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Topic: National Democratic Alliance

The NDA, or National Democratic Alliance, is a grouping of right-leaning political parties, led by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The NDA first came to power in 1999, which lasted until 2004 under the leadership of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. More recently, it has been the ruling coalition since 2014, with Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister.

It was formed in 1998 with 20 parties. Notable parties in this alliance today are the NCP led by Ajit Pawar, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the Janata Dal (United) led by Nitish Kumar, the Janata Dal (Secular) led by H.D. Dewe Gowda, the Lok Janshakti Party led by Chirag Paswan, the Indigenous Pope’s Front of Tripura, the Telugu Desam Party led by N.Chandrababu Naidu, and the Tamil Manila Congress led by G.K. Vasan.

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‘Oppn not adversary, polls not war,’ says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, urges new govt to prioritise Manipur

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At an RSS event in Nagpur, Bhagwat emphasised the need to get over election rhetoric & focus on problems facing the nation. He also said that a true 'sevak' must not be "arrogant".

Modi 3.0 approves 3 cr more houses under PM Awas Yojana in rural & urban India

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Two crore of these could come up in rural areas. Plan to provide relief on interest charged on home loans to eligible beneficiaries in urban areas in the works.

Modi govt 3.0 has 10 Dalit ministers, 5 from religious minorities but no Muslims

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The new Council of Ministers has 2 Sikhs, 2 Buddhists and 1 Christian. The share of ministers from 'upper' castes has dropped, while Dalit and OBC representation is largely consistent.
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