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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-backed Mandya MP Sumalatha left in lurch as ally JD(S) angles for stronghold

Sharan Poovanna -
Former prime minister & JD(S) patriarch H.D.Deve Gowda has said that BJP leadership will have final say in candidate selection across LS seats, including Mandya, in Karnataka.

Swamy threatens to sue BJP over extension of Nadda’s term, failure to hold internal polls

Neelam Pandey -
Swamy, who is president of the Virat Hindustan Sangam, has been at loggerheads with the party leadership for quite some time.

Farmers’ agitation puts Akali Dal on a sticky wicket amid alliance talks with BJP

Chitleen K Sethi -
The last round of farmer protests ended a decades-long alliance between SAD & BJP. With another agitation gathering steam, SAD is learnt to be ‘unwilling’ to suffer political damage.  

BJD backs Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw as Odisha RS candidate, in ‘larger interest’ of state

Sourav Roy Barman -
BJD’s decision comes days after PM Narendra Modi, at an event in Odisha, called CM Naveen Patnaik a 'friend'. BJP is the principal Opposition party in Odisha, which is headed for polls this year.

Calls to MLAs, urgent meetings — Congress in damage-control mode after Ashok Chavan’s exit

Purva Chitnis -
After former CM Ashok Chavan’s exit, Maharashtra’s Congress unit has begun making frantic efforts to keep its flock together. This comes after BJP hinted at more defections in the party.

BJP releases second list of candidates for upcoming Rajya Sabha elections

ANI -
Meanwhile, a total of 58 RS MPs – including 8 central ministers, former PM Manmohan Singh and BJP national president JP Nadda – will retire by 1st week of May this year.

‘Elite’ intellectuals to grassroots workers, how Modi reshaped BJP’s Rajya Sabha contingent in 10 yrs

Shanker Arnimesh -
Under Modi, BJP selection process for Rajya Sabha candidates has changed completely from what it was during Vajpayee-Advani era. Latest list of 16 names is another example.

BJP Kisan Morcha to hold ‘awareness campaign’ on govt policies, says its chief amid farmer protests

Neelam Pandey -
Kisan Morcha chief Rajkumar Chahar calls ongoing farmer protests ‘political in nature’, asks why such protests ‘start only from Punjab’.

‘Taking Modi’s inspiration’ — Ashok Chavan joins BJP, may be nominated for Rajya Sabha polls

Manasi Phadke -
BJP leaders expect more defections from Congress in next few days. Central leadership to take call on whether Chavan will be nominated for RS polls.

After walking in Bharat Jodo Yatra & call to ‘vote for Hooda’, boxing champion Saweety Boora joins BJP

Sushil Manav -
Boora's husband & two ex-Congress leaders, too, joined BJP. Analysts say this is part of BJP's efforts to find strong names to field against ex-CM Bhupinder Hooda & son Deepender.
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Four-day visit aims to strengthen bilateral defense ties, explore naval cooperation.

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Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Shekhar Gupta -
Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.

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