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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.

Ramachandra Guha to Bezwada Wilson, public figures slam BJP govt for move to prosecute Arundhati Roy

Unnati Sharma -
Group of public figures issues statement saying nothing came of FIR registered under various IPC sections in 2010. Urges citizens to protest 'brazen attacks on freedom of expression'.

Urdu dailies slam Modi govt for siding with Israel & international community’s ‘double standards’

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.

‘Backed Deve Gowda in all polls, but now…’ — confusion in JD(S) stronghold as party allies with BJP

Sharan Poovanna -
Political analysts say JD(S) may be able to swing Vokkaliga votebank in favour of alliance, but Muslim voters may be difficult to convince. Unease among leaders of both parties about tie-up.

Denied MNF ticket for upcoming assembly polls, Mizoram Speaker resigns. Set to join BJP

Isaac Zoramsanga -
Lalrinliana Sailo is the 8th legislator to quit ahead of polls, says he wants to join BJP to 'usher in development'. He will likely contest from Mamit constituency.

Denied BJP ticket, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat’s son-in-law revolts — ‘Strategy to defame ex-V-P’s legacy’

Shanker Arnimesh -
Seven MPs accommodated in list for Rajasthan election. Vidyadhar Nagar MLA Narpat Singh Rajvi, the son-in-law of Shekhawat, was replaced by Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari.

BJP’s Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh lists: 10 MPs in fray, Judeo son & bahu in, Bhairon Singh son-in-law out

Shanker Arnimesh -
Party releases first list for Rajasthan, second list for Chhattisgarh and fourth list of candidates for MP. No mention of Vasundhara Raje loyalist Rajpal Singh Shekhawat.

Bid to broker peace in splintered Telangana unit? BJP puts dissidents at helm of 14 poll panels

Shanker Arnimesh -
Vijayashanthi, Vijaya Rama Rao, Vishweshwar Reddy & Vivek Venkatswamy, all of whom skipped Modi's rally, were among those appointed to Telangana BJP poll panels.

NC-Congress sweep LAHDC-Kargil polls. ‘Message to those who divided J&K,’ says Omar

Amogh Rohmetra -
In elections for 26 seats held 4 October, the two INDIA allies secured 22 seats. BJP, which had 3 members in council before it was dissolved won 2 seats, 2 Independents won a seat each.

PM Modi is moving on from Vajpayee-era mass leaders. New India, New Parliament, New BJP

+TFP D.K. Singh -
The coming assembly election will see the remnants of the BJP from the Vajpayee era finally making way for a new crop of leaders—those who owe it all to PM Modi and Shah.

Myths, men in ghagras, storytelling — there’s a push to revive Saang, Haryana’s answer to Nautanki

Sushil Manav -
This week, Kosli BJP MLA & members of social outfits met Haryana CM Khattar, seeking recognition for Saangi legend Master Nekiram, But the folk dance drama is a dying art.
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Opinion

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

Shubhangi Misra -
It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Have Hindus passed the test by letting Droupadi Murmu enter Ram temple? Not yet

Manusmriti in a London church? 18th-century Britain’s Indomania loved everything Hindu

Economy

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Yuthika Bhargava -
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Defence

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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