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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

India’s Ruling BJP Sweeps State Elections
By Kavita Chowdhury
Winning four of five state assembly elections, the party is comfortably positioned for national elections in 2024.

The BJP Has the Edge in the Electoral Race in Uttar Pradesh
By Kavita Chowdhury
However, its principal challenger, the Samajwadi Party, could still stage an upset.

Farmer Anger Will Test Modi as Punjab, India’s ‘Grain Bowl,’ Votes
By Sheikh Saaliq
Protesting farmers forced Modi to repeal controversial farm laws last year. Will they defeat him now in the state assembly election?

Parties Vie for Votes With Promises of Jobs in Punjab Assembly Elections
By Tarushi Aswani
This is an old promise that parties and politicians repeat every election. Will voters be impressed?

India’s Descent Into a Spiral of Genocidal Hate
By Kavita Chowdhury
‘Trads,’ or traditionalists, are highly radicalized members of the Hindutva hate machine who are openly calling for the genocide of Muslims.

India State Assembly Elections: Where Is the Level Playing Field?
By Sudha Ramachandran
Multi-phase assembly elections will give parties with deeper pockets like the BJP an undue advantage.

Will the Ruling BJP Be Ousted in Uttar Pradesh?
By Kavita Chowdhury
Its principal rival, the Samajwadi Party, has stitched together alliances with parties representing the Backward Castes, Dalits, and Muslims.

India’s Supreme Court Intervenes in Hate Speeches Against Muslims
By Ashok Sharma
The apex court intervention relates to calls for genocide of Indian Muslims made at a Hindu religious conclave last month.

Uttar Pradesh 2022: A Blueprint for the Yogi’s Hindu Rashtra
By Antara Chakraborthy and Pravin Prakash
The expected victory of Yogi Adityanath in India’s most populous state, offers valuable lessons abut the BJP’s aspirations for national hegemony and an ethnic democracy.

Mamata Banerjee Shakes up the Status Quo
By Kavita Chowdhury
The West Bengal Chief Minister aims to lead the opposition in the fight against India’s ruling BJP.

How India’s Opposition Parties Are Strengthening the BJP
By Niranjan Marjani
Since 2014, India's opposition parties have had one goal: Unseat the BJP. But all their actions to date have been counterproductive.

Congress Party Chaos in Punjab
By Anik Joshi
Punjab is a microcosm of both the Congress party’s problems and those of the Indian opposition more broadly.