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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.

BJP hasn’t sidelined Brahmin candidates on UP tickets. But Rajputs can’t be ignored either

Arvind Kumar -
On caste-wise representation in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, BJP seems to be finally paying attention to its past mistakes.

BJP Punjab chief’s ‘Vote for Congress’ video goes viral on voting day. ‘Good for us’, says Congress

Ishadrita Lahiri -
Ashwani Sharma says his statement was ‘twisted and taken out of context to fool the people of the state’. Both Congress & AAP are dangerous for Punjab, he adds.

You’d think animal cruelty would invite harsh punishment. Nope, just Rs 50 — blame PCA Act

Bharati Ramachandran -
In the UAE, individuals found guilty of abusing animals can be jailed for life and/or fined 1 million dirhams. In India, just Rs 50.

Bahubali politicians out on a limb in UP polls, parties now prefer their wives, sons

Shikha Salaria -
Mukhtar Ansari, Atiq Ahmed, Indra Pratap Tiwari, Gayatri Prajapati…many politicians with a criminal past have been denied tickets by parties, kin chosen to retain support bases.

Minoo Masani is India’s forgotten liberal who went against Nehru’s all-pervasive socialism

Aditya Narayan Sharma -
Masani's commitment to individual liberty extended beyond economics—he was deeply invested in defending autonomy in different forms.

Expect strong action from strong govt: BJP MP Varun Gandhi’s fresh dig at Modi govt on ABG fraud

Unnati Sharma -
Also naming defaulters like Mallya, Nirav Modi on Twitter, he says that while ‘people are committing suicide under debt burden’, these individuals ‘live lives of luxury’

The BJP’s ‘2ab’ factor that’s missing from SP, BSP, Congress in UP elections

Dilip Mandal -
Modi talked about the extra ‘2ab’ factor in 2015. In UP elections, it matters more than development, growth and promises.

In the ‘battle of Bundelkhand’, BJP, BSP and SP have a new weapon — election tickets

Badri Narayan -
BJP, BSP and SP all have a chance in the 3rd phase of UP elections. Dalit and Yadav communities in this region could make all the difference.

Voters in 3 seats next to Chandigarh have same concern: Concrete jungle & host of civic issues

Sahil Sharma -
Residents in SAS Nagar, Kharar and Dera Bassi say developers, in collaboration with successive govts, have affected their lives. Candidates say they're aware of these issues.

Sanjay Raut’s ‘fraud link’ claims latest chapter in constant Kirit Somaiya-vs-Shiv Sena battle

Manasi Phadke -
War of words between Somaiya & Shiv Sena started before 2017 BMC polls, which Shiv Sena & BJP, though allies in state govt, fought separately. Last 2 days saw more allegations from both sides.
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Opinion

NEET is too high-risk for pen-and-paper tests. It needs a fraud-proof online process

R Subrahmanyam -
Unless the loopholes are fixed in the NEET system, no matter how many culprits are caught and punished, new ones will continue to emerge.

Collapse of Harappan Civilisation? Art of making shell bangles transcends time and boundaries

Haryana results can be a template for Rahul Gandhi to build New Congress

Economy

Siddaramaiah defends fuel price hike amid protests by BJP — ‘don’t we need money for development?’

Sharan Poovanna -
BJP alleges the hike will be put towards bankrolling Congress govt's 5 guarantees in Karnataka, while CM Siddaramaiah says hike is to 'increase resource mobilisation, increase income'.

Defence

India’s nuclear stockpile overtakes Pakistan’s with 2 extra warheads, China far ahead — SIPRI

Smruti Deshpande -
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report says there are indications India 'mating' warheads with launchers during peacetime & China arsenal has gone up to 500 warheads.

National Interest

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Shekhar Gupta -
Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.

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