India’s Modi attacks ruling Congress party
Terming BJP as best option, opposition prime ministerial candidate accuses ruling party of failing to keep its promises. Baba Umar 4 Apr 2014 Gurgaon, Haryana – Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate of India’s right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has accused the ruling Congress party of “failure to keep its promises”. “People gave ruling Congress 60 […]
Villagers to boycott polls in Gandhi bastion
About two dozen villages in Amethi represented by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi vow not to vote as their demands not met. Baba Umar 6 Apr 2014 Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India – At least 50,000 people in more than two dozen villages in the Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh, have called for boycotting the upcoming parliamentary elections, […]
Delhi goes to polls in heated contest
Voters in capital cast ballots with hopes of ending corruption and inflation in third phase of India’s elections. Baba Umar 10 Apr 2014 New Delhi – Voters in New Delhi waited in long queues to cast ballots in the third stage of India’s nine-phased parliamentary elections, with hopes of controlling inflation, ushering in development and ending […]
Will India’s Mayawati hold on to Dalit votes?
Resurgent BJP, the election front-runner, could lure votes away from Dalit icon in her home state Uttar Pradesh. Baba Umar 16 Apr 2014 Lakhimpur-Kheri, Uttar Pradesh – In Kotharipurva village in Uttar Pradesh state’s Lakhimpur-Kheri district, chronic poverty displays itself everywhere. Mud huts with dung-polished porches line up the narrow lanes, naked children play on hay […]
Politics of visiting Dalit homes in India
Sunita Kori in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi says politicians visit her home during polls but never act on their promises. Baba Umar 30 Apr 2014 Amethi, Uttar Pradesh – Amid the political campaigning for India’s ongoing parliamentary elections, Sunita Kori’s newly erected mortar and brick shelter serve a perfect platform for politicians of all hues to jostle […]
Why India’s Amethi still swears by Gandhis
Despite any visible signs of development, this VIP constituency is still loyal to first family of Indian politics. Baba Umar 7 May 2014 Amethi, Uttar Pradesh – Just a few months before the 2009 parliamentary elections, Shiv Kumari Kori hosted two unlikely guests: David Miliband, the then British Foreign Secretary and Rahul Gandhi, the ruling Congress […]
India Elections Diary: Gurgaon
Shanty towns and suburbs in one of India’s fastest growing cities have yet to reap the benefits of economic growth. With the expanding skyline, open motorways, exponential growth in real estate, nightlife, and five-star hotels, Gurgaon – a city adjacent to Delhi – stands as one of the showpieces of India’s growth story. But in […]