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Shivraj Singh Chouhan to Yediyurappa, here’s the message from BJP parliamentary board reshuffle

11-member BJP parliamentary board saw 2 big names being dropped Wednesday, with 6 inductions, including veteran BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

Shivraj Chouhan, Gadkari dropped from BJP parliamentary board, Yogi & Himanta Sarma left out

Yogi Adityanath, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Devendra Fadnavis – who were expected to make it to BJP’s top decision-making body – were also left out.

‘Don’t want to get into new controversy after Nupur Sharma’ — Why BJP is quiet on Rushdie attack

BJP & most opposition parties in India except Congress and CPI(M) have refrained from commenting on attack on author Salman Rushdie, which took place in New York on 12 August.

BJP embraces more dynasts from other parties as PM Modi calls ‘parivaarvaad’ India’s challenge

While PM Modi has consistently & persistently attacked opposition parties on the issue, the BJP has routinely inducted such leaders from other parties & promoted them in the party & the govt.

‘Abused for welfare schemes’: How AAP is trying to fight BJP after Modi’s ‘revdi’ remark

On 16 July, Modi ‘cautioned’ people against freebies. AAP has since been trying to turn the tables saying that the BJP had a problem with its free education and healthcare schemes.

Modi has no vision for Bihar’ – Why Chirag Paswan is now coming out against BJP

Chirag claims he will align with anyone who gives importance to Bihar. BJP leaders admit uniting LJP's two warring factions will help the NDA

SubscriberWrites: Dalit-Bahujan ‘rightward shift’ helped BJP but blending tribal identity will be a challenge

Draupadi Murmu’s presidency represents a watershed moment in the post-Bahujan phase of politics as new social groups are articulating demands, writes Nikhil Jois.

OBC face as Maharashtra chief, Sena challenger in Mumbai — behind BJP state leadership reshuffle

BJP Friday appointed Chandrashekhar Bawankule as Maharashtra unit president, while former Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar returned to his role ahead of BMC polls.

‘100% we will contest 2023 Karnataka polls under CM Basavaraj Bommai,’ says BJP

BJP's statement comes at a time when talks about leadership change in the Karnataka government has led to confusion among party workers, ahead of the crucial assembly elections.

Uttarakhand BJP chief stands by ‘nation won’t trust homes without flag’ comment despite criticism

Congress, AAP have condemned Uttarakhand BJP chief Mahendra Bhatt's statement equating patriotism with hoisting flag on Independence Day, said BJP 'has made the flag a commodity'.

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Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party mustn’t be AAP of Bihar. Let’s hope no anarchy, corruption

Prashant Kishor must have learned a lot from the political parties that were his clients in the past. Can he succeed amid the uncertainties of Bihar's electoral landscape?

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?