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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.

Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, ex-Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan resigns from Congress

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This comes days after Maharashtra Congress leaders Baba Siddique & Milind Deora quit the Congress. Chavan had stepped down as CM in 2010 over his alleged involvement in Adarsh housing scam.

6 BJP MLAs, including LoP Suvendu Adhikari, suspended from West Bengal assembly

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The BJP leaders were suspended after they sat on the floor, raising slogans and demanding a discussion on Sandeshkhali issue by CM Mamata Banerjee.

Three-gen corporate rule in Indian politics—How dynasts conform & how they can break free

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Jayant Chaudhary is not the first. In the past decade, the BJP has attempted hostile takeovers of dynast-ruled parties by either appropriating their vote bank or minority shareholders.

‘Monument of shame,’ Delhi Cong chief attacks BJP over Pragati Maidan tunnel, alleges infirmities

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Arvinder Singh Lovely said the tunnel's flawed design was clear when last year's monsoon rains and an overflowing Yamuna river flooded the tunnel and damaged the costly murals on its walls.

Subhash Barala, RPN Singh, Sudhanshu Trivedi make BJP’s list of candidates for Rajya Sabha polls

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58 Rajya Sabha members from five states including 8 central ministers, ex-PM Manmohan Singh, and BJP president JP Nadda, are set to retire by May this year.

‘This secret will perish with me’ — when Narasimha Rao was asked if India delayed nuclear test

ThePrint Team -
President of India has conferred Bharat Ratna on PV Narasimha Rao. In this 2004 interview, former PM talked about his political journey & where he saw India headed.

BJP & SAD in talks to revive tie-up for Lok Sabha polls, seat-sharing formula to be finalised soon

Neelam Pandey -
Both parties keen to ally but decision hinges on seat-sharing agreement, on which talks took place last month. ‘Announcement may take place after Parliament session,’ it is learnt.

Jayant Chaudhary in NDA camp after Charan Singh Bharat Ratna, but here’s where seat talks stand

Shanker Arnimesh -
Jayant Chaudhary’s alliance with BJP will deal another blow to INDIA bloc weeks before general election. Last month, one of its prime architects — Nitish Kumar — returned to NDA.

Ignored by local admin, thousands flock to Karnataka CM’s ‘Janaspandana’ to get grievances redressed

Sharan Poovanna -
Several people at Janaspandana complained of rampant corruption in government channels. This was the second such event organised in Karnataka in six months.

Shah’s meet with Chandrababu sets off talk of BJP-TDP reunion. Jagan’s Delhi trip thickens Andhra buzz

Prasad Nichenametla -
Indication is that TDP chief Naidu is offering 30 assembly seats & around 6 Lok Sabha seats to BJP & Jana Sena. Meet comes soon after BJP reconciliation with Nitish in Bihar.
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Biden couldn’t answer that single burning question in the debate. It’ll cost the Democrats

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The trouble for the Democrats is that their choices are bad. Even Biden’s Vice President, Kamala Harris, admitted that he had a slow start. The calls for him to step aside will only grow.

Indian Army took the blame for intelligence failure in Kargil. Still triumphed

Modi-Putin summit an opportunity to iron out differences—prioritise 5 issues first

Economy

Unproductive speculation, rising household debt — SEBI, RBI’s concerns about India’s F&O market

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RBI said India’s rising retail participation in the F&O market may pose several challenges, and the stock of household debt is 'comparatively high' in relation to GDP per capita.

Defence

Base price of Rafale agreed upon, fighters for Navy to have India-specific enhancements

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Navy team has already visited Ambala air station where IAF has kept one squadron of Rafales to understand commonalities of maintenance that can be pursued.

National Interest

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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