Debates by Arnab Goswami on Times Now are quite famous, but off-late I started noticing that it is targeting certain Political parties. So I took the data from the Times Now Site and did some excel math on it. I am not a political expert, so there are chances of error in my analysis.
Only those debates are included which target a particular political party. Those involving multiple parties and topics not related to politics are excluded. These debates are from 12th January 2014 to 28th March-2014
As seen from the chart above majority of the debates are around the shortcomings of Congress(126) party followed by Aam Aadmi Party(48). Only 2 debates are against the BJP.
Above chart shows that 72% debates are against congress, 27% against AAP and only 1% against BJP. This kind of distributions seems abnormal.
Here is the list of topics:-
| Topic | Against | Focus on | Pro/Against |
| Debate: Gandhis vulnerable? – 1They finished fourth in Uttar Pradesh in 2009 with just 10 seats – so this … | Congress | Rahul Gandhi | Against |
| Debate: Caste card, last card – 1Unveiling an agenda of rights- based welfare schemes with reforms to pursue… | Congress | Congress Manifesto | Against |
| Debate: An obvious poll push? – 1With Rahul Gandhi in the vanguard, Congress is expected to fall back upon l… | Congress | Manifesto | Against |
| Debate: ‘Party first, individual later’ – 1Over the last two weeks, his party has been on a controversy spree – from t… | Congress | Chavan Inclusion | Against |
| Debate: Sidestepping seniors? – 1Defying the party, Jaswant Singh on Monday (March 24) filed his nomination … | BJP | Jaswant Singh Exclusion | Against |
| Debate: Ally hunt: NDA ahead? – 1With a rainbow alliance in Tamil Nadu and a hint of a tie-up with the Peopl… | Congress | BJP ahead of Congress in Poll Alliance | Against |
| Debate: ‘Impotent’ to ‘nursery child’ – 1Union Minister Salman Khurshid has raked up a fresh controversy by question… | Congress | Salman Khurshid Comment | Against |
| Debate: AAP threatens media – 1In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelis… | AAP | Aap Media Comments | Against |
| Debate: ‘PM let me down’He has spoken out for the first time after coming out from jail. A Raja spe… | Congress | Raja comments against Congress | Against |
| Debate: Salman Khurshid does it againIn strong comments about the Supreme Court and the Election Commission, Ext… | Congress | Salman Khurshid Comments | Against |
| Debate: Taint no bar? – 1Former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal was re-nominated by Congress fro… | Congress | Pawan Kumar inclusion | Against |
| Debate: Loyalty over propriety? 1Faced with a dilemma over handing tickets to leaders facing allegations of … | Congress | Pawan Kumar inclusion | Against |
| Debate: Aam Aadmi Party hits aam aadmi – 1AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday (March 12) kicked off his Lok Sabha… | AAP | Kejriwal Mumbai Visit | Against |
| Debate: Rahul’s Hitler remark – 1Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (March 11) launched a blistering attack on Narendra… | Congress | Rahul Gandhi Remark | Against |
| Debate: Fighting polls or media? – 1A video showing AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal asking a TV news anchor to empha… | AAP | AAP Media Remark | Against |
| Debate: Rahul’s Godse card – 1Accusing Rahul Gandhi and Congress of flouting the Model Code of Conduct, B… | Congress | Rahul comment on Godse | Against |
| Debate: 2 disasters in 10 days – 1The Indian Navy suffered yet another mishap on Friday (March 7) with gas le… | Congress | Indian Navy Mishap | Against |
| Debate: A stunt a day – 1Two days ago his supporters went berserk in the capital, indulging in an al… | AAP | AAP supporters vs BJP supporters | Against |
| Debate: A revelation a day – 1TIMES NOW began the week by exposing a torrent of scams and promised to fol… | Congress | Scam, Rolls Royce | Against |
| Debate: Gang war approach to politics – 1AAP workers on Wednesday (March 5) fought running battles with BJP activist… | AAP | AAPvsBJP workers | Against |
| Debate: AAP sparks street fight – 1AAP workers on Wednesday (March 5) fought running battles with BJP activist… | AAP | AAPvsBJP workers | Against |
| Debate: Commissions or kickbacks?More details are emerging in the jet engine kickbacks scam – which further … | Congress | Rolls Royce | Against |
| Debate: Is UPA crushing merit? – 1Last Friday TIMES NOW exposed the medical scam that left United Progressive… | Congress | Medical Scam | Against |
| Debate: Jet engines kickbacksThe Jet engine kickbacks scam is expose number 4 tonight.. Defence Minister… | Congress | Augusta Deal | Against |
| Debate: AgustaWestland paybackTwo years ago when TIMES NOW, for the first time, exposed irregularities in… | Congress | Augusta Deal | Against |
| Debate: Govt cheated India’s braveTIMES NOW exposes how three reminders were sent from the Western Command to… | Congress | Submarine | Against |
| Debate: Lutyens scam – 1The biggest scam of UPA II – the Lutyens scam – a massive land scam, has th… | Congress | Lutyens Scam | Against |
| Debate: You paid for this! – 1In December last year, TIMES NOW cameras followed them from the Airport in … | Congress | Bangaore MP foreign trip | Against |
| Debate: Fighting with junk – 1Confirming worst fears, Indian Navy on Thursday (February 27) said two of i… | Congress | Submarine Mishap | Against |
| Debate: The 120 minute u turn – 1Rejecting Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily’s proposal to give Sudhir Vasudeva … | Congress | UPA Appointment Scam | Against |
| Debate: Apology for what? – 1Union Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday (February 25) described Narendra … | Congress | Salman Khurshid Comment | Against |
| Debate: 12 accidents in 6 months – 1Indian Navy Chief Admiral D K Joshi on Wednesday (February 26) resigned tak… | Congress | Submarine mishap | Against |
| Debate: Dutt twisting the law? – 1Days after Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan defended extension … | Congress | Sanjay dutt extension | Against |
| Debate: Insecure of a free media? – 1Stoking a controversy, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde threatened to… | Congress | Sushil Shinde comment on Electronic media | Against |
| Debate: Troll the free media – 1Against the backdrop of attack on media by Arvind Kejriwal and former Army … | AAP | Kejriwal Comment on Media | Against |
| Debate: Scams on the backburner? – 1In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelis… | Congress | Possibility of giving ticket to tainted ministers | Against |
| Debate: Was the Govt spooked in 2012? – 1In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelis… | Congress | Army and Congress relations | Against |
| Debate: ‘Rally tax’ withdrawnAn embarrassed Central Excise Department on Tuesday (February 18) hastily w… | Congress | Rall Tax related | Against |
| Debate: FM’s self certification valid? – 1Wooing the middle class ahead of elections, Finance Minister P Chidambaram … | Congress | P Chidambram Budget related | Against |
| Debate: The 48 day bailout – 1Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resigned on Friday night (February 14)… | AAP | Arvind Kejriwal resignation | Against |
| Debate: Brinkmanship over governance – 1Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resigned on Friday night (February 14)… | AAP | Arvind Kejriwal resignation | Against |
| Debate: Anti Cong tsunami, total Modi wave – 1If elections were to be held now (February, 2014), it would be a complete w… | Congress | Anti-Congress Wave | Against |
| Debate: Back AAP, get subsidy – 1In yet another populist measure, Arvind Kejriwal Government on Wednesday (F… | AAP | AAP subsidy policy | Against |
| Debate: What was PMO doing?A controversy has broken out over the appointment of an Additional Director… | Congress | Appointment of Additional Director | Anti |
| Debate: 22 departments, zero answers – 1Arvind Kejriwal is known as one of the chief crusaders of the Right to Info… | AAP | Arvind Kejriwal departments | Anti |
| Debate: Time for full disclosure? – 1British Prime Minister David Cameron has asserted that there was “absolutel… | Congress | Britain role in Bluestar operation | Against |
| Debate: 2002 via Communal Bill? – 1Opposition on Wednesday (February 5) scuttled introduction of the controver… | Congress | Introduction of Communal Bill | Against |
| Debate: Britain’s Bluestar hand exposed – 1British military’s role in the 1984 Operation Bluestar to flush out militan… | Congress | Britain role in Bluestar operation | Against |
| Debate: Cynics proven wrong? – 1Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday (February 4) demanded actio… | AAP | Nido Case | Against |
| Debate: Who wanted big bunglows? – 1He has ardently professed austerity and proclaimed an anti-VIP culture stan… | AAP | Arvind Kejriwal Bungalow related | Against |
| Debate: BPL definition war – 1In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelis… | Congress | BPL-Definition | Against |
| Debate: Arvind backs ‘India’s Taliban’ – 1Khaps in Birbhum district of West Bengal recently ordered the gangrape of a… | AAP | Arvind backs Khaps | Against |
| Debate: LPG wish granted – 1In a setback to a UPA project touted as a ‘game-changer’, government on Thu… | Congress | Raise of LPG quota to 12 | Against |
| Debate: Protests, demand & a counter – 1More contradictions, more accusations and more trouble for the Congress par… | Congress | Rahul view on 1984 riots during interview with Arnab | Against |
| Debate: Interview sparks off debate – 1Delhi Government on Wednesday (January 29) decided on a probe by a Special … | Congress | Rahul view on 1984 riots during interview with Arnab | Against |
| Debate: Unconvincing on corruption – 1Over the last few months the all new Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi h… | Congress | Rahul view on Corruption during interview with Arnab | Against |
| Debate: Cagey about Modi? – 1He may have come across as cagey, stopping short of aggressively taking on … | Congress | Rahul view on2002 riots during interview with Arnab | Against |
| Debate: No apology for 1984 – 1He broke his silence after a decade and when it came to the issue of the 19… | Congress | Rahul view on 1984 riots during interview with Arnab | Against |
| Debate: Rahul takes questions on a range of subjects – 1For the first time, Congress Vice President & Congress Poll Campaign Chief … | Congress | Rahul Interview with Arnab | Against |
| Debate: ‘Votebanks not in your pockets’ – 1Narendra Modi on Thursday (January 23) hit out at Congress for ‘chai-wala’ … | Congress | Use of Vote bank of Poor people | Against |
| Debate: Why U.P matters – 1Narendra Modi on Thursday (January 23) hit out at Congress for ‘chai-wala’ … | Congress | Congress chai-wala comment | Against |
| Debate: Vocal Minister loses voice – 1Launching a defence of Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti in the case relate… | AAP | Somnath Bharti related | Against |
| Debate: Climbdown by Kejriwal – 1Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s unprecedented dharna in the heart of… | AAP | Kejriwal dharna | Against |
| Debate: AAP going too far? – 1In an unprecedented face-off with the Centre, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind K… | AAP | AAP Somnath related and face-off with Centre | Against |
| Debate: Over enthusiasm or immaturity? – 1Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti was at the centre of another raging row w… | AAP | AAP Somnath related | Against |
| Debate: Avoiding a face off? – 1Rahul Gandhi will not be Congress party’s nominee for Prime Ministership in… | Congress | Naming Rahul for PM | Against |
| Debate: Brits guided Blue Star – 4Amid the raging row over claims that Margaret Thatcher’s government had aid… | Congress | Britain role in Bluestar operation | Against |
| Debate: Brits guided Blue Star – 1Amid the raging row over claims that Margaret Thatcher’s government had aid… | Congress | Britain role in Bluestar operation | Against |
| Debate: Who’ll expose whom? – 1In a scathing attack on Sushilkumar Shinde, former Home Secretary R K Singh… | Congress | RK Singh comment on Sushil Kumar Shinde | Against |
| Debate: Rahul hints, Congress clamours – 1Ahead of the AICC meeting on Friday when he is expected to be named the Con… | Congress | Rahul reluctance to be named as PM candidate | Against |
| Debate: Too early to dismiss AAP? – 1After his first ‘janta darbar’ ended in a total chaos, Chief Minister Arvin… | AAP | AAP janta Darbar | Against |
| Debate: Junket uninterruptedWatch the Uttar Pradesh MLAs waving to the TIMES NOW cameras, smiling away … | Congress | Grilling of Jayanthi by Arnab after “Jayanthi Tax” | Against |
| Debate: The ‘Jayanthi tax’ row – 1Hitting back at Narendra Modi, former Union Minister Jayanthi Natarajan sai… | Congress | Grilling of Jayanthi by Arnab after “Jayanthi Tax” | Against |
Data reveals what I had always suspected. Thankx for this excellent analysis. It is very evident that Aurnab and timesnow debates are paid and one sided.
I have stopped watching timesnow.
From past one month I am continuously noticing the biased nature of his debates. He shamelessly speak in the favor of BJP, may be because he don’t want to upset the present govt fearing that they may reveal channel’s investment source.
But I no longer enjoy his biased debates. He has become so pro-BJP and you will see a decline in TRP very soon if it continues.
Absolutely shocking to view Times Now Tv channel under Mr. Arnab Goswami , a arrogant journalist self declared protector of the Indian people. His all programme of television discussions are looking like paid news and pro BJP. It is time for the PTI or any other true journalist to expose the investments sources for the Times Now channel.
He gets pounding from Pakistani panelist. Many panelist have stopped coming on timesnow.
This is some really cool analysis. But you might have to take into account the fact that the Congress was in power and would have to be more accountable than the BJP/AAP. Having said that, I also feel that Arnab as a debate moderator should not take sides in an ongoing debate (and allow us to hear all sides)
Now that you have taken the pain to list out all the topics discussed in the said period, can you tell us about the topics( intended against the BJB), that you would have wanted Arnab to debate. So in principle you mean there were topics which were more sensitive/serious, whatever you call it, than the above listed ones (chosen ones by the editor)?
Hi, there are many, He did not cover Muzaffarnagar riots. BJP MLA was involved. There are many more.
What a Brilliant analysis. You should post it on some social networking sites.
This is rediculous …. u suggesting that Times nw has been doing vindictive agaisnt Congi…. They are corrupt maniacs and deserve this amt of thrashing they have failed in every aspect of governance….
Nothing can justify 99% of debate discussions in favour of 1 party
Watch any show. When BJP representative gets cornered, arnab speaks for the BJP.
If you hear the structure of the debates, the slant to Arnab’s questions, the people he includes on the panel to push his agenda and the bias he shows when allowing BJP spokesmen to complete but badgers Congress, there is little doubt as to which side Times now is on
I believe Arnab is a kind of person who wants noise over news! He neither supported anyone nor blamed anyone. He just shouts at every point with his invitees.
I have seen some one blowing up with statistics on this question!
Certainly you have wasted time doing so, because if everyone goes calculating how much Arnab shouted on them, everyone gets 100%. Dear AAP followers, dont waste time on whether Arnab supports BJP or not. Think how to proove yourselves to the people of Delhi! You guys have much bigger targets then these statistics!
dear frnd give some time to other channels for ur analysis like NDTV, aajtk.etc etc..and you certainly found the striking facts that these channells are more biased then times now… may be leaning towards congress party… so your analysis is appreciated but at the same time u r also showing partiallity by not compring other new channels with times now over their partiallity…so comparison with other channels gives us broader picture my dear frnd… so i disagree with u…
Arnab is a great facilitator and nationalist . No one can doubt his integrity .. What he says what he feels ..Pakistanis are afraid to come to his show and one of the paki minister even stopped Arnab for asking tough questions ….that Stopped Arnab taking the shoot .You highlight a single episode where he was not natiolistic can you ????
The debates on JNU show a) the overt bias of Times Now, b)the unprofessional journalism of Arnab Goswami
Times Now is giving little space to Kanhaiya Kumar who has emerged as an icon for the downtrodden, the underprivilaged students & the silent majority who seldom speak. A leader is being born & it is completely ignoring. It focusses more in Ishrat Jahan to please his ruling party bosses.
It was evident where his loyalty lie when Modi was invited as Chief Guest in a Times Now function.
In the name of journalism, Times Now and Arnab Goswami sell half truth and hype and claim that people are lapping it up. In any other country, Times now would be banned for unethical conduct
Dear Mohd Aslam,
I sincerely appreciate your effort to expose the biased nature of a news channel.
Mr. Arnab is doing great injustice to journalism by being biased. One has to be unquestionably honest in dealing with any social and political happenings in countries like India before airing it through news media. Keep it up. Try to make this study so open that he reacts to this at once and tender apology to the nation