By Girish Nikam

S. M. Krishna was preparing for a game of tennis when he got acall about his induction as the country’s new external affairs minister
I HAVE everything to gain and nothing to lose”. This was the remark made as a prospective candidate for the Bangalore South Lok Sabha seat, by S. M. Krishna, as [...]

By Girish Nikam

At the best of times the process of cabinet formation is a thankless exercise, and allocating portfolios is a much more complex work out. And when it is a coalition Government it makes it that much more difficult for any Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh and the Congress chief Sonia Gandhi together [...]

By Girish Nikam

Has the latest Lok Sabha elections thrown up a new trend in this country? Will we see voters getting less and less enthused with the call for voting for their “biradari” and “jat”? Will the voters look up to parties and candidates and combines who they perceive as being best to push forward [...]

By Girish Nikam

The voters of India did what was considered by many if not most, as the unthinkable. It voted back a Government at the Centre which had completed five full years and with an astonishing mandate for the leading party in the UPA coalition, Congress, for the first time in 25 years, which has [...]

By Girish Nikam
As the cacophony rises inversely proportionate to the countdown for the results of the marathon five phase Lok Sabha poll, amidst wild speculations, one thing seems to be clear if you cut out all the fluff—– BJP’s Prime Ministerial aspirant, L.K.Advani’s chances of achieving his ambition is becoming more and more distant.
The gaggle [...]

Election Trail-Tamil nadu
By Girish Nikam

As the fifth and final phase of polling concludes today, the big question on the minds of everyone is what is going to be the result. The exit polls on various news channels will give some understanding of what we expect. Meanwhile, here is my own projection of the results, where [...]

Election Trail-Tamil nadu
By Girish Nikam

For this man who has held the centre stage in Indian politics for years, the whole world is an oyster. He has earned praise from some of the most prominent world leaders and institutions for his acumen as a finance minister. Lately even in his new job as the Home Minister, [...]

By Girish Nikam

After having been banished by his father for years to Madurai, and neglected, in comparison to Stalin, his younger brother, M.K.Azhagiri, the elder son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK Supremo, M.Karunanidhi is desperate not to let go off this opportunity which he has got.
Contesting elections for the Lok Sabha for the [...]

By Girish Nikam
Election Trail—Tamil Nadu
What happens in a state where there is no paucity of sops showered on the people? They will look for more! Tamil Nadu has been one State where successive governments have not only offered free sops, but have also successfully implemented them.
Right from the time, when the phenomenal film star, MG [...]

By Girish Nikam
Election Trail—Tamil Nadu
Why has the Tamil Nadu election scene got muddled up, and why is there this general feeling that there would be no sweep in favour of either of the two combines, led by DMK and AIADMK. It is not that there are no hopefuls who still predict, on both sides, that [...]