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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.

Yediyurappa countdown on as CM? He says party will take decision today

Shanker Arnimesh -
BJP faces multiple challenges as it looks to replace Yediyurappa, a Lingayat strongman credited with ensuring the party’s first-ever govt in the south.

1 Rajya Sabha seat, 2 ex-BJP faces — Mukul, Yashwant emerge as likely TMC picks for bypoll

Abantika Ghosh -
All eyes in Trinamool on upcoming RS byelection, necessitated by the defection of former Trinamool leader Dinesh Trivedi to BJP. Election is slated for 9 August.

Savarkar wouldn’t have found a place in today’s politics: Historian Vikram Sampath

ThePrint Team -
Speaking at 'Off The Cuff', historian and author Vikram Sampath says Savarkar had differences of opinion with the RSS and its second Sanghsarchalak, MS Golwalkar.

Delhi HC seeks Centre’s reply on plea contending new IT rules as ‘unconstitutional’

PTI -
The petition, filed by advocate Uday Bedi, also said the new IT rules are 'antithetical' to the fundamental principles of democracy.

Lingayat seers mount show of strength for community man Yediyurappa as ouster rumour takes off

Neelam Pandey -
The show of strength will likely help Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa increase his bargaining power over the choice of his successor and 'ensure a good deal for his son'. 

‘I was also snooped on’, Mamata claims as she urges SC to order probe into Pegasus hackings

Madhuparna Das -
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee calls upon Opposition leaders to form a front to fight Modi-Shah 'without wasting time', says people won't forgive us.

Why BJP fighting 2023 Chhattisgarh polls without CM face is not good news for Raman Singh

Prithviraj Singh -
Raman Singh was Chhattisgarh CM for 15 years till BJP's loss in 2018. Since then, Singh remained face of BJP in the state, taking on CM Baghel on Covid handling, Naxal problem.

Mayawati to blend Hindutva with her Dalit politics, plans first Brahmin convention in Ayodhya

Prashant Srivastava -
Outreach by Mayawati, ahead of 2022 UP polls, is a reminder of her 2007 campaign when Dalit-centric BSP successfully wooed Brahmin voters, a combination that helped party win majority on its own.

Eye on 2024, Trinamool readies to take Mamata’s Martyrs’ Day rally beyond Bengal to BJP states

Madhuparna Das -
Mamata Banerjee's 21 July speech will be telecast on giant screens across West Bengal and five other states — Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Tripura and Delhi.

Privacy a serious matter. BJP leaders can’t obfuscate Pegasus issue with national pride

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Opinion

The sociology of 2024 Lok Sabha elections in 10 charts

+TFP Yogendra Yadav -
The BJP has faced a political defeat in this election, but its social coalition is largely intact. The political task of uniting the bottom half of the social pyramid — poor, villagers, Dalit, Adivasi, OBC, and minorities — is still a long way off.

Why Amit Shah, more than PM Modi, needs to worry about RSS chief Bhagwat’s message

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Now’s the time for Modi govt to revisit Agnipath. It could relinquish, rectify, or remodel

Economy

India to drive growth in oil demand till 2030, transport fuels main reason

Akanksha Mishra -
International Energy Agency says India's oil demand will be driven by diesel/gasoil requirements in contrast to the rest of the world, where EV boom will lead to lower demand.

Defence

Recruiting Agniveers for 7-8 yrs, retaining 60-70% afterwards — possible changes to Agnipath scheme

Smruti Deshpande -
NDA ally JD(U) has demanded review of military recruitment scheme that drew protests when it was launched in 2022. Demands for rollback continue.

National Interest

Muslims made their vote count. This time Hindus built a coalition with them

Shekhar Gupta -
Muslim vote is BJP’s biggest worry. Knives are already out and probing its most critical fault line. Without recovering UP, BJP’s decline threatens to become chronic, and progressive.

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