Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a rare third consecutive term in India's general election, which is the largest in human history with 969 million eligible voters participating in seven phases over six weeks. Modi's right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party aims for an outright majority to continue its development and Hindu-nationalist policies, leading to economic and cultural transformations. Critics highlight issues such as youth unemployment and religious polarization under Modi's rule, while supporters praise his infrastructure projects and global presence. Modi's popularity remains strong despite challenges, urging voters, especially the youth, to participate.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches his campaign for a third term with a lively roadshow in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, amidst supporters' fervent chants and declarations of loyalty. Local BJP candidate Atul Garg acknowledges Modi's overwhelming influence on voters, emphasizing that people only vote for Modi, not individual candidates. India's mammoth election season begins, spanning 44 days with almost a billion eligible voters casting their votes to elect the government for the 18th Lok Sabha. The election process involves millions of polling officials, security forces, electronic voting machines, and thousands of candidates from numerous parties.
Narendra Modi's political rise in many ways mirrors India's own path from a newly independent nation freed from the shackles of colonialism to a confident, secure country inching ever closer to superpower status -- albeit one wracked by deep and abiding fault lines. Born into humble origins three years after India's independence, Modi has ascended to the pinnacle of India's political landscape. He came into power on a promise of development and growth in 2014, and was reelected with a roaring majority in the next general election, five years later. He is now taking the power he has accumulated to new levels, expected to win a rare third consecutive term in this month's nationwide election, buoyed by levels of popularity for a two-term incumbent that defy all modern conventions, both in India and throughout much of the democratic world. But the very nature of India's constitutionally secular democracy is fraying, critics warn, with minority groups feeling deeply marginalized under his party's Hindu nationalist policies.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced plans to increase social spending, develop infrastructure, and position India as a global manufacturing hub in his party's election strategy. Modi aims for a third term, highlighting achievements such as pulling 250 million people out of poverty and reducing extreme poverty to less than 1%. The election, held over weeks, begins on April 19 with results on June 4. While polls predict Modi's victory, critics from the opposition Congress Party raise concerns about democracy and social justice.
India is gearing up for a six-week national election with nearly 970 million eligible voters casting their ballots to elect 543 lawmakers. The campaign in southern Tamil Nadu is heated as Prime Minister Modi's BJP aims to make headway in a region traditionally dominated by regional parties. Key issues include the cost of living, corruption, federalism, and minority rights. The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party seeks to maintain its stronghold, while the opposition INDIA alliance, led by DMK President M K Stalin, hopes to challenge Modi's influence. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of the Congress party campaigns in Assam.
Ahead of India's 6-week national election, Indian voters in New Delhi expressed their hopes for the upcoming elections and discussed key issues. Raj Sud, a 94-year-old homemaker who has witnessed many elections in India, praises Prime Minister Modi for his honest and diligent work towards beautifying the country.
Mihir Desai, a lawyer fighting for the civil liberties of India's most disadvantaged communities, discusses India's elections. Waheed-Ur-Rehman Para, once an ally, faced suspicion and jail for alleged ties to anti-India separatists. Independent journalist Sidhique Kappan was arrested while reporting on a government crackdown in Uttar Pradesh. Lawyer Mihir Desai is defending activists, journalists, and lawyers jailed for allegedly plotting against the Modi government.
An alliance of India's opposition parties organized the "Save Democracy" rally protesting the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a political rival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on bribery charges. Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party claims the case is politically motivated, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the opposition of corruption. This rally signifies concerns over fair elections and alleged weaponization of investigative agencies by Modi's government. With India's national elections approaching, the arrest is seen as a setback for the opposition bloc challenging Modi's BJP, who is expected to win a rare third term.
Campaigning for 102 Lok Sabha seats in India involving top leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition leaders from the BJP and INDIA bloc has focused on issues like corruption, development, electoral bonds, and welfare schemes. The BJP manifesto, named "Modi ki Guarantee," prioritises development and welfare, while the Congress manifesto, titled 'Nyay Patra', focuses on five pillars of justice and 25 guarantees under them.
Nitin Gadkari will be eyeing a third straight victory from Maharashtra's Nagpur seat (Representational) With just a day left for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections to be held on April 19, let us look at the big faces in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA versus the opposition's INDIA bloc. The Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat will witness a high-stakes battle, with Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai facing DMK leader Ganapathy P Rajkumar and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK's Singai Ramachandran. The candidature of its Tamil Nadu state president shows that the BJP is pressing hard to increase its presence in South India. K Annamalai faces strong competition from parties like DMK and AIADMK, which hold prominent significance in Tamil Nadu with their dedicated followers. In his post on X, Annamalai said, "For an honest political change to take place in Tamil Nadu, for youth politics to be born, for equal opportunities to flourish for all, for the pride of Kongu land to be known throughout the country, for Coimbatore to travel on the path of development, I earnestly request all the voters of the Coimbatore Parliament to vote for the lotus symbol.
Rahul Gandhi, of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, filed his nomination to contest from Wayanad in the upcoming Indian parliamentary election, facing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party. Gandhi's Congress party has suffered defeats against Modi in the past. He was warmly received in Wayanad, Kerala, despite facing opposition from left-wing candidate Annie Raja of the Communist Party of India within the opposition alliance. Gandhi's decision to recontest the Wayanad seat has caused friction among alliance members.
"The country places its trust in Modi's Guarantee", UP CM Yogi Adityanath remarked (File) Day after the BJP released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls , Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath floated a new slogan, "80 banega aadhar , NDA 400 paar , Phir ek bar Modi sarkar ." Addressing the media in the party office, Yogi Adityanath said, "The BJP's Sankalp Patra is Modi's guarantee. It reaffirms our dedication to building a developed India while also reinforcing our firm stance against corruption." He added that the pillars of the BJP's Sankalp Patra are the nation's impoverished, youth, farmers, and women ( Gareeb, Yuva, Annadata and Nari ). Addressing the media in the party office, he said, "This sankalp patra is Modi's guarantee.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended the use of electoral bonds, which were banned by India's Supreme Court, as a way to eliminate cash and corruption in political funding. The court ruled the funding mechanism unconstitutional, stating it violated citizens' right to information. Modi argued that the bonds aimed to curb "black money" in elections and denied allegations of using central agencies to target rivals. He also criticized the opposition's manifesto and welcomed possible investment from Tesla's Elon Musk in India.
Protests in India's capital demand the release of Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi's chief minister, arrested over bribery allegations. The Enforcement Directorate, under Modi's government, accuses him of accepting bribes. Kejriwal's party denies the allegations. Supporters claim Modi is targeting opponents ahead of elections. Kejriwal warns of forces weakening India. Clashes between AAP supporters and police occurred after the arrest, with protesters accusing Modi of dictatorship.
Narendra Damodardas Modi (Gujarati: [ˈnəɾendɾə dɑmodəɾˈdɑs ˈmodiː] ; born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician who has served as the 14th prime minister of India since May 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Varanasi. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right wing Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation. He is the longest-serving prime minister from outside the Indian National Congress.Modi was born and raised in Vadnagar in northeastern Gujarat, where he completed his secondary education. He was introduced to the RSS at the age of eight. His account of helping his father sell tea at the Vadnagar railway station has not been reliably corroborated. At age 18, he was married to Jashodaben Modi, whom he abandoned soon after, only publicly acknowledging her four decades later when legally required to do so. Modi became a full-time worker for the RSS in Gujarat in 1971. The RSS assigned him to the BJP in 1985 and he held several positions within the party hierarchy until 2001, rising to the rank of general secretary.In 2001, Modi was appointed Chief Minister of Gujarat and elected to the legislative assembly soon after. His administration is considered complicit in the 2002 Gujarat riots, and has been criticised for its management of the crisis. A little over 1,000 people were killed, according to official records, three-quarters of whom were Muslim; independent sources estimated 2,000 deaths, mostly Muslim. A Special Investigation Team appointed by the Supreme Court of India in 2012 found no evidence to initiate prosecution proceedings against him. While his policies as chief minister, which were credited for encouraging economic growth, were praised, Modi's administration was criticised for failing to significantly improve health, poverty and education indices in the state. In the 2014 Indian general election, Modi led the BJP to a parliamentary majority, the first for a party since 1984. His administration increased direct foreign investment, and it reduced spending on healthcare, education, and social-welfare programmes. Modi began a high-profile sanitation campaign, controversially initiated the 2016 demonetisation of high-denomination banknotes and introduced the Goods and Services Tax, and weakened or abolished environmental and labour laws.Modi's administration launched the 2019 Balakot airstrike against an alleged terrorist training camp in Pakistan. The airstrike failed, and the deaths of six Indian personnel to friendly fire was later revealed: but the action had nationalist appeal. Modi's party won the 2019 general election which followed. In its second term, his administration revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, an Indian-administered portion of the disputed Kashmir region, and introduced the Citizenship Amendment Act, prompting widespread protests, and spurring the 2020 Delhi riots in which Muslims were brutalised and killed by Hindu mobs, sometimes with the complicity of police forces controlled by the Modi administration. Three controversial farm laws led to sit-ins by farmers across the country, eventually causing their formal repeal. Modi oversaw India's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, during which 4.7 million out of 1.4 billion Indians died, according to the World Health Organization's estimates.Under Modi's tenure, India has experienced democratic backsliding, or the weakening of democratic institutions, individual rights, and freedom of expression. As prime minister, he has received consistently high approval ratings. Modi has been described as engineering a political realignment towards right-wing politics. He remains a controversial figure domestically and internationally, over his Hindu nationalist beliefs and handling of the Gujarat riots, which have been cited as evidence of a majoritarian and exclusionary social agenda.
The Congress complained to the Election Commission (EC) on Monday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks targeting the party and comparing its Lok Sabha poll manifesto with that of the Muslim League. A delegation of Congress leaders met EC officials and raised several issues, including the use of pictures and large cut-outs of the prime minister in government buildings and colleges and demanded that those be removed to maintain a level-playing field in the upcoming parliamentary election. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the party has filed a complaint against PM Modi for making comments against it, alleging that its manifesto attempts to divide the country and impose the pre-independence ideology of the Muslim League. The prime minister has said in his election rallies that the Congress' manifesto for the upcoming general election smacks of the "politics of appeasement" and carries the imprint of the Muslim League, with "every page reeking of breaking India". "Every page reeks of breaking India into pieces.
JP Nadda said in 2029, 33 per cent of the Lok Sabha members will be women. BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday said the government's achievements over the last 10 years, such as the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution and the women's reservation law, were made possible due to the clear mandate given to the party by people. "The achievements of the last 10 years are a result of a clear mandate," Nadda said at a function here to release the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. He listed out construction of village roads, toilets, lifting 25 crore people out of poverty as some of the achievements of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Nadda said in 2029, 33 per cent of the Lok Sabha members will be women.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, known for his association with Hindu nationalism, inaugurated the Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor in Varanasi, India. Modi, a polarizing figure, has strong ties to the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). His spiritual and political upbringing from the RSS influences his governance. Modi campaigns for a third term in the upcoming general election, showcasing his continued influence on Indian politics and society.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; [bʱaːɾətiːjə dʒənətaː paːrtiː] ; transl. Indian People's Party) is a political party in India and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP is aligned with right-wing politics and has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteer paramilitary organisation. Its policies adhere to Hindutva, a Hindu nationalist ideology. As of January 2024, it is the country's biggest political party in terms of representation in the Parliament of India as well as state legislatures.The party's origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which was founded in 1951 by Indian politician Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, after he left Hindu Mahasabha to form a party as the political wing of RSS. After the Emergency of 1975–1977, the Jana Sangh merged with several other political parties to form the Janata Party; it defeated the then-incumbent Indian National Congress in the 1977 general election. After three years in power, the Janata Party dissolved in 1980, with the members of the erstwhile Jana Sangh reconvening to form the modern-day BJP. Although initially unsuccessful—winning only two seats in the 1984 general election, it grew in strength on the back of the movement around Ram Janmabhoomi in Uttar Pradesh. Following victories in several state elections and better performances in national elections, the BJP became the largest political party in the Parliament in 1996; however, it lacked a majority in the lower house of Parliament, and its government, under its then-leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee, lasted for only 13 days.After the 1998 general election, the BJP-led coalition known as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) under prime minister Vajpayee formed a government that lasted for a year. Following fresh elections, the NDA government—again headed by Vajpayee—lasted for a full term in office; this was the first non-Congress government to do so. In the 2004 general election, the NDA suffered an unexpected defeat, and for the next ten years, the BJP was the principal opposition party. Narendra Modi, then the chief minister of Gujarat, led the party to a landslide victory in the 2014 general election. Modi has since led the NDA government as Indian prime minister, including being re-elected in the 2019 general election. As of December 2023, the alliance governs 17 Indian states and union territories.The official ideology of the BJP is integral humanism, first formulated by Deendayal Upadhyaya in 1965. The party advocates social conservatism and a foreign policy centred on nationalist principles. During its first period in national government, the BJP avoided its Hindu nationalist priorities, and focused on a largely liberal economic policy that prioritised globalisation and economic growth over social welfare. Since returning to government in 2014, the BJP government has enacted several priorities of the RSS, including criminalising the practice of triple talaq, and revoking Article 370 of the Indian constitution, which granted autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir, and also abrogating its statehood. India has experienced nationwide democratic backsliding under the BJP's rule since 2014.
Indian opposition politician Arvind Kejriwal, leader of the Aam Aadmi Party and chief minister of Delhi, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on corruption allegations related to an alcohol policy in 2022. The arrest, seen as a political move by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sparked protests. Kejriwal's arrest comes ahead of India's general election, with his party contesting as part of an opposition alliance. The BJP's actions have drawn criticism from various opposition leaders, with accusations of using state agencies for political gains.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is one of the two major parties in the political system of the Republic of India, the other being the Indian National Congress (INC). As of 2015, it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the national parliament. Established in 1980, the BJP's platform is generally considered as the right-wing of the political spectrum. As of 19 December 2023, 52 BJP leaders have held the position of a chief minister and Deputy Chief Minister out of which twelve and Eleven are incumbent.A chief minister is the head of government of each of the twenty-eight states and three union territories (UTs) (Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry). According to the Constitution of India, at the state-level, the governor is de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the state legislative assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. The chief minister's term is usually for a maximum of five years, with the confidence of the assembly's confidence. There are no limits to the number of terms the chief minister can serve.Deputy Chief Minister is a member of the state government and usually the second highest ranking executive officer of their state's council of ministers. While not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[1] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the Chief Minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.Of the 52 BJP chief ministers, twelve are incumbent — Pema Khandu in Arunachal Pradesh, Himanta Biswa Sarma in Assam, Vishnu Deo Sai in Chhattisgarh, Pramod Sawant in Goa, Bhupendrabhai Patel in Gujarat, Manohar Lal Khattar in Haryana, Mohan Yadav in Madhya Pradesh, N. Biren Singh in Manipur, Bhajan Lal Sharma in Rajasthan, Manik Saha in Tripura, Pushkar Singh Dhami in Uttarakhand, and Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh. Four of the BJP chief ministers have been women — Sushma Swaraj in Delhi, Uma Bharti in Madhya Pradesh, Anandiben Patel in Gujarat and Vasundhara Raje in Rajasthan. Shivraj Singh Chauhan, who is chief minister of Madhya Pradesh for more than 15 years has been the longest-serving chief minister from the BJP. Devendra Fadnavis's second tenure as the chief minister of Maharashtra lasted for only three days, which is the least tenure among chief ministers from BJP; however, taking the total of all the tenures into consideration, Sushma Swaraj served as a chief minister of Delhi for the shortest period of 52 days. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat of Rajasthan was the first chief minister from the BJP; however some BJP leaders had already been elected before as the chief minister while being a member of the Janata Party (JP), an amalgam of political parties which included BJP's predecessor Bharatiya Jana Sangh. There have been seven chief ministers in Uttarakhand from the BJP, six chief ministers in Gujarat, five chief ministers in Madhya Pradesh, four chief ministers in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh each, and three in Delhi, Goa, Himachal Pradesh and Jharkhand each.
The US is pressuring India to reverse its laptop trade policy, warning of potential consequences for future business dealings. A Bollywood movie titled "Swatantra Veer Savarkar" promoting Hindu nationalism is set to release, coinciding with other films either supporting or criticizing Prime Minister Modi's government. The use of cinema to further this political agenda is seen as divisive and may deepen existing political and religious divides in India.
PM Narendra Modi speaks to ANI in an exclusive interview Refuting the opposition parties' allegations of "being sent to jail by the BJP government", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the maximum number of cases registered by the Enforcement Directorate are against those persons and entities who have no connection with politics. In an interview with ANI, Prime Minister Modi said that honest person has nothing to fear about but those involved in corruption has " Paap ka dar " (fear of sin). "How many opposition leaders are in jail? No one tells me. And is this the same opposition leader..
Narendra Modi, parliamentary leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, started the first tenure of his prime ministership, after his oath of office as the 14th Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014. 45 other ministers were also sworn in along with Modi. The ceremony was noted by media for being the first ever oath of office of an Indian Prime Minister to have been attended by the heads of all SAARC countries.
PM Modi also asked about the challenges gamers face in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently met with top Indian gamers to discuss the future of the gaming industry. During the meeting, they talked about the rise of games in India, the career prospects in gaming, and the participation of women in the field. PM Modi also asked about the challenges gamers face in India and the distinction between skill-based games and those offering quick income. The gamers suggested clarity on these types of games and also discussed concerns about video game addiction.
Archana Patil Chakurkar, the daughter-in-law of former Lok Sabha speaker and Congress stalwart Shivraj Patil, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today ahead of the general elections 2024. Ms Patil's induction into the BJP was marked by a formal event in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday. Welcoming Ms Patil into the BJP, Devendra Fadnavis said, Shivraj Patil is a very powerful leader. Today Archana Patil from his family is entering our party, it is a big thing. Shivraj Patil has a big heritage.
India's main opposition party, the Congress party, accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of freezing its bank accounts, hindering its ability to campaign effectively before the upcoming national elections. The Congress party's accounts were frozen due to a tax dispute involving undeclared cash donations. The BJP refuted the claims, attributing the account freeze to non-compliance with tax regulations. India is gearing up for a six-week general election starting on April 19, with predictions favoring Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party. The Congress party's complaint is set to be reviewed by the Supreme Court next month.
Bharatiya Janata Party, Punjab (or BJP Punjab) (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Punjab. Its head office is situated at the Amar Sahid Dr. Syama Prasad, Mukherjee Smarak Bhawan, Dakshin Marg, Sector-37-A, Chandigarh, Punjab-160036, India. The current president of BJP Punjab is Sunil Kumar Jakhar.
The Bharatiya Janata Party is a political party in India.
Gourav Vallabh had contested the Rajasthan assembly election from the Udaipur constituency in 2023. Gourav Vallabh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party today hours after quitting the Congress citing discomfort with the party's current trajectory. In a two-page resignation letter, Mr Vallabh said that he was not happy with the directionless way the party was moving. "I can neither raise anti-Sanatan slogans nor abuse wealth creators day in and day out. Therefore, I resign from all posts and primary membership of the party," Mr Vallabh said.
Rahul Gandhi is not just the leader of Indias main opposition party, Congress, but a member of its most famous political dynasty. Here is everything you need to know as he goes up against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP in the election. Mr Gandhi has not been able to win a general election for his party. He has never been a minister. Yet, he is the oppositions most prominent face, largely because of his political background.
The president of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the chief executive authority of the BJP, and fills a number of roles, including chairing meetings of the National Executive of the party and appointing the presidents of party subsidiaries, such its youth wing and farmer's wing. Any candidate for the presidency needs to have been a member of the party for at least 15 years. The president is nominally elected by an electoral college composed of members drawn from the party's National and State councils, but in practice is a consensus choice of senior members of the party. The term of the president is three years long, and individuals may not serve more than two consecutive terms. The president usually does not also hold a post within a government, and party chiefs have resigned the position to assume posts in Cabinet.After the party's foundation in 1980, Atal Bihari Vajpayee became its first president. He later became the prime minister of India, the only BJP president to serve in that position to date. In 1986, Lal Krishna Advani was sworn in as the party president and has been the longest serving president over three different periods. As of 2022, 11 people have served as the president of the BJP, including Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah who have also served two terms. J. P. Nadda is the most recent president, having been appointed in January 2020.
The organisation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is based upon the Constitution of the BJP. The organisation of the BJP is strictly hierarchical, with the president being the highest authority in the party. The party is considered to be a cadre-based party that draws from the Hindutva-based ideology of its parent organisation, the RSS.As of 2019, it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the national parliament and state assemblies and is the world's largest party in terms of primary membership.
Arun Govil during campaigning The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded actor Arun Govil, who essayed the role of Lord Ram in Ramanand Sagar's mythological drama Ramayan , from the Meerut Lok Sabha seat in western Uttar Pradesh. Mr Govil, who joined the BJP in 2021, was born in Meerut and replaces the party's sitting MP Rajendra Agarwal. 1. Arun Govil was born on January 12, 1952, in Meerut. He earned an engineering degree from the Chaudhary Charan Singh University.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Hindi publication Hindustan (File). Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit back at claims by the opposition - that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party uses central agencies to target rivals, particularly before an election - by saying only three per cent of the Enforcement Directorate's cases are linked to politicians. "Let me tell you a fact that is not discussed much. Of the corruption cases probed by the ED, only three per cent (are against) people associated with politics. The remaining 97 per cent cases are linked to officials and criminals," the Prime Minister said in an exclusive interaction with Hindi outlet Hindustan , The Prime Minister also emphasised his anti-corruption stance, saying, "Eliminating corruption has been a key priority of our government for 10 years", and countered the opposition's claim that action is taken only against rival political leaders or in non-BJP ruled states.
He was the winner of the 2022 Battleground Mobile Pro Series season 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met notable gaming personalities such as 'Mortal', 'Thug', 'Payal', 'Mythpat' and 'Gamerfleet'. They spoke about India's esports potential. Prime Minister Modi shared his perspective on India's gaming landscape, and the significance of technology and digital platforms. BJP IT department head Amit Malviya, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), said that the Prime Minister discussed the "new developments" in the gaming industry and how the Modi government has recognised the creativity of the gamers promoting the gaming industry in India.
Hindu nationalism has been collectively referred to as the expression of social and political thought, based on the native spiritual and cultural traditions of the Indian subcontinent. "Hindu nationalism" is a simplistic translation of हिन्दू राष्ट्रवाद (Hindū Rāṣṭravād). It is better described as "Hindu polity".The native thought streams became highly relevant in Indian history when they helped form a distinctive identity in relation to the Indian polity and provided a basis for questioning colonialism. These also provided inspiration to Indian nationalists during the independence movement based on armed struggle, coercive politics, and non-violent protests. They also influenced social reform movements and economic thinking in India.Today, Hindutva (meaning "Hinduness") is a dominant form of Hindu nationalist politics in India. As a political ideology, the term Hindutva was articulated by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 1923. The Hindutva movement has been described as a variant of "right-wing extremism" and as "almost fascist in the classical sense", adhering to a concept of homogenised majority and cultural hegemony. Some analysts dispute the "fascist" label, and suggest Hindutva is an extreme form of "conservatism" or "ethnic absolutism". Some have also described Hindutva as a separatist ideology. Hindutva is championed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Hindu Nationalist volunteer organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Sanatan Sanstha, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), and other organisations in an ecosystem called the Sangh Parivar.
Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge issued a strong rebuttal this evening to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment that to "browbeat and bully others is vintage Congress culture". In a statement that started with a mild "it is not proper form for the PM to comment on our judiciary", the Congress chief went on to ask four pointed questions and accused the Prime Minister of being "personally responsible" for "usurping" the powers of institutions and "weakening our country". What drew the Congress chief's rejoinder was a blistering post by PM Modi earlier today after 600 lawyers wrote to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, alleging attempts by "a vested interest group" to undermine the judiciary's integrity and defame courts. "To browbeat and bully others is vintage Congress culture. Five decades ago, they itself had called for a 'committed judiciary' - they shamelessly want commitment from others for their selfish interests, but desist from any commitment towards the nation," PM Modi said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
India is the most populous country in the world with one-sixth of the world's population. According to UN estimates, India overtook China in having the largest population in the world with a population of 1,425,775,850 at the end of April 2023.Between 1975 and 2010, the population doubled to 1.2 billion, reaching the billion mark in 2000. According to the UN's World Population dashboard, India's population now stands at slightly over 1.428 billion, edging past China's population of 1.425 billion people, as reported by the news agency Bloomberg. its population is set to reach 1.7 billion by 2050. In 2017 its population growth rate was 0.98%, ranking 112th in the world; in contrast, from 1972 to 1983, India's population grew by an annual rate of 2.3%.In 2022, the median age of an Indian was 28.7 years, compared to 38.4 for China and 48.6 for Japan; and, by 2030; India's dependency ratio will be just over 0.4. However, the number of children in India peaked more than a decade ago and is now falling. The number of children under the age of five peaked in 2007, and since then the number has been falling. The number of Indians under 15 years old peaked slightly later (in 2011) and is now also declining.India has more than two thousand ethnic groups, and every major religion is represented, as are four major families of languages (Indo-European, Dravidian, Austroasiatic and Sino-Tibetan languages) as well as two language isolates: the Nihali language, spoken in parts of Maharashtra, and the Burushaski language, spoken in parts of Jammu and Kashmir. 1,000,000 people in India are Anglo-Indians and 700,000 United States citizens are living in India. They represent over 0.1% of the total population of India. Overall, only the continent of Africa exceeds the linguistic, genetic and cultural diversity of the nation of India.The sex ratio was 944 females for 1000 males in 2016, and 940 per 1000 in 2011. This ratio has been showing an upwards trend for the last two decades after a continuous decline in the 20th century.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has defended the integrity of Canada's 2019 and 2021 elections amid a public inquiry into foreign interference, particularly focusing on allegations of meddling by China, India, and Russia. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) disclosed that China covertly interfered in the elections, with specific instances like funding a charter bus to aid a candidate. Trudeau emphasized that while irregularities warrant follow-ups, they may not justify overturning results. Other allegations include illicit financial support from India's government proxies to pro-India politicians in Canada.
Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra (or BJP Maharashtra) is a state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Maharashtra The headquarters is located in MumbaiThe BJP came into being after a split from the Janata party. The prominent members of BJP had been the part of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founded by Syama Prasad Mukherjee. Jana Sangh was the political arm of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and was dissolved in 1977. On 12 August 2022, Chandrashekhar Bawankule was appointed by the party leadership as the president of the BJP Maharashtra.The BJP is aligned with right-wing politics, and its policies adhere to Hindutva, a Hindu nationalist ideology. It has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). As of September 2019, it is the maharashtra's biggest political party in terms of representation in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra State as well as state legislatures.
The economy of India has transitioned from a mixed planned economy to a mixed middle-income developing social market economy with notable public sector in strategic sectors. It is the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP); on a per capita income basis, India ranked 139th by GDP (nominal) and 127th by GDP (PPP). From independence in 1947 until 1991, successive governments followed Soviet model and promoted protectionist economic policies, with extensive Sovietization, state intervention, demand-side economics, natural resources, bureaucrat driven enterprises and economic regulation. This is characterised as dirigism, in the form of the Licence Raj. The end of the Cold War and an acute balance of payments crisis in 1991 led to the adoption of a broad economic liberalisation in India and indicative planning. Since the start of the 21st century, annual average GDP growth has been 6% to 7%. The economy of the Indian subcontinent was the largest in the world for most of recorded history up until the onset of colonialism in early 19th century.Nearly 70% of India's GDP is driven by domestic consumption; country remains the world's sixth-largest consumer market. Apart from private consumption, India's GDP is also fueled by government spending, investments, and exports. In 2022, India was the world's 6th-largest importer and the 9th-largest exporter. India has been a member of the World Trade Organization since 1 January 1995. It ranks 63rd on the Ease of doing business index and 40th on the Global Competitiveness Index. With 476 million workers, the Indian labour force is the world's second-largest. India has one of the world's highest number of billionaires and extreme income inequality.During the 2008 global financial crisis, the economy faced a mild slowdown. India endorsed Keynesian policy and initiated stimulus measures (both fiscal and monetary) to boost growth and generate demand. In subsequent years, economic growth revived. The period between 2004 and 2014 is referred to as India's lost decade as India fell behind other BRIC economies.In 2021–22, the foreign direct investment (FDI) in India was $82 billion. The leading sectors for FDI inflows were the service sector, the computer industry, and the telecom industry. India has free trade agreements with several nations and blocs, including ASEAN, SAFTA, Mercosur, South Korea, Japan, Australia, UAE, and several others which are in effect or under negotiating stage.The service sector makes up more than 50% of GDP and remains the fastest growing sector, while the industrial sector and the agricultural sector employs a majority of the labor force. The Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange are some of the world's largest stock exchanges by market capitalisation. India is the world's sixth-largest manufacturer, representing 2.6% of global manufacturing output. Nearly 65% of India's population is rural, and contributes about 50% of India's GDP. India faces high unemployment, rising income inequality, and a drop in aggregate demand. India's gross domestic savings rate stood at 29.3% of GDP in 2022. In recent years, independent economists and financial institutions have accused the government of manipulating various economic data, especially GDP growth. India's overall social spending as a share of GDP in 2021–22 will be 8.6%, which is much lower than the average for OECD nations.
This is a list of political parties professing to follow Hindu nationalist ideology.
Lalit Modi (born 29 November 1963) is an Indian businessman and former cricket administrator and a financial fraud fugitive. He was the founder, first chairman and League Commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL), and ran the tournament for three years until 2010. He also served as the Chairman of the Champions League from 2008 till 2010 and was Vice President of the BCCI from 2005 till 2010. He has also served as the President of the Rajasthan Cricket Association from 2005 till 2009 and then again from 2014 till 2015, and as the vice president of the Punjab Cricket Association from 2004 till 2012.As a close associate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vasundhara Raje, Modi once held considerable political clout in Rajasthan. During Raje's first term as the Chief Minister, he was called "Super Chief Minister" by the opposition and the media. In 2010, Modi alleged that the Indian National Congress minister Shashi Tharoor held indirect free equity in the Kochi Tuskers Kerala IPL franchise, ultimately leading to Tharoor's resignation. The Kochi franchise alleged that Modi was harassing them, because he wanted another group to win the franchise bid. Shortly after IPL 2010 ended, Modi was suspended from BCCI after being accused of misconduct, indiscipline and financial irregularities. BCCI launched an investigation against him, and banned him for life in 2013 after a committee found him guilty of these charges. Modi denied any wrongdoing, and blamed accusations on political rivalries. Shortly before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched an investigation against him for alleged financial irregularities, he moved to London and labeled as a fugitive.As a scion of a leading business family, Modi is the executive director of Godfrey Phillips India.
The Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP Karnataka (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of the Karnataka. Its head office is situated at the BJP Bhavan, 11th Cross, Temple Street, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru. The current president of BJP Karnataka is B. Y. Vijayendra. It is the main opposition party in Karnataka. Till date 4 chief ministers from the party have served the state.
BJP spokesperson criticizes AAP's claim of running Delhi government from jail. Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Saturday reacted to Aam Aadmi Party claims that arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will run the government from jail and said that the AAP government has "satta ka nasha" (addicted to power). Poonawalla further asked the people of Delhi if the cabinet meetings of the government would take place in jail? "From 'Swaraj' to 'Sharaab' , from 'Anna Hazare' to 'Lalu Prasad Yadav', today what we are seeing is actually the 'satta ka nasha'. When this satta ka nasha' reaches your head then look at the manner in which this Aam Aadmi Party once upon a time used to say first "istifa and then jaanch" . They used to say for Laluji and Sonia ji.
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