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Topic: BJP

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.

Waking up to a new ‘usual’

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AAP is evolving like the Congress did in its early days, having the right, left, even libertarians under its umbrella in pursuit of a common idea, not ideology.

Lose the headline, lose the plot

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Modi, well into the honeymoon phase of his politics, is facing his first moment of truth: if he allows further dilution of his political and moral capital, he will risk a real setback soon.

123 and two half girlfriends

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In this season of Internet jokes on politics, let me also make a humble contribution. If Chetan Bhagat were to write a book on...

From May to September

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The lesson Modi & BJP should take away from the 2014 election results is that they are a centre-right govt elected to bring about change within the larger constitutional framework.

There is no plan to look for allies for a pre-poll tie-up’

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The BJP-led NDA will fight elections together and we will have a common minimum programme (CMP). We will sit together and decide what our...

156-inch heart

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By giving himself an opportunity to feature on an international stage, Modi can relaunch himself as a big-hearted moderate, switching from electoral campaign to governance mode.

In a tearing hurry-ana

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A new Haryanvi machismo & urbanisation-fuelled hedonism is on the rise while identity politics is slowly on its way out in the heavily caste-ridden, allegedly khap panchayat-ruled state.

After May 16

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Bid goodbye to the way things have been in India's politics. Whatever his tally finally, Narenda Modi will have risen as India’s preeminent political personality.

Modi-Hit

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Modi's appearance on centrestage, and the polarisation it promises, has sent some of the BJP's old rivals scurrying for a share of the Muslim vote.

BJP’s troubled house

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It is a touchingly funny spectacle, where every senior leader wants to be loved like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, but is beginning to speak the language of Modi of 2007, if not 2002.
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Opinion

Army vs police case in Odisha shows urgent need for police reform. Accountability is key

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The police station is the soul of policing and enough time and effort must be dedicated to it to improve its functioning.

Spending long hours in office is seen as hard work. Never mind the results

India has reason to be worried about Sri Lanka’s left turn, despite Dissanayake’s assurances

Economy

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Yuthika Bhargava -
Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

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

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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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