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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.

BJP to begin process to find Amit Shah’s replacement as party chief this week

Neelam Pandey -
The BJP meeting, on 13-14 June, will be the first involving the entire party after Lok Sabha polls. Contenders for party chief are J.P. Nadda, Bhupender Yadav.

Narendra Modi to be sworn as prime minister for second term on 30 May

PTI -
President Ram Nath Kovind will administer the oath of office at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Sensex up 400 points buoyed by Modi’s win, rupee appreciates against dollar

PTI -
The BJP has an absolute majority, putting PM Modi on course for a second term, and boosting the markets a day after counting for the Lok Sabha seats began.

India’s new govt should focus on easing land acquisition rules

Shruti Srivastava -
For India to compete globally, CEA Krishnamurthy Subramanian says the new govt needs to cut cost of land, labor and capital for companies.

Mid-cap stocks expected to gain most from a likely Modi win

Ravil Shirodkar -
A potential victory for Modi’s BJP will help bring back domestic fund flows, and that’s seen as good news for mid-cap stocks.

Exit polls not final decision but it reflects Modi’s win, says Nitin Gadkari

PTI -
Most exit polls have predicted another term for PM Narendra Modi, with some of them projecting that the BJP-led NDA will cross majority mark by a distance.

Modi’s second term needs to be bolder than his first

Mihir Sharma -
Election mandates don’t change the facts. Modi’s 5 years could and should have achieved a lot more than it actually did.

Amit Shah condemns comments by Pragya Thakur, other BJP leaders as Godse controversy grows

PTI -
BJP chief Amit Shah distanced the party from the controversial comments saying they did not reflect the BJP's ideology.

The big issue Goa parties always bet on to win power

Manasi Phadke -
Both Congress and BJP governments in Goa have fuelled the growth of casinos while in power, but vehemently demanded their removal while in the opposition.

MP Udit Raj shares old video on dowry dispute to claim Gujarat BJP MLA beat up Dalit man

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
The video, shot in Gujarat, is of a family involved in a dowry dispute and doesn’t feature any BJP MLA. Udit Raj has deleted the video.
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Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

Seshadri Chari -
So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

India talked big on Russia-Ukraine mediation. Alaska meet offers a window

Dismiss debate on EC functioning as ‘hoo-haa’, then hail India as ‘robust democracy’

Economy

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Mrinalini Dhyani -
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

Defence

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

National Interest

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Shekhar Gupta -
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?

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