Swati Chaturvedi – Author, NDTV.com

Opinion: Nitish Kumar's IPO Begins With 4 Posters Against PM Modi

Swati Chaturvedi | Friday September 02, 2022

"Jumla nahi hakihat", "Mann ki nahi, kaam ki" - with these slogans accompanying his photographs for a new publicity campaign, Nitish Kumar has predictably issued himself as the challenger to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2024.

Opinion: Yogi Adityanath's New Focus Includes A Brand Makeover

Swati Chaturvedi | Monday August 29, 2022

Effectively, Yogi Adityanath is following in the footsteps of another BJP Chief Minister who had his eye on the PM's office.

Opinion: The Gandhis Can Claim Credit For Another Big Exit

Swati Chaturvedi | Friday August 26, 2022

As the pejoratives pile up for the Gandhi-heavy leadership of the party and loyalists leap to defend them, it's getting harder to argue their case.

Opinion: Congress's Latest Big Blunder Reveals Its Fear Of Kejriwal

Swati Chaturvedi | Saturday August 20, 2022

With just two years to go for the general elections, it would seem probable that Team Opposition unify over the targeted hunt by central agencies for politicians in the anti-BJP league.

Opinion: In BJP Overhaul, Modi Shows Nagpur - And Party - Who's In Charge

Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday August 17, 2022

That is in fact the unstated - and unnecessary, to some extent - message from the revamp. That Modi alone decides what goes. And the others must fall in line.

Opinion: Nitish Kumar Ruled Again By Ambition To Be PM

Swati Chaturvedi | Tuesday August 09, 2022

A swearing-in with new partners is on the cards and so is floating new ambitions. Nitish Kumar in a nutshell.

Opinion: Mamata Has A Partha Chatterjee Problem - And It's Getting Bigger

Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday July 28, 2022

Opposition leaders don't quite know what to make of these recent political moves. And while she is established as a fighter who beats apparently insurmountable odds, Mamata Banerjee now has a serious image crisis.

Opinion: The Reason Why Eknath Shinde's MLAs Are Now Spamming Him

Swati Chaturvedi | Tuesday July 26, 2022

Maharashtra has had a two-man cabinet for 26 days, or since June 30, when Eknath Shinde of the breakaway Shiv Sena took the oath of office alongside new partner Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP.

Opinion: The Masterful Politics Behind BJP's President, Veep Picks

Swati Chaturvedi | Sunday July 17, 2022

The opposition could have been imaginative in its choice of candidate in a contest it knew it was going to lose. But it followed a done-to-death script.

Opinion: Operation Lotus Is On In Goa - Just Deferred

Swati Chaturvedi | Monday July 11, 2022

After Uddhav Thackeray's government in Maharashtra collapsed to a coup in his party planned and executed by the BJP and what became the "Eknath Shinde Sena", an attempt on the Congress in Goa was inevitable.

Opinion: Tejashwi Yadav's Growth Spurt Takes Him Ahead Of BJP

Swati Chaturvedi | Saturday July 02, 2022

In a week where the BJP scored the prize real estate of Maharashtra, it lost some ground in Bihar.

Opinion: For Uddhav Thackeray, September Will Be Next Big Test

Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday June 30, 2022

So Devendra Fadnavis has got his way after all. Three years after the humiliation of serving as an 80-hour Chief Minister, the 51-year-old has ensured the ejection of his rival, Uddhav Thackeray.

Opinion: Be Thick-Skinned, Sharad Pawar Advised Uddhav Thackeray

Swati Chaturvedi | Friday June 24, 2022

The Shiv Sena, founded and led by the Thackeray family, has morphed into the Shinde Sena.

Opinion: Uddhav Thackeray's Speech Helps Him Recover Some Ground

Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday June 22, 2022

It is significant that Thackeray, right after his webcast, met with Sharad Pawar. To win the fight of his life, he needs the senior mastermind as much as the Sainiks.

Opinion: How The Unfolding Crisis Was Created For Uddhav Thackeray

Swati Chaturvedi | Tuesday June 21, 2022

Like all vanishing acts, it's all the more astounding because of its suddenness.

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