At the receiving end of unprecedented, vociferous Dalit angst and attempts by various political forces to mobilise and exploit that anger, a nervous and edgy BJP has launched a desperate firefight. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Gorakhpur on Friday. Although Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Friday rally in Gorakhpur — one of the most important seats in eastern Uttar Pradesh with over 160 Assembly segments — was scheduled well in advance,... 

Lok Sabha elections are going to be held in 2014 but most of the political parties have already started preparations, triggering speculations that elections may held early. Last month, Samajwadi Party chief Mulyam Singh Yadav asked his party workers to prepare themselves for early polls. Taking cue from Mulayam Singh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati too asked her party cadres to quicken up preparations for early general election. And... 

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati is not going to celebrate her 57th birthday on January 15 the way she has for number of years – with big rallies and grand display of money and power.   Mayawati has decided to celebrate the upcoming occasion in a straightforward manner – apparently because of the “horrible happenings” in the country of late. In a note sent to party members, she has ordered them to offer...