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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.

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Neelam Pandey -
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No comment on Nepal, take nod from Nadda—BJP’s gag order to its leaders after Bihar Dy CM’s comment

Neelam Pandey -
Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary had blamed Congress for current situation in neighbouring country, saying there would have been peace & happiness had Nepal been part of India.

BJP committed to RSS ideology, can’t forget the mother who gave birth, says Nitin Gadkari

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Highways sector has taken a giant leap since 2014 after the NDA govt came to power & speed of progress has continued, says Union Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.

Rashtrapati Bhavan’s dig at Sonia over ‘poor lady’ remark on President—’not familiar with Hindi idiom’

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Congress and BJP lock horns following Sonia Gandhi’s comment that ‘poor lady’ President Murmu must have been tired reading out the ‘long’ pre-Budget speech.

On a campaign spree in Delhi, Yogi’s anti-AAP tirade hinges on ‘Bangladeshi infiltrators’, 2020 riots

Neelam Pandey -
The UP CM addressed his first rally in Kirari, followed by Karol Bagh & Janakpuri. He also hit out at AAP for development issues & turning Yamuna into a 'dirty drain'.
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