The Congress Party at the moment is sinking and it desperately wants to project a new leader, probably Rahul Gandhi, to regain some of its lost grounds
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Prabhu Chawla, Editorial Director, New Indian Express Group and Sanjay Pugalia, CNBC Awaaz discussed about the state election results.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Prabhu Chawla, Editorial Director of New Indian Express spoke about the current political uncertainty and where things are headed in terms of an early election.
Prabhu Chawla of The Indian Express feels the DMK is only posturing.Therefore, he sees no threat to the ruling government although, its position has weakened and its credibility is being doubted.
New Indian Express editorial director Prabhu Chawla explains to CNBC-TV18, in an analysis of the current political situation, that the BJP is now in a fix to extricate its image which has taken a beating as the party‘s efforts to bring Parliament to a halt failed to force the Prime Minister to hand in his resignation.
Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi may not trust Pranab Mukherjee, the UPA‘s Presidental nominee announced on Friday, but with her party facing tough elections due by 2014, he may be just the ace the party desperately needs.
How significant is the CBI Special Court’s decision to permit Subramanian Swamy to depose his part of his attempt to include P Chidambaram amongst the 2G accused. Has the press understood its significance or exaggerated? Experts discuss.
With questions being raised about P Chidambaram's alleged role in the 2G scam, how credible is the claim that he should be charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act and has the recent trial court ruling on charges weakened that argument or corroborated it?
LK Advani's announcement that he will soon launch an anti corruption 'rath yatra' has taken the BJP by surprise and created wide spread consternation.
Recent political developments have cast a dark and ominous shadow over the Karunanidhi family and the Sun TV empire in Tamil Nadu.
Although widely predicted, the chargesheeting of DMK Chief Minister Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi threatens a major shift in Tamil Nadu politics. But two questions stand out, could it precipitate a break in the DMK-Congress Alliance or might it make the DMK a more accommodating ally. Karan Thapar explores the ramifications of this development.
Tamil Nadu went through the poll to choose a new government so CNBC-TV18’s Karan Thapar asks what sort of candidates are on offer. The association for democratic Reforms and Tamil Nadu Election Watch have done and assessment of the main party candidates which is both enlightening but also depressing.
Saturday night's collapse of the DMK- Congress alliance has shaken up politics. As the two sides struggle to patch up, we look at the implications and consequences of the impending breakup.
Cabinet reshuffle - is it a meaningful exercise that will change the way the government functions and improve its image or has the Prime Minister merely rearranged the chairs on the deck of the titanic whilst the ship continues to sink.