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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.

Delhi Police serves notice to Kejriwal for accusing BJP of poaching AAP MLAs, seeks reply in 3 days

ANI -
AAP leader Atishi Marlena claims BJP has approached several AAP MLAs with bribes and threats in a bid to induce defection. BJP has rejected AAP's claims.

Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana criticises Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for ‘reuniting’ with BJP-led NDA

ANI -
In editorial Monday, Saamana said Nitish Kumar was the one who took initiative to unite all anti-BJP forces and called the first meeting of the opposition's INDIA alliance in Patna.

Ace IAS officer to ‘CM contender’ — BJP’s OP Choudhary wins Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh by 64,000 votes

Neelam Pandey -
Choudhary lost the 2018 polls from the state's Kharsia constituency after joining the BJP the same year. He was pitted against sitting Congress MLA Prakash Naik in this election.

‘Entry of cow eater a violation’ — local VHP leader ‘purifies’ UP temple after Muslim MLA’s visit

Shikha Salaria -
Dharmaraj Verma, who contested nagar panchayat polls with BJP support, says invite to SP MLA Saiyada Khatoon was attempt by 'own people' — Hindus — 'to tease' others from community.

BJP’s Madhya Pradesh candidate list lacks OBC representation. Congress can best it

Arvind Kumar -
The BJP has only picked one-third of its candidates from the OBC community, whose population is above 50 per cent in the state.

Ahead of 2024 polls, biopic on Gadkari talks up the ‘highway minister’s’ PM potential

Manasi Phadke -
Titled 'Gadkari', Marathi biopic by debutant director Anurag Ranjan Bhusari comes at a time when road transport & highways minister is perceived to be losing capital in Modi govt.

Gone are the days of ‘Hindi theriyadhu poda’. DMK’s wooing Hindi heartland with podcasts, jobs now

Akshaya Nath -
DMK, which has been vocal against Hindi imposition, has started a podcast in Hindi and other languages, advertised in Hindi media and hired Hindi speakers to bust BJP’s divisive agenda.

Why Manipur Police accused Assam Rifles of assisting ‘Kuki militants escape’

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UP Dalits grew in confidence because of BSP. That’s why they are voting for BJP today

Rama Lakshmi -
A Dalit vote for BJP is viewed as a step back from Ambedkarite goals. New book Maya Modi Azad: Dalit Politics in the Time of Hindutva explains BSP’s decline.

‘Double engine sarkar’ had little to no impact & ‘lactose intolerance’ won in Karnataka

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