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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.

Modi’s popularity stronger now than any point in 1st term. 10 takeaways from election results

Shekhar Gupta -
Congress's inability to expand its base while BJP does so, relative absence of Hindutva in campaigns & Congress still being unable to match BJP in direct contest are among key takeaways.

Modi thanks Janta Janardan after thumping win in 3 states, Rahul says ‘battle of ideology’ will go on

ThePrint Team -
Telangana only state of the four where results were announced Sunday, which the Congress is winning. BJP takes Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.

Narendra Singh Tomar, one of 3 Union ministers fielded in MP, wins Dimani by over 24,000 votes

Iram Siddique -
The union minister beat his closest rival, BSP's Balveer Singh Dandotiya, by a margin of 24,461 votes. Sitting Congress MLA Ravindra Tomar came a distant third.

As BJP MP Diya Kumari wins from his turf, Bhairon Shekhawat son-in-law Rajvi comes 3rd in Chittorgarh

Shanker Arnimesh -
Kumari, a protégé of Vasundhara Raje, had replaced Narpat Singh Rajvi in Vidyadhar Nagar. Rajvi has won three elections from Vidyadhar Nagar — 2008, 2013 and 2018.

BJP’s Hyderabad firebrand ‘Tiger’ Raja Singh retains Goshamahal, defeats BRS rival by 21,000 votes

Prasad Nichenametla -
Unlike in the other seats in this part of the city, Muslims are a minority in Goshamahal with a voting population of about 70,000.

‘Instead of assembly polls, BJP more focussed on 2024’ — Urdu press weighs in on election in 5 states

Heena Fatima -
ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

How BJP, VHP & RSS are mobilising people across India for Ram Lalla’s pran pratishtha in Ayodhya

Shanker Arnimesh -
This includes arranging trains, buses for devotees to travel to Ayodhya in January for Ram Mandir inauguration, building a tent city & organising Hanuman Chalisa recitals across country.

Exit polls 2023: Congress ahead in Telangana & Chhattisgarh, BJP in Rajasthan, MP

Neelam Pandey -
Most exit polls predict hung assembly in Mizoram, with ruling MNF as largest party. These indicative surveys, conducted after voters have cast their ballots, are not definitive.

Congress’ Telangana turnaround is the untold story of 2023 elections. Is it hawa or aandhi?

+TFP Yogendra Yadav -
The history of electoral waves tells us that once a wave is set in motion, last-minute tricks are of little consequence.

Ahead of Himachal mayoral polls, giving voting rights to MLAs new flashpoint between Congress, BJP

Shanker Arnimesh -
BJP plans to move court against Congress govt for mustering majority by giving ‘unconstitutional voting rights to MLAs in middle of poll process’. Congress says ‘no new addition to law’.
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Lower oil prices lead to 4x profits for oil firms, bonanza for govt, but no relief for aam aadmi

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Petrol & diesel prices have barely changed since June 2022, even though oil prices have fallen 28% since then. This has boosted profitability of OMCs and dividend payouts to govt.

Defence

Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet visits Manila, strengthens ties with Philippines

ThePrint Team -
The port call witnessed subject matter exchanges between the Indian Navy and the Philippine Navy personnel. There were also sports fixtures, cross-deck visits, and cultural exchanges.

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Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Shekhar Gupta -
Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?

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