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Arunachal: BJP says Cong bribing candidates to combat Modi wave

With days to go before 9 April when the state goes to polls, the battle has grown bitter with open mud-slinging between all sides involved.

When even the gods were against Rahul in Kolkata

The Pradesh Congress had planned an All Hail the Chief for Rahul Gandhi in Kolkata. They got a hailstorm instead.

Why Nilekani, Kejri talk local, and Modi, Jaya talk national

Elections 2014 ought to be about national issues, but some candidates are strongly focusing on the local for their own reasons

'SINCERE SORRY', says Dev about rape gaffe in Bengal

Filmstar Dev had been making news for trying to do a different kind of campaign - visiting his opponent for tea for instance. Now he's scrambling to recover from his rape analogy blunder.

Bengali actor Dev's 'enjoy rape' remark: The media's equally to blame

Could that group afford to censure the actor for the comment he made and evidently didn't bother to apologise later? Yes. Did it do so? No. Rather, it went ahead and devoted two pages to the interview with a huge picture of the actor when they could have chosen to not publish the interview in protest. That would send out a message.

How the RSS is heavily invested in elections 2014 and Modi

Despite a stated abhorrence for a personality cult, the RSS has never been as invested in a general election outcome as this time.

People will vote for change in Bodoland, says TMC’s RS Mooshahary

Trinamool candidate from Assam's Kokrajhar constituency RS Mooshahary rejected the idea that former governors should not fight elections.

Congress will win, Modi no threat in Assam, says Gaurav Gogoi

Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi shares his thoughts on the Narendra Modi wave, the challenges from AIUDF and how his father Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi inspires him.

'Rahul came and left in a chopper, doesn't know a thing about Garo Hills'

PA Sangma's son Conrad spoke to Firstpost about his father 's return to national politics, his challenger Daryl William Momin and what is next for his sister Agatha.

In Moon-rise kingdom: A House for Ms Sen

One of the great electoral crises in West Bengal has been resolved. A house has been found in Bankura for Trimanool star candidate Moon Moon Sen. Air-conditioners are being installed.

Modi's u-turns, treatment of Jaswant: Why BJP is looking shaky

Twitterati and the Shankaracharya spoke in unison on Sunday, some course corrections urgently needed for Mission 272

Muthalik and Sriramulu: What will be Modi's pitch in Karnataka?

The Muthalik episode on Sunday has exposed yet again the BJP’s inherent double speak and proclivity to extreme possibilities when it’s not under surveillance.

Pramod Muthalik in BJP: Is this Modi's idea of women's rights?

Announcing that pubs and bars should be the exclusive haunts of men, Muthalik initially supported the attack and said, "Girls going to pubs is not acceptable."

In Uttar Pradesh BJP hopes Modi wave, caste combos will work

The four major parties contesting in UP have showed their strengths and weaknesses in the way they selected their caste and community combos. The BJP's selection is the most skewed and aggressive

Meet Prodyut Bora: The man who shaped BJP's online strategy

BJP national executive member Prodyut Bora is the first IIM Ahmedabad alumni to join full time politics and is the man behind BJP's online presence. Firstpost had a chat with him.

For Mission 272, Modi will need a storm, and not just a wave

BJP's MIssion 272 looks like a pipedream since the wave needed to generate that kind of winning performance is substantial - and that too without some crucial alliances.

Sexism and politics: Can there be an item girl model of governance?

Sexism and sexist, boorish comments are the flavour of the election season. But some comments are misplaced, like the item girl barb.

Four things I learnt from Chetan Bhagat's Facebook political mood poll

These are the four take-aways from Chetan Bhagat's Facebook political mood survey.

Promises. Promises. CPM takes stand on Sec 377 and death penalty

Kudos to the CPM for staking out a position. Too bad it’s unclear whether they will be in a position to make it a reality. But at least it’s a start.

What makes Modi's Wardha rally politically significant

There is also a whole lot of complex politics behind the signature rally in Maharashtra and Vidarbha being located in Wardha, next door to Nitin Gadkari's Nagpur.

Will Kerala Left parties' vulgar attacks work against Tharoor?

Both the CPI and the CPM are united in this game of making vulgar comments and allegations against him, that too by converting the personal tragedy of the loss of his wife into an opportunity to hit below the belt.

In Tamil Nadu, AIADMK supporters literally wear their affiliations

During the elections, a mini industry gets active supplying these accessories to both women and men cadres of the party. Take a look at these pictures from the campaign for the AIADMK candidate in south Chennai.

How TMC MP Shatabdi Roy beat Torrents for Bengal's love. And votes.

Given the squall of happy voices in the video, there is enough reason to suspect that she might win again.

Kejriwal taking on Modi: Why the BJP should be happy

Why Kejriwal changed his focus is another issue, but the BJP can’t possibly find fault with Kejriwal for doing that. He was never under any obligation to attack only Congress and bail out the BJP.

Mega Star vs Power Star: Will Chiranjeevi be undone by his brother?

Can Chiranjeevi prevent younger brother Pawan Kalyan from queering his own chances in the election?

Assam: In strife-torn Kokrajhar, politics trumps ethnic bitterness

Guarantee of peace seems to be one of the key points on which the elections will be fought this time in Kokrajhar.

Is a Hindu vote bank developing in eastern India?

The demographic changes in the eastern changes of West Bengal, Bihar and Assam, especially in the border districts, is driving a slow consolidation of the Hindu vote.

Scrap the all India elections. Let's just play Bigg Boss in Varanasi

Even though Varanasi is only one seat in 543, thanks to our hyper-excited media it’s going to become the only seat that counts. Here's one way to make it count for even more. Let's toss all the other contenders into Varanasi as well.

Media fixing: Why 'leaked' video of Kejriwal, journalist is a big deal

When a journalist is told by a politician that he doesn’t want to debate a particular issue as that may hurt his electoral politics, should the journalist change the topic of discussion?