NDTV Chai Stop

Delhi's protest row has taken a dramatic turn, with the debate shifting from electoral reforms and the Election Commission to calls for "regime change" and references to Bangladesh. On this special episode of Chai Stop, the NDTV team debates Neha Bora's role in the protests, Rahul Gandhi's association with a wider opposition platform, and whether invoking Bangladesh risks blurring the line between democratic dissent and political upheaval. The panel also examines the restrictions on protests at Jantar Mantar, the right to dissent, the government's security concerns, and the growing trust deficit between the opposition and constitutional institutions. Can the focus return to electoral reforms and dialogue, or is the protest movement entering a new phase?

On this episode of Chai Stops, NDTV's editors unpack Rahul Gandhi's high-voltage street protests over the SIR row, the Congress party's bid to reclaim opposition space, and the battle for political relevance ahead of key elections. Is this a genuine grassroots movement, a successful rebranding exercise, or simply another round of protest politics that may struggle to translate into votes?

Election Commission under intense scrutiny after an Indian Express investigation raised questions over voter-list changes, internal disagreements among election commissioners and the functioning of the electoral-roll system. On Chai Stop, Shiv Aroor and the panel examine the evidence, the "vote chori" allegations, the Election Commission's response, and the larger questions around transparency, accountability and electoral reform.

'Dimaagi Naxal', 'Godi Media', 'AndhBhakt' - political labels have become part of India's public discourse. On NDTV Chai Stop, editors Shiv Aroor, Rahul Shrivastav, Aditya Raj Kaul, Padmaja Joshi and Gaurie Dwivedi discuss the origins and impact of these labels, the changing media landscape, political narratives, protests, journalism and the growing culture of name-calling.