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Bharatiya Janata Party
AA Edit | Is Sukhu cozying up to BJP now? T’gana: Spotlight on Kharge story
Congress strategists believe that highlighting Mr Kharge’s story would benefit the party in the poll-bound states
17 Sep 2023 12:00 AM
Anita Katyal | When Sushma was forgotten; why Modi mum about Manipur
Every effort has been made to keep PM Narendra Modi away from Manipur crisis to underline that this was Mr Shah’s responsibility
25 Jun 2023 12:15 AM
Anita Katyal | Vaishnaw’s CM hopes take a hit; Kanhaiya unites Sandeep, Maken
Since Mr Vaishnaw hails from Raj, the party has drawn up plans to promote him in its election campaign in the desert state
11 Jun 2023 12:10 AM
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Is Pak off Sangh radar? Ties uneasy amid focus on China
At the moment, Pakistan has ceased to be that “enemy” which ideological fanatics so desperately need
27 May 2023 12:35 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | India’s political topography starts to look a bit different
Standing together in solidarity against the perceived intimidation and coercive tactics of Modi govt is reassuring for all political parties
20 Apr 2023 12:05 AM
AA Edit | EC upholds reality of politics
This is much-needed as some of these parties were carrying tags which have long since become moot and did not reflect popular reality
12 Apr 2023 12:10 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | N-E verdict: Why there’s no alternative to Modi
The BJP’s success, on its own in Tripura and as a junior alliance partner in Nagaland and Meghalaya, are invaluable to Mr Modi
07 Mar 2023 1:00 AM
Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | In search of conspiracies, with no sense of the past
Honesty demands giving credit where credit is due. Foreigners are blamed for many things, but they preserved India’s past
01 Mar 2023 12:00 AM
AA Edit | Skipping R-Day fete does not behove Telangana CM
The unfortunate thinking initially within the Telangana state government seems to have been to avoid it
28 Jan 2023 12:10 AM
Anita Katyal | Rijiju flavour of month for BJP; Didi to expand media footprint
The fact that several states in the Northeast are heading for elections one of the reasons for this honour to Kiren Rijiju
22 Jan 2023 12:00 AM
Anita Katyal | Uma outburst a blow to BJP; Aiyar in good books of Cong
She has, in the recent past, taken on the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in her home state MP and is now targeting the party itself
08 Jan 2023 12:05 AM
Pavan K Varma | Hindus tolerant, inclusive: Why rush to take offence?
Hinduism, which has survived for millennia because of its conquering eclecticism, will survive people like Mishraji too
25 Dec 2022 12:00 AM
AA Edit | BJP gets poll machine in top gear for 2024
While the ruling party takes power and the means to capture it very seriously, the Opposition parties share none of that approach
21 Dec 2022 12:10 AM
AA Edit | As Modi magic blooms, BJP sets new record in Gujarat
The projection of the BJP’s win in Gujarat on national politics must reflect on the sustainability of the Modi factor in all polls ahead
09 Dec 2022 12:10 AM
Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Don’t set bar too high for India’s G-20 presidency
The G-20’s consultative and advisory nature argues against the drama of the “ambitious and action-oriented” programme that India promises
08 Dec 2022 12:00 AM
Anita Katyal | Nadda, Anurag sleepless on HP; Shah lobby plans to sideline Raje
BJP president J.P. Nadda has reason to worry because a defeat would reflect poorly on him as he hails from the hill state
27 Nov 2022 12:00 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | After Bharat Jodo, time for ‘Vote Jodo’ by Opp.
It is the responsibility of the Congress to make sure that the yatra is not a politically futile effort
17 Nov 2022 12:05 AM
AA Edit | Bring in UCC nationally, stop the poll posturing
The only manifesto item pending from the BJP’s long-term list is the implementation of the UCC
08 Nov 2022 12:10 AM
AA Edit | Horse-trading MPs, MLAs is a serious breach of democracy
Using illicit money to unlawfully purchase MLAs or MPs, or with other allurements, is a big danger to democracy
02 Nov 2022 12:10 AM
AA Edit | PM’s jobs drive much needed
The first tranche of 75,000 virtual job offers to fill a plethora of current public job vacancies is much needed
22 Oct 2022 12:15 AM
Columns
The reasons behind the BJP’s victory in this round -- Modi factor, Hindutva, welfarism and party machinery -- may not work across states
In politics as in cricket, the better side wins. It is credit that must necessarily be shared between the leader/captain and members.
The media space was saturated with rocket attacks on Kabul, boosting Islamophobia sky-high.
The hard reality is that the Modi factor was absent in all the four states.