Amisha Patel, Nagma, Celina Jaitly, Mahim Chaudhry -- faded Bollywood actresses make a bid to dazzle the UP campaign; the googly that bowled out Rahul Gandhi; why Gadkari is pleased as punch, Sushmaji, please note... Gupshup from the Dilli Durbar.
Rahul Gandhi's backroom decisions. Kapil Sibal's fear of television debates. Modi vs Advani vs Scindia. All this, and more, in this week's Dilli Gupshup.
Nitish is resigned to his fate; Smriti's an unknown; Modi's weighty issues; Will Jaitley win? All this and more from the election battlefield.
Pathan brothers turn down Congress ticket; Rahul's impersonal ways; Modi on DD; RaGa's loss, NaMo's gain. All this and more from the election battlefield.
Old style politicians who can't remember their own phone numbers, flounder without aides during campaign time; a grand wedding... no, not Rietesh and Genelia's but packing a big star show in politics; the Indian Railways in uniform ala Air India, eh? Gupshup from the Dilli Durbar.
Is Raj Babbar coming to the Congress's rescue? Adarsh scam nets two more Maharashtra CMs... Jairam Ramesh ki mazaak-masti... All this, and more, in Dilli Gupshup.
All the gossip from the power corridors of New Delhi
Congress young guns take offence over old guard's utterances.
Will the Dwarka Shankaracharya play the Congress game in Varanasi?
The thought of 'Prime Minister' Modi fills some outgoing ministers with dread.
The duo face a tough challenge to their ministerial aspirations.
Even opponents seem keen on cashing in on the Modi slogans' popularity.
Team Modi has been forced to rethink its 'Target Rahul' strategy.
Didi drags Rashtrapati into electoral battle.
What will an NDA government do with the UPA's secretaries?
The BJP, which is set to form the next government, is keen to settle intra-party issues quickly and amicably.
Same goal, different strokes for the two lady CMs.
Sushma Swaraj has nothing to say about NaMo. Neither has Shivraj Chouhan.
The Congress motormouth finds his guru in the way of his romance.
There's a new duet in the BJP, and it is not sweet music to everyone's ears.
Congress boss breaks with tradition to send two chadars to the Ajmer dargah.
Her calculation goes that Kejriwal, not Rai, can take on Modi better.
The Congress is nervous about the PM penning his memoirs.
Could Jairam Ramesh's frank comments work to the BJP's advantage?
Is blood thicker than party loyalty for Varun Gandhi?
No-show against Sonia has payback in Delhi, SP tells followers.
Was Ajay Rai put up just to hobble Kejriwal in Varanasi?
Is the other Nehru ashamed to flaunt his BJP colours?
The actress has had more than one encounter of the close kind.
Wanted: Hindi-speaking spokesman for the Congress; a former minister is all set with his 23rd book; polling staff feign fever to slink out of poll duties in the bitter cold; pilot-turned railway minister caught in a tug-of-war... Political gushup from the Dilli Darbar.
The Congress is searching high and low for a suitable candidate to take on Narendra Modi in the holy city. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com
Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda is down with a severe backache and his dad, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, has a new headache.
There is one part of India where the prime minister's campaign skills are being missed sorely, it seems.
How Swaroop Sampat paved the way for hubby in the BJP.
Will the external affairs minister's foreign travels end up affecting his chances at the hustings?
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