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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.

Bengal woke up and chose violence at birth. TMC is no exception to that norm

Ishan Mukherjee -
From Naxalbari, Nandigram to now, Bengal was never insulated from political violence. TMC rule has seen an escalation, but BJP's solution is no solution.

What will the PM do with the lie of delusion? Asks dismayed Modi supporter

Vamsee Juluri -
Lose that melancholic Bahadur Shah Zafar-long white beard, sir. Lose whatever illusions you may have had about how you are being seen around the world.

Thai ‘call girl’ dies of Covid in Lucknow, BJP MP denies son’s ‘link’ to her, demands probe

Prashant Srivastava -
The Thai woman, who was in India on 'tourist visa', died of Covid in a Lucknow hospital and was cremated by Lucknow police, with no one coming forward to claim her body.

For a change, BJP lawmakers are asking questions from their leadership

D.K. Singh -
When asked about challenges in their constituencies, BJP legislators used to say: ‘Arre, Modi ji hain na.’ But Covid has shaken them out of their comfort zone.

How Himanta Biswa Sarma shook off Congress ‘snub’ and rose to become Assam CM

Neelam Pandey -
When Himanta Biswa Sarma left Congress in 2015, then CM Tarun Gogoi called it 'good riddance'. His comment hasn't aged well.

Himanta Biswa Sarma set to be next Assam CM after ‘unanimous vote’ at BJP meet

PTI -
Sarma's name was proposed by CM Sarbananda Sonowal and seconded by BJP state chief Ranjeet Kumar Dass and newly elected MLA Nandita Garlosa. No other names were proposed.

SubscriberWrites: Euphoria around TMC win ignores BJP’s massive growth in West Bengal

Arupendu Gupta -
BJP increased its seat tally from 3 to 77 in 2021, unprecedented growth by a political party, writes Arupendu Gupta

Madhya Pradesh BJP suspends 6, gives notice to ex-minister over ‘anti-party activities’

PTI -
The BJP faced defeat in Damoh Assembly bypoll. The Congress retained the seat with candidate Ajay Tandon who beat BJP rival Rahul Singh Lodhi by a margin of 17,097 votes.

BJP leaders blame Covid anger against Yogi govt for poor poll show but say it won’t hurt 2022

Moushumi Das Gupta -
BJP members agree it's time for party to introspect on what went wrong in UP, say rebels and failed promises to deliver welfare schemes have resulted in poor panchayat poll performance.

Am alive, 1,300 km away, says journalist BJP video claimed was killed in Bengal violence

Revathi Krishnan -
After India Today journalist Abhro Banerjee flags the video saying his photo has been passed off as that of 'victim Manik Moitro', BJP says it was 'erroneously included in the video'.
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Opinion

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

Shubhangi Misra -
It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Have Hindus passed the test by letting Droupadi Murmu enter Ram temple? Not yet

Manusmriti in a London church? 18th-century Britain’s Indomania loved everything Hindu

Economy

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Yuthika Bhargava -
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

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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