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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is currently the largest and most popular political party in India, after the Indian National Congress. It has been the ruling political party of Asia's third largest economy since 2014. The right-wing party shares ideological and organizational links with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The party's origin lies in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, formed in 1951 by Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.In 1977, after the State of Emergency, the Jana Sangh merged with several other parties to form the Janata Party. The merged entity defeated the incumbent Congress party in the 1977 general election. After the 1998 general election, the BJP-led coalition known as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) under the leadership of then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee formed a government that lasted for a year. After fresh elections, the NDA government, again headed by Vajpayee, lasted for a full term in office. However, in the 2004 general election, the NDA was defeated and remained the principal opposition party for the next 10 years. In 2014, PM Narendra Modi led the party to a landslide victory. In 2019 Lok Sabha polls, NDA scored an even bigger victory by securing 353 seats out of 543. In 2014 the PM Modi-led coalition secured 282 seats. More

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  • SIR will lead to deletion of names of only Bangladeshi Muslim infiltrators: Suvendu Adhikari

    Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari said Indian Muslims need not worry about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by the Election Commission

  • Karnataka govt under lens over 'world record' for free women’s bus travel; BJP questions award’s authenticity

    Karnataka govt under lens over 'world record' for free women’s bus travel; BJP questions award’s authenticity

    Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah posted on X, on October 16, images of certificates claiming ‘world records’ for the highest number of women availing free travel tickets in Karnataka and of KSRTC as the most award-winning road transport corporation.

  • Odisha: BJD fields Snehangini Chhuria, BJP names Jay Dholakia as candidate for Nuapada assembly bypoll

    Odisha: BJD fields Snehangini Chhuria, BJP names Jay Dholakia as candidate for Nuapada assembly bypoll

    Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 The ruling BJP in Odisha on Wednesday nominated Jay Dholakia as its candidate for Nuapada assembly bypoll, while the BJD announced..

  • JD(U) banks on women voters again; Chirag Paswan eyes repeat of 2024 gains

    JD(U) banks on women voters again; Chirag Paswan eyes repeat of 2024 gains

    Female electorate share in Bihar rises again; Nitish Kumar’s party continues to get more votes in seats with higher women representation

  • OPINION | TMC and BJP exchange fire ahead of West Bengal’s do-or-die 2026 election

    OPINION | TMC and BJP exchange fire ahead of West Bengal’s do-or-die 2026 election

    BJP is expected to soon bring in an unprecedented 1200 leaders to campaign in the state. Will that be enough to offset the combination of Mamata Banerjee’s appeal and TMC’s superior ground game?

  • 'Painful': Odisha CM condemns medical student's rape in Bengal, urges Mamata to take action

    'Painful': Odisha CM condemns medical student's rape in Bengal, urges Mamata to take action

    A medical college student from Odisha was allegedly raped by unidentified men in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district.

  • 'Important announcements regarding seat sharing, tickets at 11AM on Sunday': Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal

    'Important announcements regarding seat sharing, tickets at 11AM on Sunday': Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal

    The senior BJP leader dismissed speculations about rumblings of discontent among NDA constituents in Bihar.

  • Bihar elections: BJP leaders huddle at JP Nadda's residence amid seat-sharing tussle

    Bihar elections: BJP leaders huddle at JP Nadda's residence amid seat-sharing tussle

    The meeting, attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and senior BJP leaders from Bihar, primarily focused on finalizing seat-sharing arrangements.

  • 'Blatant misuse of govt platforms': BJP vs Congress on Quran recital at Karnataka event

    'Blatant misuse of govt platforms': BJP vs Congress on Quran recital at Karnataka event

    The Congress rubbished the allegations on all counts, including disputing the claim that it was a government programme.

  • 'If attacker was Asad...': Owaisi hits out at PM Modi over CJI 'shoe attack' bid

    'If attacker was Asad...': Owaisi hits out at PM Modi over CJI 'shoe attack' bid

    In his address, Owaisi accused the government of religious bias and questioned why no case was filed against the accused.

  • Another BJP leader attacked while distributing aid, party says, 'In Mamata's Bengal, only mafia is safe'

    Another BJP leader attacked while distributing aid, party says, 'In Mamata's Bengal, only mafia is safe'

    Manoj Oraon, who sustained injuries in the incident, claimed that a group of TMC workers attacked him and his supporters when they were distributing relief items among flood-affected villagers in his constituency Kumargram.

  • Bihar Elections: BJP’s strike rate and vote share on the rise while JD(U) struggles

    Bihar Elections: BJP’s strike rate and vote share on the rise while JD(U) struggles

    Data show BJP consolidating base as Nitish Kumar’s party struggles to retain vote efficiency

  • EC should confirm identity of 'parda nasheen' women turning up at booths: Bihar BJP president Dilip Jaiswal

    EC should confirm identity of 'parda nasheen' women turning up at booths: Bihar BJP president Dilip Jaiswal

    "The 'parda nasheen' women should get their faces matched with the voter ID photo through women so that only genuine voters can get their right to vote", said Bihar BJP president Dilip Jaiswal.

  • Calcutta High Court allows BJP-backed outfit to hold rally over rain deaths amid Durga Puja carnival

    Calcutta High Court allows BJP-backed outfit to hold rally over rain deaths amid Durga Puja carnival

    The Kolkata Police had refused permission to Khola Hawa, stating that the rally was coinciding with the Durga Puja carnival organised by the state government.

  • Jagdish Vishwakarma elected unopposed as new Gujarat BJP chief

    Jagdish Vishwakarma elected unopposed as new Gujarat BJP chief

    Jagdish Vishwakarma has succeeded Union Jal Shakti Minister and Lok Sabha MP from Navsari, CR Paatil, whose three-year tenure ended in July 2023, and he continued to hold the post.

  • BJP creating divide between Hindus and Muslims ahead of Mumbai civic polls: Uddhav Thackeray

    BJP creating divide between Hindus and Muslims ahead of Mumbai civic polls: Uddhav Thackeray

    Accusing the BJP of corruption, Thackeray said, after winning the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, his party will come out with a White Paper on the alleged irregularities in the civic body.

  • 'Not a single person in RSS lost life for country: Owaisi counters PM Modi over his 'RSS role in freedom struggle' remarks

    'Not a single person in RSS lost life for country: Owaisi counters PM Modi over his 'RSS role in freedom struggle' remarks

    AIMIM chief said, "The Prime Minister claimed that the RSS took part in the war for freedom. I was surprised and concerned about where this story comes from. History shows that not a single RSS member lost their life fighting for the country."

  • Goa Congress chief sparks row with RSS-Mahatma Gandhi 'killing' link; BJP seeks apology

    Goa Congress chief sparks row with RSS-Mahatma Gandhi 'killing' link; BJP seeks apology

    Amit Patkar said today is 2nd October (birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi). "The BJP says we will follow the ideology and preachings of Gandhiji. But the BJP is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the organisation which killed Mahatma Gandhi."

  • BJP slams Rahul Gandhi after EC releases Bihar's final voter list: 'Spit and run politics'

    BJP slams Rahul Gandhi after EC releases Bihar's final voter list: 'Spit and run politics'

    Taking a dig at Gandhi over his 'vote theft' allegations, BJP questioned the lack of an official complaint by the Congress leader and his party against the SIR in Bihar.

  • Will resign rather than ally with BJP for statehood restoration: JK CM Omar Abdullah

    Will resign rather than ally with BJP for statehood restoration: JK CM Omar Abdullah

    Abdullah said had he included the BJP in the government, the statehood might have been restored sooner.

  • Delhi BJP gets new address, PM Modi inaugurates office at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg | In Pics

    Delhi BJP gets new address, PM Modi inaugurates office at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg | In Pics

    The newly built office is located close to the BJP's national headquarters and replaces the old state office which was operating from Pandit Pant Marg.

  • Asia Cup: Saurabh Bharadwaj accuses Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav of  shaking hands with Pak captain - WATCH

    Asia Cup: Saurabh Bharadwaj accuses Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav of shaking hands with Pak captain - WATCH

    Bharadwaj alleged that while it was decided the Indian team wouldn't shake hands with the Pakistan team, the captain's actions suggested otherwise.

  • 'Paper chor': Rahul Gandhi targets BJP over paper leak, unemployment after vote fraud charge

    'Paper chor': Rahul Gandhi targets BJP over paper leak, unemployment after vote fraud charge

    The repeated paper leaks happening across the country have ruined the lives and dreams of millions of hardworking youth, the Congress leader said

  • Bihar Assembly Polls: Rahul Gandhi's quota hike promise for backwards a ploy to benefit Muslims, says BJP

    Bihar Assembly Polls: Rahul Gandhi's quota hike promise for backwards a ploy to benefit Muslims, says BJP

    This came after Gandhi promised, among other things, increase in quotas for the Economically Backward Classes (EBCs) in local bodies and panchayats, 50 per cent reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and EBCs in government contracts and a law for protection against atrocities on the lines of the SC/ST Act, if the INDIA bloc is voted to power in the state.

  • Karnataka caste census: BJP demands masking of 14 SC/ST castes with Christian identity

    Karnataka caste census: BJP demands masking of 14 SC/ST castes with Christian identity

    It urged the commission to "mask" 14 SC/ST castes having dual identity nomenclature -- with Christian word suffixed to them.

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