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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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‘Role model with big bindi & clear voice’: BJP taps Sushma Swaraj legacy to woo ‘silent women voters’ in 2024

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BJP is doling out Sushma Swaraj Awards to women achievers across India in hopes they will act as ‘influencers’ and help party ‘connect more aggressively with woman segment’.

Focus on development, steer clear of religious controversies: Nadda to BJP MPs at virtual meet

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Nadda asks BJP MPs to refrain from positioning themselves as experts on religion or culture & to visit places like Bageshwar Dham in MP only in personal capacity if they wish to.

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Reach out to marginalised sections without worrying about votes, Modi told BJP cadres. Also urged them to help develop aspirational districts & raise awareness about natural farming.

A Gujarat gamble: A likely reason Rahul is not giving Modi a fight this assembly election

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I'd rather not buy idea that Rahul's holding his fire until 2024. More likely, Congress believes Karnataka offers best chance of winning a Gujarat-sized state if Gujarat is too challenging.

In 2017, Patidar stir cost BJP in Saurashtra. Now, it hopes AAP will dent Congress vote there

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But Amit Shah is believed to have told state BJP leaders and workers to work hard and not be overconfident. Party has set target of winning 150 seats in 182-member Gujarat assembly.

World ready to be led by Modi, next 25 years crucial for India, says minister Jitendra Singh

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He also said BJP's victory in upcoming Gujarat polls a 'foregone conclusion', and that Union govt is determined to hold fair polls in J&K but some with vested interests against it.
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