Never successful: A history of no-confidence motions

As the Lok Sabha debates a no-confidence motion brought against the Narendra Modi government by the opposition, the 28th such motion to be admitted in the Lower House, data compiled by a think tank......

No govt has lost a no-trust vote in Lok Sabha so far

No confidence motions have been moved in the Lok Sabha 27 times in the past, and all of them have either been defeated or remained inconclusive, data compiled by a think tank shows. IMAGE: Prime......

Does Rotational Chief Ministership Work In India?

A rotating chief ministership as a way to appease factions can work only if there is a credible guarantor, explains Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, right, and Deputy......

Does Rahul Want To Be Opposition PM Candidate?

After Rahul's Bharat Jodo Yatra began criss-crossing the Hindi heartland, BJP leaders have revived their attacks on 'dynasty politics' and 'family rule' in the Congress, points out N Sathiya......

Why the interim Budget will be different this time

There was no law that prevented the government from presenting a sixth full Budget, or something similar to it. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The 2019-20 interim Budget before the Lok Sabha......

Neglect of 1992 scam led to Mallya, Modi frauds

'The Modi government has been taking credit for improvement in respect of the ease of doing business in India.''But when I look at the scams I cannot help feeling that it is too easy to do business......

Guess who has been the best governor at the RBI?

As the RBI governor, Bimal Jalan didn't have a single Congress government to deal with. For the last six months, thanks to the intellectual generosity of Shashanka Bhide, director of the Madras......

Modi's Gujarat has a robust biz model, New Delhi what say?

The Gujarat model basically means what people have not seen at the Centre: transparency and clarity in policy and a largely corruption-free government. During a discussion on rent subsidies for......