'It is a fight for principles for him, where he shall be presenting his protest to the wrongdoings.'
Thursday was the day results from the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections and by-elections in Bihar, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh were out, so what were some of our leaders up to?
The desecration of Vidyasagar's statue during Amit Anilchandra Shah's rally, which the TMC projected to be a 'Bhojpuri' and 'Dhokla' invasion on West Bengal's culture, may help her gain some favour with middle-class and erudite Bengalis in the last phase of the polls.
Among the names being mentioned for inclusion as ministers are Tejasvi Surya, the 29-year-old MP from Bangalore South, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, the 35-year-old MP from Ladakh, Locket Chatterjee, the 45-year old MP from Hooghly, and Dilip Ghosh, MP from West Medinipur and president of the BJP's West Bengal unit.
What some of our leaders were up to on Tuesday, November 15.
Insiders say President Kovind has been told he will not be re-nominated, reveals R Rajagopalan.
'The home minister of India has given his assurance to the MP of Lakshadweep.'
Amit Shah's net worth grew 32 per cent to Rs 37.91 crore, mainly due to 80 per cent appreciation in the market value of his securities.
Glimpses from all the action from the campaign trail.
New ministry will bring much-needed transparency in the functioning of the cooperatives, which so far have been riddled with allegations of political interference and mismanagement.
Amit Shah now enters an unfamiliar and interesting phase of his political career. His success or failure will henceforth be assessed based on his performance as a key minister, points out Shekhar Gupta.
'A political party taking the law into its hands is objectionable, especially in the context of the 2002 incidents in Gujarat.'
'But the coldness between the two is definitely melting.'
There is buzz that the PM, confident of an election victory, will introduce 25 new ministers.
The hot money may be on the Aam Aadmi Party winning the Delhi assembly elections, but the Bharatiya Janata Party is not giving up the battle without a fight.
'Ayodhya will once again become Ram's city.'
BJP plans to put up strong candidates against these 15 MPs.
'Reports of the JD-U joining hands with the BJP again is baseless.'
Its workers are on their toes to win over the voters once again, with idea of 'Amrit Kaal'.
Bommarabettu Laxmijanardhana Santhosh is the only south Indian and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's representative in the BJP's senior decision-making hierarchy.
'People will teach a lesson to those who are compromising it for the sake of power and money.'
You neither get goosebumps nor the adrenaline rush of desh bhakti, which a film like Sardar Udham should give every Indian, observes Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
If the bribe-for-PPE-supply controversy in Himachal escalates, the BJP could have a lot to lose.
Neither Modi nor Shah had held legislative or executive power in Delhi before 2014. They have no training in appealing to the diversity of India as represented in Parliament. Their prism is the provincial politics of Gujarat. An exclusive excerpt from Vinay Sitapati's fascinating new book, Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi.
Shatrughan Sinha and Kirti Azad certain to be axed along with Union minister R K Singh and former minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy.
'My protest was in the interest of the nation.' 'I am just doing my duty as a citizen of this country.'
'The BJP will be the single largest party in the next Lok Sabha, the only one party with a three digit tally.'
Most JD-U ministers favour a return to the BJP-led NDA ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
'A one-party State is not possible in a diverse country like India.'
Will DMK send former PM to the Rajya Sabha next month?
Modi will address a rally to boost BJP candidate Smriti Irani's chances.
'Tell me, one BJP policy that Mamata has opposed and is fighting tooth and nail?' Be it Article 370, instant triple talaq, be it CAA/NRC/NPR, be it notebandi, FDI, she has aligned with the BJP.'
'Their role model is Iran: high control of the citizens by the State.' In Iran it is Islamic control; in India, it will be Hindutva control.'
'There is no law and order in Bihar.' 'Criminals do as per their will.'
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Vasundhara Raje, Satish Poonia, Kailash Choudhary: Who will it be if the BJP comes to power in Rajasthan next year?
If Amit Shah is likely to take to the home ministry like a duck to water, Nirmala Sitharaman's handling of finance will show whether she will justify the confidence which Modi has placed in her.
'Industry observers are certain the next attempt will succeed even if they have to browbeat someone into buying as the government has put its might behind it,' predicts Anjuli Bhargava.
On Tuesday, Modi will share his views with India Inc on 'Getting growth back'.
'Ensure to respect that whatever is within the Constitutional boundaries (of the two states) is not to be encroached upon brazenly by anyone.'
'Between now and 2021, Bengal's politics could change irrevocably,' predicts Kanchan Gupta, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation.
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