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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.

After walking in Bharat Jodo Yatra & call to ‘vote for Hooda’, boxing champion Saweety Boora joins BJP

Sushil Manav -
Boora's husband & two ex-Congress leaders, too, joined BJP. Analysts say this is part of BJP's efforts to find strong names to field against ex-CM Bhupinder Hooda & son Deepender.

Why BJP decided not to renominate Sushil Modi for Rajya Sabha

Dipak Mishra -
Party insiders say the veteran leader is seen as someone who is submissive to Nitish Kumar. Central leadership has announced Bhim Singh & Dharamshila Gupta as nominees.

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

PTI -
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

PTI -
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

+TFP D.K. Singh -
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

PTI -
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

ANI -
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.
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Tirupati god was originally offered pongal. North Indian pilgrims brought laddus

+TFP Anirudh Kanisetti -
Tirumala was once a minor shrine with only local devotees. It grew as an investment destination for Vijayanagara elites in the 16th century.

One Nation, One Election smacks of Delhi-knows-best mindset. All politics is local

Let’s push for ‘One Nation, One Police’ too, along with ‘One Nation, One Election’

Economy

9,560 villages got mobile connectivity in 100 days of Modi 3.0, India becoming atmanirbhar—Scindia

Zenaira Bakhsh -
The 36,721 villages that still remain outside telecom & mobile internet connectivity will be connected by mid-2025, ensuring 100 percent coverage, asserts telecom minister.

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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