All you need to know about the seats going to polls in first phase

91 seats. 21 states and Union territories. Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com gives the lowdown on the constituencies going to polls in the first phase on April 11. Photograph: PTI Photo Elections to the......

Impeachment: The Pawar Factor

Some lawyers in the Congress argued against upsetting the judiciary.It was a tongue lashing from Sharad Pawar that spurred the Congress and other parties to go ahead with their move.Archis Mohan......

MGR comes alive in Thiruvananthapuram!

Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com encounters 'MGR' on the Thiruvananthpuram beachfront seeking votes. That elections in India are a colourful affair is a given. Candidates go to any extent to ensure......

It needs more than empty symbolism to restore the Congress's shine

'Sonia Gandhi can't rejuvenate the party, her heir is fodder for stand-up comedians, and nobody in the Congress has the guts to question the Nehru-Gandhis,' says T V R Shenoy. On March 12, 1930,......