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GhoseSpot | A tale of two Shivirs: How BJP is setting agenda for 25 years, but Congress is busy sorting family issues
Like the BJP, the Congress too just concluded a conclave of its senior leaders called ‘Chintan Shivir’— coincidentally also in Rajasthan, at Udaipur
From Nehruvian consensus to Hindutva politics: Decoding the Muslim question in India
The Muslim question in India needs forward-looking and constructive solutions. The basic tenets of the solution can be found in: Unravelling the truth, defining the non-negotiables, and strong Hindu state
UP polls: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath likely to contest from Ayodhya, say sources
This comes in the backdrop of politics in Uttar Pradesh moving at a breakneck speed over the past couple of days with BJP's prominent OBC leaders Swami Prasad Maurya and Dara Singh Chauhan among others quitting the saffron party
'Parted ways with BJP, not Hindutva,' says Uddhav Thackeray in Ayodhya; Maharashtra CM announces Rs 1 crore for Ram Temple
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray stressed on Saturday that his party, the Shiv Sena, is committed to Hindutva even though it has broken ties with the BJP
With BJP surging in Telangana, expect party to intensify anti-KCR campaign, make use of lessons from Bengal
With the NDA not in the need of any fresh allies, the BJP is plannnig to corner KCR over his Muslim appeasement politics in Telangana; KCR's embracing of AIMIM is likely to be the main political plank of BJP in the coming days
Muslim voters in Amethi's Jais rue lack of development, but baulk at idea of voting for BJP; blame party's polarised campaign
The BJP offers development to Muslim voters in Amethi, but the saffron party's Hindutva politics is likely to force them to vote for Congress as for them survival and honour trump development
How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; Part 5: Gauraksha goes mainstream, Hindu groups launch National Cow Weekly in Udupi
The Bharatiya Jan Sangh (BJS) picked up gauraksha as one of its primary action points immediately after its formation. In 1952, a national call was given by the BJS and the RSS to observe 26 October as Anti-Cow Slaughter Day and to collect signatures against slaughter.
BJP picks Hindu-majority Pathanamthitta to unleash Hindutva politics in Kerala, equates Sabarimala with Ayodhya
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has converted Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency as a laboratory for testing the hard line by equating the Sabarimala temple issue with the volatile Ram temple issue in Ayodhya.
The making of toxic Hindu masculinity
The threat to an imagined ancient Hindu manhood is sought to be countered through a variety of modern symbols: Hanuman is now a brawny, scowling figure and a six-pack Shiva marshals his trishul like a laser gun
Congress' indecision may make BJP's return 'possible' as national security replaces cow, Hindutva as key poll issue
The Congress, the only party that could have actually stopped the BJP, is playing dead, except for occasional outbursts on Rafale
BJP needs Karnataka to push its hardline Hindutva politics ahead of general elections; Congress unfazed by reprised strategy
Ahead of the general election, the BJP needs Karnataka for two reasons — one, to dislodge the idea that a coalition government can function well so the party leadership gets to snub the mahagatbandhan (grand alliance) at the national level, and two, to carry on its Hindutva politics.
Narendra Modi's Ram Mandir comments dent major Congress talking point, shore up his base ahead of 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made clear five things during his interview with ANI
Ram temple ordinance can be considered only after legal process ends, says Narendra Modi; accuses Congress of creating 'obstacles' in SC
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made it clear that any decision on bringing an ordinance on Ram temple can be considered only after the judicial process ends.
NIA anti-terror raids: Islamic State might be dead abroad, but hate politics is fuelling its resurrection in India
In interrogations by the NIA, half the suspects said communalism — ranging from riots to compulsory yoga practice — led them to join the Islamic State. Barely half of them cited the global Islamist project that underpins the Islamic State
Ram Temple over development appears to be BJP’s strategy for 2019; MPs, Hindutva groups mount pressure on leadership
Given all the Ram Temple-leaning signs the BJP has shown in recent months, it looks like the party is ready to stick with its saffron strategy and go ahead with its temple first, development later line of work.
Narendra Modi should know that vitriol of Hindutva, renaming of cities won't woo voters; he has a lot to fix before 2019
Whatever good the Narendra Modi government has done these past four years, including putting India right up there on the global map, was getting lost in the dross of religion and Hindutva-oriented sentiments.
Silence of the Muslims: Congress' Hindutva shows death of 'secularism', gives BJP chance to set new inclusive agenda
Muslims, who were central to any election debate in India till 2014, suddenly find themselves sidelined as the country is moving away from secularism to Hindutva politics.
Rajinikanth, Kamal and their divergent politics: Superstar projects allegiance to BJP, Haasan sticks with secular forces
There is an unambiguous political ideology distinction emerging in Tamil Nadu. On one side you have superstar Rajinikanth, an actor who has openly shown fealty to the Bharatiya Janata Party — especially with his latest comment about how the Opposition should be scared of the BJP. Then there is Kamal Haasan.
After Shambhulal Regar, Uttar Pradesh Navnirman Sena gives Dadri accused Rupendra Rana Lok Sabha ticket from Noida
The Uttar Pradesh Navnirman Sena is expected to announce Dadri lynching accused Rupendra Rana as its candidate from a Noida constituency on Monday evening.
Hindutva, intolerance in focus at launch of book on LM Singhvi; Pranab Mukherjee remembers statesman's work
At a panel discussion after the launch of 'India's Vibgyor Man', politicians discussed the state of intolerance in India and whether Hindutva was a threat to democracy.