identity politics

Campaigning for the West Bengal Assembly elections has reached a fever pitch, with top political leaders from all major parties addressing rallies across the districts. Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held three rallies today in Katwa, Jangipur, and Kushmandi. He emphasized...

Jangipur (WB), April 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sharpened the BJP's pitch on identity and infiltration in poll-bound West Bengal, promising to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to end what he called the "politics of appeasement", while asserting that the party would not...

New Delhi, April 9 As Assam voted on Thursday, and West Bengal will on April 23 and 29, one contentious issue that dominates all is that of infiltration – especially of Bengali-speaking Muslim migrants – from Bangladesh.Issues of identity, migration, and language in West Bengal and Assam are...

Kolkata, April 8 Turning her nomination filing for the Bhabanipur seat into a political counteroffensive to the BJP's call for "paribartan," West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday marched from her Kalighat residence to submit her papers, presenting the constituency as a "mini...

Kolkata, April 4 – In turning the West Bengal assembly elections into a larger ideological battle over identity, demographics, and national security, BJP state chief Samik Bhattacharya has said that if the party comes to power in the state, it will take action against what he calls "Love Jihad"...

New Delhi, March 26 – When the Assam Assembly elections are held on April 9, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be seeking not only a third consecutive victory but also something that has eluded it for a decade – a simple majority on its own.Since assuming power in 2016, the BJP has...

As Assam prepares for elections, regionalism remains a key issue for the state, which has been grappling with concerns about protecting its "identity" from "outsiders," mainly illegal migrants, for decades.Over the years, the relevance of regional political parties has been questioned, with...

Guwahati, March 3 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged on Tuesday that the Congress party has strategically focused its electoral strategy on Assembly constituencies largely populated by "Muslims of alleged Bangladeshi origin" in preparation for the upcoming state elections...

Guwahati, March 2 – Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita launched a scathing attack on Assam Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Monday, making a series of personal remarks that questioned Gogoi’s lineage, religious beliefs, and political stance, sparking a fresh round of...