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Some people trying to target credibility of constitutional bodies: PM

Modi Tuesday said some people always try to target the prestige and credibility of India's constitutional bodies due to their "political interests"

AINRC seals alliance with BJP and AIADMK in Puducherry; to contest 16 seats

Ending days of suspense, the opposition AINRC in Puducherry on Tuesday firmed up alliance with the BJP and AIADMK

BJP targets Congress, Mamata Banerjee after Batla House conviction

The BJP on Tuesday targeted Opposition parties, including the Congress and the Trinamool Congress

Supreme Court stays arrest warrant of BJP leader Bharati Ghosh

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the arrest warrant issued against BJP leader and former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh

Muzaffarnagar riots: Court accepts closure report of SIT against Som

A special court accepted the closure report filed by UP Police Special Investigation Team against BJP MLA Sangeet Som in a case of uploading an inflammatory video ahead of the communal riots in 2013

BJP's Tripura tribal wing hints at contesting TTAADC elections alone

The Bharatiya Janata Party's tribal wing Janajati Morcha in Tripura has hinted at contesting the April 4 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) election on its own

AAP begins membership drive to take on BJP in 2022 Guj polls

The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday launched a drive to increase its membership

BJP not to announce CM face in Assam before polls: party state chief

A decision in this regard will be taken by its Parliamentary Board at the time of forming the next government, the party said

Scindia once decision-maker in Cong, now BJP backbencher: RaGa

Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a jab at his once close friend and former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah accuses BJP of spreading lies

National Conference president and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah on Sunday accused BJP of spreading lies and attempting to pit leaders of other parties against each other

Haryana's myopic law

The impact of jobs for locals will not be limited to the state

BJP on the backfoot in western Uttar Pradesh amid farmers' protests

Despite the farm laws, the BJP hopes to turn the situation in its favour in western UP

Denied poll ticket, Assam BJP minister joins Congress

BJP minister Sum Ronghang on Sunday joined the opposition Congress

Early Gujarat polls likely if BJP wins in West Bengal, says minister

A Gujarat minister on Sunday claimed Assembly polls in the state could be brought forward from late 2022 if the BJP wins in West Bengal

Ready to take up any responsibility, says 'Metroman' Sreedharan

Sreedharan recently joined the BJP

Govt willing to talk to farmers, says Muzaffarnagar BJP MP Sanjeev Balyan

After facing stiff resistance in his hometown, Muzaffarnagar, Balyan talks to Nitin Kumar about the problems in hand and what the government is doing about them

Ukhand: BJP core group meeting fuels speculation about major change in govt

A sudden meeting of the Uttarakhand BJP's core committee has fuelled speculations about some major changes in the government. The meeting, held on Saturday evening, was presided over by BJP's national vice president and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh, who arrived here on Saturday afternoon. Singh was accompanied by state BJP in-charge Dushyant Kumar Gautam. The unscheduled meeting with the members of the core group came at a time when the budget session of the state assembly was underway in Gairsain. The BJP MLAs were called back from Gairsain to the state capital in view of the core committee meeting held amid ongoing speculations in the media about a cabinet expansion. The sudden meeting of the core committee for which Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat had to fly back to Dehradun in a hurry from Gairsain assumed significance. Core group members -- Rajya Sabha member Naresh Bansal, Tehri MP Mala Rajya Lakshmi Shah, former chief minister Vijay Bahuguna, Nainital

Best of BS Opinion: The meaning of 'partly free', Congress is MIA, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

West Bengal Assembly polls: Mamata releases TMC list for 291 seats

CM will contest from Nandigram; state FM dropped

Vijayan has a sporting chance

Can the Left Democratic Front (LDF) break the political tradition in Kerala: That the Congress- and CPI(M)-led alliances take turns in running the state?