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Topic: Bharatiya Janata Party

MP couple’s ‘suicide’ days after ED raid: Family says ‘had we sided with BJP, this wouldn’t have happened’

MP Congress president Jitu Patwari met the family & Rahul Gandhi spoke to them over phone. BJP's Ashish Agarwal accuses Jitu Patwari of goading the family to level false charges.

‘Only want to clear doubts,’ say Markadwadi residents as admin stops mock poll in Maharashtra village

NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) candidate Uttam Jankar, who won the Malshiras assembly constituency within which the village falls, polled 160 fewer votes than BJP's Ram Satpute in Markadwadi.

How audio clips aired a year ago & a ‘gangster’ tell-all on camera led to AAP MLA Naresh Balyan’s arrest

AAP's Uttam Nagar MLA Naresh Balyan was arrested on extortion charges by Delhi Police Saturday and will appear before the court Sunday.

Will Shinde blink, or be Maharashtra’s Nitish? Why BJP feels Sena bid for CM post is just ‘posturing’

With Mahayuti sweeping Maharashtra polls & BJP clinching 132 of 288 seats, all eyes are now on who becomes the Maharashtra CM. Sena wants Shinde back. BJP is inclining towards Fadnavis.

In MP, Congress snatches Vijaypur seat from its six-time MLA who had defected to BJP

Mukesh Malhotra wins against Congress turncoat Ramniwas Rawat by 7,364 votes. Rawat's loss is a blow to the Madhya Pradesh BJP government, in which he is the minister of forests.

In ‘bellwether’ Vidarbha, BJP banks on RSS to turn the tide, Congress builds on Lok Sabha momentum

It is often said in political circles that the road to Mumbai’s Mantralaya goes through Vidarbha. Congress, BJP locked in a direct contest in 36 of 62 assembly seats in the region.

Slew of new projects shows Kedarnath bypoll is prestige battle for BJP after Ayodhya, Badrinath defeats

By-election, to be held on 20 November, was necessitated by the death of Kedarnath MLA Shaila Rawat in July. CM Dhami has announced 39 projects for constituency in short span.

Why even BJP MPs, MLAs are struggling to meet enrolment targets as UP membership drive hits roadblocks

The party has set targets for leaders to achieve by 15 October when the drive ends. Some leaders have hired private agencies to enlist new members.

A paradise cut off from the world—glimpses from Gurez, where BJP seeks 1st-ever win in Kashmir

A road project linking Gurez to Drass and Kargil has rekindled hopes for change in the region, which feels largely ignored.

In Kashmir’s Gurez valley, BJP bets big on winning ‘Wazir vs Faqir’ battle as Gurezis seek ‘justice’

In Part-5 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls being held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at the special challenges & the generation-old troubles of the people of Gurez.

On Camera

Jana Sangh leader VK Malhotra brought Advani to Delhi, kept the party afloat after 1984 setback

Unlike his colleagues from the time of the BJS, several of whom became governors and held other constitutional posts, Malhotra chose to lead a quiet and simple retired life after the massive 2014 victory of the BJP.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.