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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.

Question of survival for Amma’s ‘chosen one’ — why OPS is pinning hopes on BJP

Aneesa PA -
Former Tamil Nadu CM has faced several setbacks, including in courts, after his expulsion from party in 2022. AIADMK's K. Swaminathan says OPS has exhausted all his options.

Did BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari call Sikh IPS officer ‘Khalistani’? War of words over Sandeshkhali incident

Sreyashi Dey -
Suvendu Adhikari, leader of Oppn in Bengal assembly, denies allegation that he called IPS officer Jaspreet Singh 'Khalistani' when BJP delegation was stopped from entering Sandeskhali.

Advani’s wife told him she won’t marry him if he came wearing dhoti-kurta

Bhaskar Roy -
Advani gained prominence in Jan Sangh politics because of his good command of English. He was, perhaps, the only senior party leader in those days who could expertly handle the English media.

‘Animals not citizens of any state’ — BJP slams Congress over compensation for Wayanad elephant attack

Sharan Poovanna -
The elephant, radio-collared by Karnataka forest dept, killed Wayanad resident on 10 Feb. Rahul Gandhi left his ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' to visit victims’ family.

SC declaring AAP’s win in Chandigarh mayor polls is complete justice & strong criticism of BJP

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Swamy impact, shifting goalposts—7 takeaways from BJP’s national convention

+TFP D.K. Singh -
Resolutions and the speeches at the two-day convention encapsulated three prongs of the BJP’s campaign strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha election—Modi, Ram, and Rahul Gandhi.

Why Sikh BJP leaders like Tajinder Bagga, RP Singh are opposing Kamal Nath’s ‘entry’ into party

Neelam Pandey -
The veteran Congress leader's alleged role in 1984 anti-Sikh riots has raised concerns within BJP. Many fear Nath’s possible entry could affect BJP's chances of forming alliance with SAD.

Swift action, measured words — how BJP govt’s response to farmers’ protest has changed since 2020

Shanker Arnimesh -
In 2020, the BJP went on an offensive, branding protesters as ‘Khalistanis’. However, this time around, in an election year, both BJP & govt have been more mellow in their approach.

‘Even foreign countries know ‘aayega toh Modi hi’ — ahead of LS polls, PM confident of BJP’s return

Neelam Pandey -
Modi addresses party’s National Convention, says he has invitations from countries till Sept. Not seeking a third term for the sake of power, but for the resolve of the nation, he adds.

LS polls like Mahabharata war, choice between ‘dynasty & development’ alliance, says Amit Shah 

Shanker Arnimesh -
At BJP’s national convention, Shah pits BJP against ‘family-based parties’ in INDIA bloc. Resolution singles out Congress, says its downfall ‘certain’. 
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Opinion

India has 2 women CMs now. Atishi and Mamata Banerjee are both victims of bad PR

Shailaja Bajpai -
Women look up to women in power as role models. But so far, Atishi’s public image is that of a woman-in-waiting rather than a woman-in-charge.

Normalising India-China relations is an economic need. Modi is right to seek peace

Should India trust US? Answer that with strategic realism, not Cold War conspiracy theories

Economy

Tamil Nadu govt & Ford go way back. How carmaker’s return is new chapter in story that began in 1995

Prabhakar Tamilarasu -
High value of 350-acre Ford plant property drove TN to encourage Ford to return over nearly a yr of negotiations. It's expected to reinforce state's resurgence as global manufacturing hub.

Defence

A fitness & fighter aircraft enthusiast, who is Air Marshal AP Singh, the next Chief of Air Force

Smruti Deshpande -
Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh will take over as chief on 30 September. During his service of nearly 40 yrs, he has served in variety of command, staff, instructional & foreign appointments.

National Interest

Lesson from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan: if you have no patience, you don’t deserve democracy

Shekhar Gupta -
Sri Lankan transition was smoothly managed. Check Bangladesh for contrast. They forced their incumbent into exile, installed a mostly unelectable govt of non-political people.

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