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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.

Impressed & inspired by PM Modi, so joined politics, says Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba

Manasi Phadke -
Rivaba Jadeja says she's not averse to contesting the Lok Sabha polls and defends the Karni Sena, of which she is a part.

7 new finds on India’s elections: Why Prannoy Roy’s book is the definitive take on 2019

Yogendra Yadav -
From portion of rural women to Muslim voters, anti-incumbency to landslide victories, The Verdict offers insights into India's changing election scene.

BJP’s no more party with a ‘difference’ — over 25% of its ministers in states are defectors

Ruhi Tewari -
A detailed analysis by ThePrint of all BJP ministers — including junior ones — in states it rules shows that as many as 29% are of non-BJP origin.

How NHAI built a Delhi flyover in 4.5 months, with a little help from Parrikar

Ifrah Mufti -
The new flyover from Parade Road to Dhaula Kuan stands in direct contrast to the nearby RTR flyover, which has faced numerous delays since November 2014.

In BJP’s first list, Amit Shah to debut from Advani’s Gandhinagar seat

Ruhi Tewari -
With the party expected to fight around 430 seats, it has now announced a little over 40 per cent of its candidates by declaring names for 184 seats.

BJP announces first list of 184 candidates from 20 states for 2019 Lok Sabha polls

PTI -
Prime Minister Modi will contest from Varanasi and Amit Shah from Gandhinagar, said union minister J.P. Nadda announcing the party's candidates for Lok Sabha elections.

Chaiwala becomes Chowkidar as diamond merchant falls in London

Soham Sen -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Nitish Kumar, Sushil Modi face ire of ‘upset’ Bihar BJP MPs

ThePrint Team -
Pre-Truth – snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

India suffers loss of over Rs 2 lakh crore due to TB deaths every year: Lancet report

Himani Chandna -
Lancet report says 80 lakh lives could be saved in the next 30 years if the government actively engages with private healthcare providers.

Samjhauta acquittal blunts India’s censure of Pakistani inaction on terror

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Opinion

Iran and Israel don’t have free will to start a war. It’s contingent on geopolitics

Lt General Prakash Menon -
The reasons for both sides preventing any escalation lie in the political and military context of the strategic situation in West Asia within the larger global geopolitical framework.

Rajeev Chandrashekhar is modern, moderate. But tragically loyal to bigoted BJP

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Indian civil services is short on women. It’s not the govt’s fault

Economy

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

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Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

Defence

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Sushil Manav -
Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

National Interest

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

Shekhar Gupta -
While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.

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