Swati Chaturvedi – Author, NDTV.com

Opinion: Opposition Unity Vs Modi Proves To Be (Non-Bestseller) Fiction

Swati Chaturvedi | Friday September 07, 2018

As elections draw near no opposition unity is evident. The regional heavyweights are guarding their citadels and the congress can't seem to function as the fulcrum of opposition unity.

Opinion: RSS Invite To Rahul Gandhi Has Message For Modi-Shah Too

Swati Chaturvedi | Monday August 27, 2018

Senior Congress leaders believe that the RSS is ramping up its efforts to occupy the space ceded by the Congress in the ideological sphere while propelling itself into wider acceptability.

Opinion: Ahmed Patel Shows He's Rahul's Preferred Choice Too

Swati Chaturvedi | Tuesday August 21, 2018

Who is in and who is out with the Gandhi family has long been a parlour game of Congress leaders.

Opinion: Sidhu's Hug, Captain's Response - And Sonia Gandhi To The Rescue

Swati Chaturvedi | Monday August 20, 2018

This hug, however, will hurt the Congress - thanks to the BJP's social media army and friendly channels that will make sure it's a lasting embrace.

Opinion: Opposition Defeat In Rajya Sabha Owes Much To Rahul Gandhi

Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday August 09, 2018

The opposition in parliament is a vivid depiction of the gang that could not shoot straight. After his show-stopping hug of Modi a few weeks ago, Congress President Rahul Gandhi appears to have reverted to ho-hum mode.

Opinion: Paswan Is Exploring His Options. Enter Tejashwi Yadav

Swati Chaturvedi | Friday July 27, 2018

After Rahul Gandhi's ambush-by-hug, Prime Minister Narendra Modi confronts more frenemy-type action: Ram Vilas Paswan, whose instinct for political shape-shifting is legion, has, along with his son, Chirag, has abandoned his thus-far model ally behaviour.

Opinion: Rahul Gandhi, My, Oh My. How He Stole The Advantage

Swati Chaturvedi | Saturday July 21, 2018

The BJP won the vote of no-confidence with ease but that was not the takeaway from the debate. Gandhi with his unconventional move had the floor, the headlines and the image that everyone would be left with.

Opinion: Rahul Gandhi's New CWC Is A Bit Of A Downer

Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday July 18, 2018

The new CWC indicates that this will remain the forte ofexperienced hands like Patel and Azad. So this is not a misadventure for Rahul Gandhi. It just isn't a whole lot.

Opinion: Kejriwal's Next Steps After Huge Victory Over Modi

Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday July 04, 2018

The Supreme Court ruling came after a fierce turf war between the newbie Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Modi-led central government which has lasted for nearly three and a half years.

Opinion: Won't Leave This Sofa, This Is A Comfortable Dharna, Says Arvind Kejriwal

Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday June 13, 2018

"I am fighting for the people of Delhi against those who have stopped the public services. You can say this "dharna" (protest) is my surgical strike against those who want to punish the voters of Delhi," said Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister, on the phone to me for an exclusive interview for NDTV.

Opinion: Kairana Shows 2019 May Not Be A Modi-Wave Election

Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday May 31, 2018

The BJP is hoping to capitalise on Modi-versus-the-rest as one man takes on the disparate group of parties - what the BJP calls a "corrupt khichri" - but as the incumbent, PM Modi can't really seem to convince the voters, as recent results reveal.

Opinion: Amit Shah's Double Whammy In Karnataka Is Very Consequential

Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday May 24, 2018

Amit Shah did the impossible yesterday: he got the entire spectrum of opposition together, indulging in a public display of affection and unity at the swearing-in of H D Kumaraswamy as the Chief Minister of Karnataka.

Opinion: Karnataka Exposes An Amit Shah Off His Game - So Far

Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday May 03, 2018

May 15, result day for Karnataka, has assumed huge personal stakes for Amit Shah as a section of the BJP and RSS wants him replaced as party chief by either Rajnath Singh or Gadkari.

Opinion: Digvijaya Singh Says Like BJP, Congress Warrants "<i>Margdarshak Mandal</i>"

Opinion: Digvijaya Singh Says Like BJP, Congress Warrants "Margdarshak Mandal"

Swati Chaturvedi | Sunday April 15, 2018

The irrepressible Digvijaya Singh, 71, is back from his six-month Narmada Yatra - he traversed every constituency in Madhya Pradesh, which he has served twice as Chief Minister. Singh, who looks fighting fit, has lost six kgs in these six months, told me in an exclusive interview that he is a "changed man" and he is "not in the running to be Chief Minister of MP again...

Opinion: As Dalit Anger Grows, RSS Warns Modi-Shah To Step Up

Swati Chaturvedi | Tuesday April 10, 2018

The BJP Dalit MPs remonstrating the party publicly offers a gigantic leg up for the opposition in its proclamations that Modi's is an anti-Dalit party.

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