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TopicBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Topic: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

The Bharatiya Janta Party or the BJP is India’s biggest national party and currently rules the country. It was formed in 1980, though its origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which was founded in 1951. The BJP has been in power since 2014, with Narendra Modi as India’s prime minister – the longest-serving non-Congress PM.

The BJP is known to be right-wing in its political and economic ideologies. Its ideological fount is the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or the RSS, and many of its top leaders were youth leaders in the RSS. The BJP, as of March 2024, is in power alone or in alliance in more than 18 of the 28 states in the country.

‘Whistleblower’ Tathagata Roy wants to ‘expose the corrupt in BJP’, party calls him a liability

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Former governor Tathagata Roy, in exclusive chat with ThePrint, also claimed he has not been granted ‘active membership’, which he gave up when he became Tripura governor in 2015.  

Four Samajwadi Party MLCs join BJP in run-up to UP assembly election

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The four sitting SP MLCs who have joined the BJP are Ravi Shankar Singh, Narendra Singh Bhati, C.P. Chand and Rama Niranjan.

Swachh Bharat, Beti Bachao — Modi implementing Prophet Muhammad’s message: BJP minority chief

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BJP minority morcha president Jamal Siddiqui says Modi govt schemes are in line with Islamic teachings on cleanliness, education and other social issues.

All-out war in Himachal BJP after bypoll defeats, leaders also blame Nadda & high command

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Among reasons ruling BJP cites for its defeats in 3 assembly & 1 Lok Sabha bypoll in Himachal Pradesh are incorrect ticket distribution, 'internal sabotage' and rising inflation.

Want to join a political party? You won’t believe things you have to do, like quit booze

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Congress and BJP want their applicants to make numerous pledges, while Communist parties have a long, complicated process. SP, NCP, Trinamool much easier to join.

Tiffin meetings, ‘Taleem aur Tijarat’ seminars — how BJP is wooing Muslims before UP polls

Neelam Pandey -
BJP is focusing on Muslim-dominated areas where it lost by a slim margin in 2017, plans to highlight steps taken by Modi govt to provide better education, avenues for commerce.

Savarkar praise by Rajnath not one-off, BJP ready to ‘correct distorted freedom struggle history’

Neelam Pandey -
BJP has asked its state units to identify local leaders who participated in the freedom struggle but have not been acknowledged by the mainstream.

Killing of Bihar migrants in J&K triggers calls to boycott India-Pakistan T20 World Cup tie

Dipak Mishra -
Union Minister Giriraj Singh, Bihar Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad and BJP spokesperson Prem Ranjan Patel have all demanded that India boycott match against Pakistan to be played on 24 October.

Why 4 Madhya Pradesh bypolls are another litmus test for Shivraj Chouhan  

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Bypolls are scheduled for the assembly seats of Raigaon, Jobat, Prithvipur and the Khandwa Lok Sabha seat. Voting is on 30 October.

Demystifying ‘Integral Humanism’, the key philosophy that guides BJP and its govts 

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The philosophy was propounded by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, an RSS pracharak who was also the secretary of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the forerunner of the BJP.
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