For Akhilesh Yadav, this is easily the worst political crisis of his career. This was the second time that Yadav had entered analliance ignoring the public warnings and wishes of his father Mulayam Singh.

Partly by default, and partly by design, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has managed to assemble a newish-looking team for his second term. Hopefully, the freshness will carry over to ideas.

As the new cabinet gets down to work, the appointment of Nirmala Sitharaman as the country's Finance Minister has invited special attention, as it should. As the country's first woman Finance Minister, (except for the short stint when Indira Gandhi held the portfolio as Prime Minister) Nirmala Sitharaman has broken a hitherto iron barrier, just the...

It may seem unnecessary, or even irrelevant, to discuss Narendra Modi's choice of ministers for his second term as Prime Minister. After all, one of the most obvious aspects of his leadership style is the centralisation of power - early on in his first term, he made it clear to the seniormost bureaucrat in each ministry that they were now empowered...

Modi 2 will start work from Day One, the message that both Modi and Shah have given all ministers. The Modi mantra to his ministers as told to me by one of the chosen is "Work hard, don't make headlines".

Amit Shah's five-year stint as party president transformed the BJP into the most combative, vibrant and winning political formation in the country. He exudes confidence, commitment and is an inspirational quotient with strategic edge. This is sure to help Modi achieve the ambitious goals of his second term.

Narendra Modi's electoral victory is a combination of many facets: national security, economic robustness, 'sarvodaya' through 'antodaya' (empowering the last man in the social pyramid).

Gandhi has clearly decided that he will no longer act as the lightening rod for all Congress bashing. He has made public his disenchantment with his post despite his family currently being the most visible political dynasty in the world.

"Pradhan Mantri Narendra Modi-ji, I wholeheartedly commend your hope-giving speech at the NDA meet. Now, along with crores of patriotic Indians (non-Muslims as well as Muslims), permit me to urge you: Walk the Talk."

PM Narendra Modi, starring Vivek Oberoi, is a frivolous attempt at cashing in on the Prime Minister's popularity.

One hopes that the Congress party at least now wakes up to the imperative need to build strong and enduring alliances, while at the same time focusing on the very difficult task of rebuilding itself ideologically, organisationally, and in ways to win the hearts and minds of people belonging to all sections of our diverse society. Without the Congre...

Modi was the sole factor in the entire campaign. He was the Mega Messiah who steered the 2019 poll and the plank of decisive leadership, stable government and a booming economy. India's status as an economic power fascinated the Indian voter. Modi has emerged as India's answer to the challenges of the 21st century.

In a UK-style parliamentary democracy, people voted for PM Modi as though he was their de facto president.

elow is an instructive description of one of the heaviest waves in the world - Cape Fear in New South Wales. The description matches that of the Modi Wave in Election 2019 which has swept through every part of India.

The time has come for opposition forces to invent new concepts, innovate new techniques to face and fight the Hindutva Juggernaut, which, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has completely redefined politics.