Dilli Gupshup: Will Jayalalithaa fill NDA's vacuum?

What were BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley hiding?Why does the Madhya Pradesh chief minister need a mediator?What is Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's latest gaffe?All this and more in this week's Dilli Gupshup...Officially, the Congress has sought to underplay Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's official elevation as the BJP's national face.Privately, its top leaders are deeply apprehensive, fearing the emergence of a 'personality cult' in the 2014 general ...

The disquiet over Kapil Sibal... Modi's rise rattles the UPA... Nitin Gadkari is missed... All this, and more, in this week's Dilli Gupshup... Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has started consulting Congress president Sonia Gandhi to undertake a Cabinet reshuffle, likely to be the last before the general elections slated next year. There are three key elements: Will Rajiv Shukla get the axe? Will Pawan Bansal return? Will Jairam Ramesh leave the Union Cabinet to work at the All India ...

Political games continue in Chhattisgarh... A report card makes a Union minister happy... A politician uses age to his advantage... All this, and more, in this week's Dilli Gupshup... Gruesome details are slowly emerging about the infamous Chhattisgarh massacre. Minutes after the Naxals captured Mahendra Karma, they apparently hurriedly convened a kangaroo court where the Congress leader was 'tried'. A 'chargesheet' was read out, spelling out the "Bastar Tiger's" alleged crimes rising out ...

Why didn't Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari go to Cannes?What does Railway Minister C P Joshi desperately need?And where is Digvijaya Singh?All this, and more, in this week's Dilli Gupshup.The Gandhis, seemingly, are refusing to do it, which leaves the Congress in a quandary.If -- and considering the myriad problems the United Progressive Alliance government finds itself mired in these days, that could be a very big IF! -- the UPA wins the 2014 elections, who will be India's ...

Why is Lalu Prasad Yadav sulking?Who is the Congress's go-to man when there's a crisis?Is Kapil Sibal quitting politics?All this and more in this week's Dilli Gupshup.It's one of the trickiest diplomatic ties facing India today and Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has decided the United Progressive Alliance needs expert guidance.She has advised External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid to meet ex-Congressman K Natwar Singh, who is an acknowledged hand at diplomacy.Singh served as external affairs ...

Is Chiranjeevi the tourism ministry's secret weapon?Why is Vijay Mallya upset with Veerappa Moily?What in-house problem is the railway minister grappling with?All this, and more, in this week's Dilli Gupshup...Anyone picking up a newspaper, or looking at a news site, in the last few months would not have missed the fact that Narendra Modi has virtually declared his prime ministerial ambitions.With the Gujarat chief minister's popularity on the ascent, the Bharatiya Janata Party does not seem to ...

Does the Supreme Court have a funny bone? What strange habits does Jairam Ramesh have? Why is Manish Tiwari after national editors? All this, and more, in this week's Dilli Gupshup... He's apparently the biggest threat in Indian politics today. Congress leaders are walking around with furrowed brows, wondering how they will combat his popularity. Bharatiya Janata Party leaders too are losing sleep over the rising clamour for Narendra Modi. If one goes by the mood in ...

What is the 'Rahul Congress'? Why C P Joshi and P C Chako are smiling Why Sharad Yadav is a worried man All this and more in this week's Dilli Gupshup. Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's Rajya Sabha term is ending next month. There is virtually no doubt that Manmohan would get re-nomination from Assam but a section of the Congress is said to be "hoping against hope" that he opts out. These faceless but influential Congressmen were among those who led "inspired ...

The Congress is desperate for good news from Karnataka. Why the Modi campaign in Karnataka is closely watched? Why is S M Krishna sulking? All this and more in this week's Dilli Gupshup. The Congress is desperately waiting for the May 8 verdict in Karnataka to tide over what looks like a 'never-ending crisis' ranging from Coalgate-CBI-Supreme Court to Sarabjit Singh's death. At the party's 'War Room' on 15, Gurudwara Rakabgunj Road, the mood is grim and the visits ...