BKS and BMS leaders have told the BJP leadership that it is staring at a build-up of anti-government propaganda in the run-up to polls in five states.
Although Mulayam Singh has made public his preference for Akhilesh as his successor, younger son Prateek's presence in the rival camp hasn't gone unnoticed.
The 'surgical strikes' by India have made the army in Pakistan look unprepared. To prove itself the army will need to hit back: It could be in Kashmir or outside
The Bihar CM and Rahul, through their emissaries, have been in touch to shape an alliance with the Akhilesh Yadav-led SP faction as its head.
Will Amar Singh be the go-between between the SP and Congress, asks Aditi Phadnis.
The Goa declaration didn't refer to Pakistan-based terrorist groups or cross-border terrorism.
Even as there is a strong anti-incumbency mood in Punjab, the multi-cornered contest has made the 2017 assembly polls prediction more difficult.
Several factors seem to have corrected in India in the past six months, says the president of New Development Bank.
If 'Raja' Amarinder Singh can address the issues of health and education, he is certain to coast to victory.
Nawaz Sharif's appointment of a new army chief will influence India-Pakistan relations
The rallies will be used to drill home the message of the "political will" that Modi government has shown to launch 'surgical strikes' against Pakistan-based terrorists.
It doesn't matter that the man who has been given charge of Jayalalithaa's portfolios today started out opposing her.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar wants the Modi government and BJP to reap the profit of the surgical strikes. But electoral history suggests a political party's ability to exploit military successes for poll gains has a mixed record.
BMS, BKS and SJM are trying to forge common cause with outfits on the other side of the ideological divide over the government's policies they are not in agreement with.
The party also expects opposition parties to help its agenda by raising the issue of making the video footage of surgical strikes public.
The meeting comes as India continues its attempts to isolate Pakistan in the South Asian region after the attack on its army camp in Uri.
The development comes after four of the eight member states -- India, Afghanistan, Bhutan and Bangladesh -- decided to pull out.
'Theirs is not a campaign for diffused issues like social justice and equity. They have three clearly articulated demands.'
A simple explainer to the Indus Water Treaty.
After terror attack, Mumbai red alert, a large posse of officials to fly down with PM, reports Archis Mohan.
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