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If the BJP wants to keep its broad coalition intact, it will have to be more conciliatory in its political approach (as it has been in Bihar, by accepting Mr Kumar as the CM candidate) and more flexible ideologically. read more

A demand stimulus (through tax cuts and increased spends on rural cash-transfer schemes), a focus on real estate and banking and finance sectors, and reducing the adventurist tendencies of investigative agencies, may be all that’s required to turn s... read more

With the BJP and Nitish Kumar set to contest polls together, NDA has an edge read more

The CDS will not exercise any military command, including over the three service chiefs, so as to be able to provide impartial advice to the political leadership. read more

It has to decide on the degree of autonomy for CMs, role of allies, and find a way to reconcile Shah’s dual role read more

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The plea sought a direction to the Election Commission to formulate a robust procedure to investigate discrepancies in the data in all future elections. read more

In his introductory remarks at the NDA meeting, not attended by the Sena, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said NDA allies may have different ideologies but they are like one big family and should not get unsettled by small differences. read more

After Shiv Sena’s exit, Nitish’s JD (U)—with its 16 MPs, has become the second largest party in the NDA. Shiv Sena has 18 MPs in the Lok Sabha. read more

The state unit of the LJP announced its first list after its national president Chirag Paswan announced the party’s stand. The party released its first list nominating five candidates to contest from Palamu region that would go to polls in the first... read more

The upcoming Maharashtra election is about the leadership of Fadnavis and his development initiative read more

After Narendra Modi has won a second term, the government is officially that of the NDA, but there is no doubt that it is a truly BJP government, with the party committed to pursuing its ideological agenda read more

What set him apart was his polite, yet firm, manner; he was logical and persuasive; and he rarely raised his voice read more

Two senior BJP state leaders said the party was committed to the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which promises citizenship to non-Muslim refugees, while a third said the party was looking at bringing in a new law or amending an existing one. read more

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are still technically in a minority in the RS, although the former has used defections and abstentions smartly to get its way in the House. read more