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Opinion | One Person In Gandhi Family Is Smiling Over Satheesan's Kerala Win - Despite Rahul
- Thursday May 14, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
Rahul lost in Kerala. Priyanka gained. Kharge is satisfied. Venugopal was checked. And Satheesan emerged as Chief Minister. That is the internal Congress story beneath the Kerala story.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | KC Venugopal, And The Paradox Of Being The Man Rahul Can't Do Without
- Monday May 11, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
The tragedy for Satheesan, if he doesn't get the post, would be that he helped create the victory that made Venugopal possible. The danger for Venugopal is that everyone in Kerala knows it.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Is INDIA Bloc Set To Split After Tamil Nadu, Bengal Results? A Look At The Mess
- Thursday May 7, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
Reportedly, Rahul was quick to realise his folly of not siding with Vijay sooner, the day votes were cast across Tamil Nadu. By April 24-25, he had told a close aide, "We made a blunder in Tamil Nadu."
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | The Dam Breaks: Kerala Didn't Reject The Left, It Rejected What It Had Turned Into
- Wednesday May 6, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
This verdict is not merely an anti-incumbency wave, but also a moral correction issued by a politically literate electorate against the tone of power.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Self-Inflicted Wounds? How Mamata Became The Architect Of Her Own Collapse
- Tuesday May 5, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
For a leader who built its identity on being the "sole protector" of Bengali sub-nationalism and the provider of a sprawling welfare state, the transition to the Opposition benches will be devastating.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | 38% vs 18%: How Bengal Exposes The Biggest Irony Of Women's Reservation
- Wednesday April 15, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
Bengal with its duality - 38% women in Parliament versus 18% in the state contest - captures the core tension of the Bill better than any other example.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | 'Team Rahul' And 'Team Priyanka': Inside Congress' Plans For Kerala And Assam
- Tuesday February 17, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
The two siblings don't function at cross-purposes or differ on key ideological issues. However, in practice, they are often seen following slightly different 'chaal, chalan, chehra', as they say, from each other.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Sonia-Rahul To Maken, Why Mani Shankar Aiyar Keeps Ditching His Verbal 'Filter'
- Monday February 16, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
The former Rajya Sabha parliamentarian used to joke that in the time of Rajiv Gandhi, he was on "arsh" (cloud nine), while in the UPA regime under Sonia Gandhi, he was brought down to "farsh" (ground).
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Old Mistakes: Why Congress 'Bosses' Keep Silencing Their Strongest Leaders
- Wednesday February 11, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
There's a recurring flaw in the Congress's political culture. Leaders with regional charisma are treated as assets when convenient and as liabilities when they develop a voice and following of their own.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | The Shashi Tharoor Congress - And Rahul Gandhi - Can't Quite Understand
- Tuesday January 27, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
The Congress has historically struggled to accommodate autonomous power centres that do not derive legitimacy from its central leadership structure. Placed against this historical arc, Tharoor's predicament acquires sharper relief.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | 'It'll Divide Society': Why Congress Buried The Mandal Report For Years
- Friday January 16, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
Indira Gandhi was vetoed four times by her cabinet colleagues from implementing the Mandal Commission report, something that could have been a game-changer for the Congress.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Suresh Kalmadi: The Man Behind The Legendary 5-Star Dinner That Unnerved Even Sonia Gandhi
- Tuesday January 6, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
Kalmadi proved that in Indian politics, the man who controls the guest list often has more power than those whose names appear on it.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | One Person In Gandhi Family Is Smiling Over Satheesan's Kerala Win - Despite Rahul
- Thursday May 14, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
Rahul lost in Kerala. Priyanka gained. Kharge is satisfied. Venugopal was checked. And Satheesan emerged as Chief Minister. That is the internal Congress story beneath the Kerala story.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | KC Venugopal, And The Paradox Of Being The Man Rahul Can't Do Without
- Monday May 11, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
The tragedy for Satheesan, if he doesn't get the post, would be that he helped create the victory that made Venugopal possible. The danger for Venugopal is that everyone in Kerala knows it.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Is INDIA Bloc Set To Split After Tamil Nadu, Bengal Results? A Look At The Mess
- Thursday May 7, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
Reportedly, Rahul was quick to realise his folly of not siding with Vijay sooner, the day votes were cast across Tamil Nadu. By April 24-25, he had told a close aide, "We made a blunder in Tamil Nadu."
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | The Dam Breaks: Kerala Didn't Reject The Left, It Rejected What It Had Turned Into
- Wednesday May 6, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
This verdict is not merely an anti-incumbency wave, but also a moral correction issued by a politically literate electorate against the tone of power.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Self-Inflicted Wounds? How Mamata Became The Architect Of Her Own Collapse
- Tuesday May 5, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
For a leader who built its identity on being the "sole protector" of Bengali sub-nationalism and the provider of a sprawling welfare state, the transition to the Opposition benches will be devastating.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | 38% vs 18%: How Bengal Exposes The Biggest Irony Of Women's Reservation
- Wednesday April 15, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
Bengal with its duality - 38% women in Parliament versus 18% in the state contest - captures the core tension of the Bill better than any other example.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | 'Team Rahul' And 'Team Priyanka': Inside Congress' Plans For Kerala And Assam
- Tuesday February 17, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
The two siblings don't function at cross-purposes or differ on key ideological issues. However, in practice, they are often seen following slightly different 'chaal, chalan, chehra', as they say, from each other.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Sonia-Rahul To Maken, Why Mani Shankar Aiyar Keeps Ditching His Verbal 'Filter'
- Monday February 16, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
The former Rajya Sabha parliamentarian used to joke that in the time of Rajiv Gandhi, he was on "arsh" (cloud nine), while in the UPA regime under Sonia Gandhi, he was brought down to "farsh" (ground).
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Old Mistakes: Why Congress 'Bosses' Keep Silencing Their Strongest Leaders
- Wednesday February 11, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
There's a recurring flaw in the Congress's political culture. Leaders with regional charisma are treated as assets when convenient and as liabilities when they develop a voice and following of their own.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | The Shashi Tharoor Congress - And Rahul Gandhi - Can't Quite Understand
- Tuesday January 27, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
The Congress has historically struggled to accommodate autonomous power centres that do not derive legitimacy from its central leadership structure. Placed against this historical arc, Tharoor's predicament acquires sharper relief.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | 'It'll Divide Society': Why Congress Buried The Mandal Report For Years
- Friday January 16, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
Indira Gandhi was vetoed four times by her cabinet colleagues from implementing the Mandal Commission report, something that could have been a game-changer for the Congress.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Suresh Kalmadi: The Man Behind The Legendary 5-Star Dinner That Unnerved Even Sonia Gandhi
- Tuesday January 6, 2026
- Opinion | Rasheed Kidwai
Kalmadi proved that in Indian politics, the man who controls the guest list often has more power than those whose names appear on it.
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www.ndtv.com