchill Alemao 'merged' the NCP with the TMC. The 'merger' took place when Mamata Banerjee was in Mumbai talking to NCP supreme leader Sharad Pawar on how to forge Opposition unity!
No clear path to victory for BJP in 5 poll-bound states
Rediff.com3 Jan 2022Assembly elections to five crucial states will take place in a few months and the results will be decisive for the BJP, which is eyeing a third successive term at the Centre, in the forthcoming the Lok Sabha polls in 2024.
India Is Beating China At Its Own Game
Rediff.com21 Dec 2021Whether it is Sri Lanka, Maldives, or Nepal, quietly but steadily, India has been reclaiming some of the ground it had lost to China, observes Aditi Phadnis.
Most of those arrested under IT Act between 18 and 30
Rediff.com20 Dec 2021Women are a minuscule minority of those arrested under the IT Act.