| Arnab Goswami |
2026-06-10 |
The previous (UPA) era saw scams like 2G spectrum, Coalgate, Commonwealth Games, AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter and Devas-ISRO, whereas 12 years of the Modi government have passed without a single scam.
UPA-era scams
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governance economy |
inaccurate |
82.0% |
| Arnab Goswami |
2026-06-10 |
Narendra Modi is completing his term as India's longest-serving elected Prime Minister (surpassing all predecessors in continuous elected tenure).
Modi tenure milestone
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governance economy |
accurate |
92.0% |
| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
When the BJP fields an extra Rajya Sabha candidate it is a danger bell for rival parties; recent history shows Modi's candidate somehow wins one way or another.
BJP extra candidate
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
In Jharkhand's Rajya Sabha election, 28 MLAs are needed to win a seat; the INDIA alliance has 56 MLAs while the NDA has 24, which is why the BJP is backing independent candidate Parimal Nathwani.
Jharkhand Rajya Sabha math
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
Mamata Banerjee now needs support and is on crutches politically; her dominance in the INDIA alliance is gone, and the allies are together out of compulsion, not conviction.
Mamata's weakened position
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
In the INDIA alliance meeting, the Left parties bluntly said the Congress's conduct was not befitting an alliance and demanded Rahul Gandhi apologize for his statements during the Kerala election.
alliance infighting
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
Leaders of 25 parties attended the INDIA alliance meeting in Delhi, chaired by Mallikarjun Kharge, with Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, Mamata Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee and others present.
INDIA alliance meeting
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
Surprisingly, Mamata Banerjee was in Delhi today but did not say a single word about the split in her party.
Mamata's silence
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
Mamata Banerjee's faction has filed a High Court petition against recognition of Ridhabrata Banerjee's faction, and the court will hear the petition against the Speaker's decision on June 11.
High Court petition
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
The TMC is now divided into three factions: one led by Mamata and Abhishek Banerjee, a second of MPs led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, and a third of MLAs led by Ridhabrata Banerjee in the Bengal assembly.
TMC three factions
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
Mamata Banerjee made Kunal Ghosh party spokesperson just last week, and today he is echoing the rebels and questioning the party leadership.
spokesperson turns critic
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
Kirti Azad calls Kakoli Ghosh's claim of 20 MPs false, yet by his own count 16-17 MPs have gone over, a difference of only two or three.
TMC denial contradiction
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
Kakoli Ghosh says 20 TMC MPs have written a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker requesting separate seating arrangements for them.
Speaker seating request
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
Present at the meeting were TMC chief whip Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar along with MPs Prasun Banerjee, Satabdi Roy, Asit Kumar, Bapi Haldar, June Malia, Jagadish Basunia, Kalipada Soren, Arup Chakraborty, Partha Bhowmick and Sarmila Sarkar.
rebel MPs list
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
When the TMC MPs went to meet Bhupendra Yadav at his house, Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari was also present there.
Suvendu at defection meeting
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
TMC has 28 Lok Sabha MPs; splitting from the party requires 19 MPs together under the anti-defection threshold, and the rebel group has 20, so the numbers clearly meet the requirement.
anti-defection numbers
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governance economy |
misleading |
60.0% |
| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy also resigned his Rajya Sabha membership today.
Rajya Sabha resignation
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governance economy |
accurate |
92.0% |
| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
While Mamata Banerjee was meeting INDIA alliance leaders in Delhi, TMC MPs were sitting at Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav's house.
TMC MPs meet minister
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governance economy |
accurate |
85.0% |
| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
Under Kakoli Ghosh's leadership, 20 TMC MPs have decided to go with the NDA.
TMC MPs join NDA
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governance economy |
accurate |
90.0% |
| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-08 |
After the assembly split, Mamata Banerjee's party has now also split in the Lok Sabha: more than two-thirds of TMC MPs — 20 out of 28 — have rebelled and separated from the party.
TMC Lok Sabha split
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governance economy |
accurate |
85.0% |
| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-04 |
In the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections, Mahayuti candidates won six of 17 seats unopposed today after all rival candidates withdrew their nominations; voting on the remaining 11 seats is on 18 June.
Maharashtra MLC elections
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-04 |
The Lok Sabha Speaker approved DMK's request to have its MPs seated separately from Congress MPs in the Lok Sabha.
DMK seating separation
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-04 |
The DMK today formally announced it is leaving the INDIA alliance and that its leaders will not attend the alliance meeting on 8 June.
DMK alliance exit
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-04 |
If 20 MPs desert TMC, Mamata Banerjee's weight and influence within the INDIA alliance will diminish further.
Mamata alliance influence
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-04 |
Former TMC spokesperson Riju Dutta claimed at least 20 TMC MPs are ready to leave the party and have filled application forms for the BJP.
TMC MP defections
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