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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.

Arvind Kejriwal isn’t a one-man army in Gujarat. Here are 3 new AAP poster boys

Nootan Sharma -
Over the last few weeks, these AAP leaders have upped their campaigns, travelling across the state to convince voters to give them — and their party — a chance.

How universities are being renamed under Modi govt as focus shifts from ‘Gandhi, Nehru’

Kritika Sharma -
New Delhi: Last month, the Narendra Modi government officially renamed Delhi’s iconic Rajpath to Kartavya Path. The renaming, which was widely called a decolonisation...

Protests, outrage in Rishikesh over alleged killing of teen Ankita Bhandari by BJP leader’s son

Prithviraj Singh -
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami orders strict probe into death of the 19-year-old. The BJP expels main accused Pulkit Arya's father and son from party's primary membership.

‘Let AAP keep trying, but there’s no space for 3rd party in Himachal,’ says CM Jairam Thakur

+TFP Shanker Arnimesh -
Aam Aadmi Party is a pretender and Congress not much of a contender, clearing the way for a second term for BJP in poll-bound Himachal, according to Chief Minister Jairam Thakur.

‘Invaders and protectors’ — what Uddhav’s speech says about his political priorities

Manasi Phadke -
From attacking Eknath Shinde to Amit Shah, the Shiv Sena chief sought to portray how they betrayed the Marathi ‘manoos’. Other themes include how Mumbai is important to Thackerays.

With Gehlot, Tharoor names in poll, answers to 5 questions people are asking about Congress

Vir Sanghvi -
There is very little loyalty in politics. Once you give up a job, you have no control over what happens next.

‘Fight like it’s your 1st’ — Uddhav tells Sena cadre ahead of BMC polls, attacks Shinde, Fadnavis

Purva Chitnis -
Addressing party office bearers at Mumbai's NESCO ground Wednesday, the former Maharashtra CM also compared its work to that of the Aam Aadmi Party's, but said the Sena doesn't advertise.

Attempt to ‘Indianise’ Army is insulting. Don’t reduce it to just its colonial history

Manvendra Singh -
After ‘Agniveer,' now another onslaught is being made on the Army's code with the review of customs, to align with a certain ‘national sentiment.’

The hazards of moral policing & ‘dial 1-800-BJP to get CBI off your back’

Tushar Nair -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

BJP & Shah bad, but Modi good? Why Mamata is going easy on PM over CBI, ED ‘misuse’

Sreyashi Dey -
West Bengal govt Monday passed a resolution against 'excesses' of federal agencies like CBI & ED. However, CM Mamata Banerjee also said, 'I don’t believe PM Modi is behind this'.
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BJP needs to be Bengalified. Go beyond rosogolla, eat pantabhaat, know what’s hodol kutkut

Monideepa Banerjie -
Words like 'ghuspethiye' or 'tushtikaran' resonate very little in West Bengal, nor do phrases like 'mangalsutra' or Amit Shah's distortion of Mamata Banerjee's 'Maa, Mati, Manush' slogan into 'mullah, madrasa, mafia'.

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Two documents, Modi-Macron visits—India-France defence partnership is touching new heights

Economy

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

Yuthika Bhargava -
In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

Defence

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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