The writer is a senior journalist in Kolkata.

Shikha Mukerjee is a senior journalist based in Kolkata

Shikha Mukerjee | Congress Complacency Helps Modi win Back Hindi belt

The EC has limited power to control the terms of public discourse

Shikha Mukerjee | Public discourse standards fall, distorted by ECâ€™s bias

Shikha Mukerjee | Does single-minded Congress bode ill for INDIA allies?

The tale is not the alleged cash that Mahua Moitra received; the tale is of two legislators

Shikha Mukerjee | Ethics, politics and the art of lobbying, wooing voters

Shikha Mukerjee | 33% quota hasnâ€™t moved needle on women power

The Congress has shown unexpected focus and discipline

Shikha Mukerjee | Congress must forge unity out of its internal diversity

Shikha Mukerjee | INDIA gets set, preparing for liftoff; BJP gets jitters

Shikha Mukerjee | Testing time lies ahead for the â€˜mother of democracyâ€™

Shikha Mukerjee | â€˜INDIAâ€™ veterans ready to unsettle BJPâ€™s masterplan

Shikha Mukerjee | Diversity vs homogeneity, as Pawar play rocks Maha

The victory has unsurprisingly created a dilemma that has become quite routine for the Congress

Shikha Mukerjee | Congressâ€™ main challenge is burden of expectations

Shikha Mukerjee | Indiaâ€™s political topography starts to look a bit different

Shikha Mukerjee | Time and tide will not wait for the Opposition to unite

Shikha Mukerjee | N-E verdict: Why thereâ€™s no alternative to Modi

Shikha Mukerjee | Khargeâ€™s strategy: How the Congress can corner Modi

Shikha Mukerjee | Insurrection in America: How tail wagged the dog!

Shikha Mukerjee | How the three-shell trick works in Indiaâ€™s politics

Shikha Mukerjee | After Gujarat, can BJP beat law of diminishing returns?

Shikha Mukerjee | After Bharat Jodo, time for â€˜Vote Jodoâ€™ by Opp.

Shikha Mukerjee | Morbi shows anatomy of political immunity

Shikha Mukerjee | Congâ€™s Kharge era: Can he & Gandhis make it work?

Shikha Mukerjee | â€˜Our time will comeâ€¦â€™ But Cong doesnâ€™t know when!

Shikha Mukerjee | Nitishâ€™s Bihar â€˜coupâ€™ to set off tremors across India

Shikha Mukerjee | Parliament as a battleground: Does disruption help govt or Opp?

The inclusivity and development mantra invoked by Mr Modi was clearly aimed at appeasing the apprehensive among the voters

Shikha Mukerjee | Modi holds the middle as BJP moves further Right

The suspension of Nupur Sharma was an empty gesture

Shikha Mukerjee | Silence canâ€™t be an option: Why Modi must leash â€˜fringeâ€™ bhakts

The idea of the Congress does not come in one shape or size; Sonia Gandhi and her court are but one of the entities within the Congress

Shikha Mukerjee | To save Congress, its state units could take own path

It was obvious long before and reconfirmed after political strategist Prashant Kishorâ€™s firm but polite refusal of partyâ€™s membership offer

Shikha Mukerjee | Rahulâ€™s role as Congressâ€™ heir not at all apparent

The Congressâ€™ failure is its permanent leadership crisis

Shikha Mukerjee | Congress looks paralysed for keeps; PK a PR stunt

Re-elected for the third term as party general secretary, Sitaram Yechury is tasked to deliver a miracle

Shikha Mukerjee | CPM has sunk into a hole: Whereâ€™ll it go from here?

Regaining control in a ramshackle organisation, where discipline is low and control is loose and sporadic, is definitely a challenge

Shikha Mukerjee | Mamataâ€™s damage control bid to revalidate mandate

The existence of the Congress is at stake: the party with the same name as the one that belongs to the nation

Shikha Mukerjee | Either the Congress will survive, or the Gandhis

In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP has won, while the Congress has become a virtual presence, as has the BSP

Shikha Mukerjee | New dynamic as politics in India reshapes itself

Womenâ€™s participation as workers has declined, though more girls complete school education and enter colleges and professional programmes

Shikha Mukerjee | Indiaâ€™s women must move on from hijabs, kitchensâ€¦

It is noticeable that Mr Modiâ€™s UP campaign has been low key till now

Shikha Mukerjee | An election without a wave: Canny voters & canny netas

For the MHA to tersely state that these institutions have been denied permission because of \'violations\' is not sufficient

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