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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.

MP BJP leaders ‘unhappy’. Vijayvargiya says, ‘I am a big leader, where will I go with folded hands?’

Iram Siddique -
Party’s second list of candidates for Madhya Pradesh assembly polls has left some leaders scowling. Sidhi MLA Kedarnath Shukla takes umbrage at being denied ticket.

‘Who drowned Nagpur?’ As city faces unprecedented flood, Shiv Sena (UBT) trains its guns on BJP

Purva Chitnis -
On Saturday, rain shadow region Nagpur witnessed 119 mm of rain in 24 hrs. This caused water bodies to overflow & swamp the city, triggering a war of words between political parties.

After ‘anti-Muslim’ row, new responsibility for Ramesh Bidhuri. BJP makes MP ‘poll in-charge for Tonk’

Neelam Pandey -
BJP leaders say Bidhuri is a prominent Gurjar face & Tonk is a Gurjar-dominated area. The MP courted controversy last week for use of 'unparliamentary language' against BSP's Danish Ali.

BJP’s women candidates have outperformed men in most Lok Sabha polls since 1998

Amogh Rohmetra -
Now, with the passing of women's reservation bill and resulting increase in their participation in electoral politics, BJP is likely to further scale up its outreach to women voters.

Uma Bharti not alone, BJP facing growing chorus for OBC women quota. And it’s worried

Shanker Arnimesh -
Demand raised by Opposition for ‘quota within quota’ for OBCs in women’s reservation law has found resonance among several BJP leaders. PM Modi slams ‘bid to divide nari shakti’.

NDA-AIADMK split will affect PM Modi’s hat-trick plans. But BJP won’t give up soon

R Rajagopalan -
AIADMK’s attempt to replace or rein in BJP’s Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai, and BJP’s refusal to do the same, triggered the former’s decision to cut ties.

Snuffing out rebellion? GST raid on BJP leader Pankaja Munde’s sugar factory sparks speculation

Purva Chitnis -
The raid for alleged tax evasion comes after Munde completed her Shiv Shakti Parikrama pilgrimage, seen as the Maharashtra OBC leader's attempt to consolidate her support base.

3 Union ministers, 4 other MPs & Vijayvargiya — BJP heavyweights in 2nd list for Madhya Pradesh polls

Neelam Pandey -
Narendra Tomar, Prahlad Patel, Faggan Kulaste to contest. Singrauli MP fielded instead of sitting MLA linked to man who allegedly urinated on tribal in July.

AIADMK ends alliance with BJP, blames state unit — ‘made remarks against leaders we consider gods’

Akshaya Nath -
Announcement came after party held a meeting of all its MPs, MLAs and district secretaries, days after a remark by BJP state president Annamalai on C.N. Annadurai sparked a row.

Women’s quota is fine but BJP must do more to make women vote for party & not just PM Modi

+TFP D.K. Singh -
BJP has good reasons to hope that women will rally behind PM Modi and the party after women’s quota legislation, but it poses many challenges too.
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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.

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What is ‘ROCKS’, India’s first air-launched quasi-ballistic missile

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