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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.

Rural distress blamed as BJP trails SP in UP polls, big setback in Kashi, Prayagraj, Ayodhya

Prashant Srivastava -
The results are in variance from usual trends where the party in power at the state usually wins the panchayat elections. Experts see rural distress as reason for BJP faltering.

Indians scramble for help but Modi’s ministers busy thanking his ‘leadership’ for O2, ration

Aneesha Bedi -
Social media is flooded with SOS calls pleading for oxygen & medical aid amid the second Covid wave, but Union ministers are thanking PM Modi — constantly.

Half of BJP’s Bengal MLAs, 1/3 of Trinamool MLAs declared ‘serious criminal charges’: ADR

Neelam Pandey -
According to a report by Association for Democratic Reforms, 142 winning candidates from a total of 292 MLAs have declared criminal charges against themselves.

BJP Bengal is with workers facing atrocities by ‘TMC goons’, says unit chief Dilip Ghosh

PTI -
Claiming that attacks are happening in places where TMC won with a huge majority, Ghosh said party leadership is with the workers who have fought the election risking their lives.

BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia moves SC seeking CBI probe into violence in West Bengal

PTI -
Senior advocate Bhatia, in his intervention application, has sought a response from the state govt about the arrests made and FIRs registered against perpetrators of violence.

‘Modi, Shah not invincible’: TMC win gives Uddhav govt a boost despite bypoll loss to BJP

Manasi Phadke -
The Maha Vikas Aghadi says Trinamool's win showed that the one way to defeat the BJP at a national level was to bring this strength of regional forces and non-BJP parties together.

Nadda to visit West Bengal after violence breaks out in state

PTI -
BJP chief Nadda will be on a two-day visit to the state after BJP and TMC workers were killed in clashes between the two parties Monday, a day after poll results were announced.

Matuas & Rajbanshis of Bengal both want CAA. So, why did one vote for BJP & not the other?

Neelam Pandey -
CAA promises to ease citizenship for six minority communities from 3 Muslim-majority neighbours. It’s a law the Matuas and Rajbanshis are waiting for.

BJP’s Dilip Ghosh faults policies by top leaders for Bengal loss, says ‘some were really wrong’

Madhuparna Das -
BJP Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh, in an interview to ThePrint, praises party's growth in state since 2016, says there was 'disgruntlement' towards Trinamool turncoats, which may have led to losses.

It’s a close fight between BJP and Samajwadi Party, show UP Panchayat election trends

Prashant Srivastava -
According to local news channel trends, Samajwadi Party is leading in key constituencies such as Varanasi, Lucknow and Ayodhya.
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