Ashlin Mathew

Fresh from its victory in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party has shifted into early election mode for the 2027 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab

This detailed political profile traces Himanta Biswa Sarma’s journey from AASU activist and Congress rebel to BJP Chief Minister of Assam, examining his welfare schemes, polarising rhetoric, Hindutva positioning and the impact of his leadership on the state’s evolving political landscape.

Over ten days, the Congress leadership was forced to navigate factional lobbying, backchannel consultations and growing public mobilisation before arriving at a decision that went far beyond legislative arithmetic

‘Why GDP Growth Doesn’t Always Translate Into Votes’

The party is increasingly turning its attention to Telangana, viewing upcoming municipal elections as a crucial test of its southern ambitions.

A decision to outsource nursing recruitment at the Union government-run Lady Hardinge Medical College and the Super Speciality Building of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital has sparked protests, with unions warning that the move could undermine patient safety.

At an internal Minority Department advisory meeting, the Congress reviewed concerns over growing communal polarisation, vigilantism and marginalisation of minority groups, with Rahul Gandhi urging party workers to focus on everyday public issues and strengthen grassroots engagement

New Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan returns from key Delhi meetings with Narendra Modi and Nirmala Sitharaman to confront a deepening fiscal crisis, borrowing-limit disputes, Munambam land tensions, and internal Congress unrest as political battles sharpen in the state.

The BJP’s new state leadership appointments signal a strategic organisational reset, with the party tailoring choices to regional political needs ahead of upcoming elections.

Following the BJP’s strong performance in Himachal Pradesh’s local body elections, former chief minister and Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur tells Outlook that the results signal growing public dissatisfaction with the Congress government.