Rappler's latest stories on Bharatiya Janata Party
'Free Netflix,' chats with women used as lure in campaign for bill in India – reports
Twitter users notice a growing number of what appear to be fake Indian accounts telling people to call a number supporting the Citizenship Amendment Act in exchange for free Netflix accounts or chats with lonely women
Rahul Gandhi resigns as leader of India's opposition Congress party
'As president of the Congress party, I am responsible for the loss of the 2019 election, Gandhi says in a statement on his official Twitter account
India's Modi sworn in ahead of unveiling new government
The Prime Minister walks up to take his oath of office to a standing ovation, with supporters in the crowd chanting 'Modi, Modi'
India's opposition Congress backs Rahul Gandhi after poll defeat
'Party President Rahul Gandhi offered his resignation but it was unanimously rejected by the members of Congress Working Commission,' says a party spokesman
India's Gandhi concedes personal defeat in family bastion
India's main opposition Congress party has held Amethi in Uttar Pradesh state since 1967 except for one 3-year stint in 1977-80 and a separate one-year period in 1998-99
India's opposition parties allege vote machine fraud
The concern of opposition leaders stems from video clips on social media purportedly showing attempts to replace the machines in strongrooms ahead of counting in some places
Security high in restive Kashmir as India votes again
The world's biggest poll has been plagued by violence with militants throwing a grenade at a voting booth and shooting dead a local politician in south Kashmir
Modi casts vote on India's 'Super Tuesday'
The 117 seats over 15 states being fought for on Tuesday, April 23, are the biggest number of any of the 7 stages of voting over 6 weeks
Indian man amputates finger after voting for wrong party
An Indian man says he became confused by the symbols on the electronic voting machine and voted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party instead of its regional rival in Uttar Pradesh state
World's biggest election tests Modi's grip on power in India
(UPDATED) Election officials report a heavy turnout across the 20 states taking part in the first day of the massive exercise which involves 900 million eligible voters and will take nearly 6 weeks to complete
India goes on high security alert ahead of mega polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's right wing Bharatiya Janata Party is seeking a second term, defending a landslide win over the opposition Congress party in 2014
Rebels stage deadly pre-election attack on Indian political convoy
(UPDATED) This strike, less than 48 hours before voting begins in India's national poll, delivers a jolt to security as authorities prepare to hold the biggest election in history
1 dead, 15 injured after women enter flashpoint India temple
Clashes are reported across the state after the two women activists, escorted by police, entered the Sabarimala temple in a surprise pre-dawn operation on Wednesday, January 2
Thousands attend funeral of late Indian leader
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi leads the procession through Delhi to the leafy cremation grounds near the sacred Yamuna River.
India's Congress party names Rahul Gandhi president
The announcement caps years of speculation that the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty would take over from his 71-year-old mother Sonia who has led the party for nearly two decades
India's PM Modi faces test as his home state votes
Experts say this election is a serious challenge to Modi as his rivals ride a wave of discontent caused by a stuttering economy and voter anger over the reforms and a desire for change could boost the flagging fortunes of the opposition Congress Party
India votes for next president from lowest Dalit caste
Indian lawmakers vote to pick the country s president who is certain to come from the lowest Dalit caste
Test for Modi as India's biggest state votes
UPDATED With so much at stake halfway through his term Narendra Modi has personally led the campaigning for his party
India divided as battle over sedition arrest turns ugly
Some fear Kanhaiya Kumar s arrest is politically motivated and meant to send a message to activists
Lockdown in parts of northern India after caste clashes
Indian authorities respond after resentment in the dominant Jat caste over allocations for government jobs and education turned violent
Delhi chief minister accuses 'psycho' Modi after raid
The chief minister who leads the anti corruption Aam Aadmi party claims his office was among the rooms raided
Modi concedes defeat in key India state election
The premier s defeat is also a setback to his plans to push major economic reforms through the national parliament where his Bharatiya Janata Party BJP lacks a majority
India's budget shuns big-bang reforms, say experts
Some analysts are concerned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not use the budget to radically reshape economic policies
India's ruling Hindu nationalists make Kashmir poll gains
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party BJP more than doubles its seats in the 87 member state parliament and is for the first time in with a real chance of being part of the next coalition government
Modi due in Indian Kashmir days after deadly attack
The prime minister is going ahead with the lunchtime speech despite a series of attacks blamed on militants from across the border in Pakistan
India PM's party confident of victory in testing state polls
Vote counting began in two Indian states on Sunday October 19 where Prime Minister Narendra Modi s right wing party was confident of snatching victory
Once-shunned Indian PM starts US tour
Modi gets to business quickly meeting New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and discussing disease treatment with the director of the National Cancer Institute Nobel laureate Harold Varmus
India criticizes the US over spy row
India s foreign minister says US surveillance of India s political parties is unacceptable
India's government spells out 'Modi-nomics' in first budget
India s new government s budget promises a new era of fiscal prudence and greater opportunities for foreign investors in key sectors of the economy
India's Modi tightens grip on ruling party
His most trusted aide Amit Shah is appointed president of the ruling Hindu nationalist party
India summons US envoy over spying claim – official source
UPDATED The summon follows new allegations that the US National Security Agency targeted the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party
India's Modi invites Pakistan PM to swearing-in: party
The invitation is a bold diplomatic statement that Narendra Modi intends to improve strained relations
India anti-graft campaigner jailed in defamation case
A Delhi court orders Arvind Kejriwal be taken into judicial custody for refusing to pay a bond after he was sued for defamation by the Bharatiya Janata Party
India's PM Singh bows out after decade in power
Singh s final years in power were marked by slowing economic growth as his government struggled to overcome charges of weak leadership and corruption
India PM-elect Modi to make triumphant Delhi entrance
Prime minister elect Narendra Modi is expected to be sworn in next week and then turn the country sharply to the right after a decade of rule by the center left Congress party
Indian PM calls to congratulate Modi on election victory
Results so far show Modi on track to succeed Singh with his opposition Bharatiya Janata Party BJP set to secure the first parliamentary majority by a single party in 30 years
India stocks surge as Modi seen closing in on power
All the forecasts showed Modi s right wing Bharatiya Janata Party BJP and its allies trouncing the left leaning Congress party
Record India election ends, exit polls favor Modi
551 million people cast their votes registering a record high turnout out of 66 38
India's Modi urges record turnout on final election day
Voting in the world s biggest election will end Monday May 12 in India
India's Modi votes, snaps 'selfie' in latest election leg
About 140 million people are eligible to vote on April 30 during the latest leg of staggered voting in the world s biggest election which ends with results announced on May 16
Second book claims Indian PM Singh weak, indecisive
The new book has been written by India s former coal secretary P C Parakh who was later implicated in the so called Coalgate scandal related to allocation of mining rights
First major voting in India as anti-graft party faces test
New Delhi begins its round of voting on the first major day of India s marathon national election
Scandals dog top aide to India's would-be PM Modi
Amit Shah is the confidante and key political manager of the Bharatiya Janata Party s Narendra Modi He is also facing murder and extortion charges
Changes at US embassy in Delhi offer chance to rebuild ties
The reasons for her exit have been explained by the US State Department as her simply deciding to end her distinguished career early and retire to her home in Delaware state
'Anyone but Modi' – many Indian Muslims fear the worst
The 63 year old was an organizer in Gujarat for BJP leader L K Advani who began a nationwide march to demand a temple for Ram in 1990
India sets dates for world's biggest election
UPDATED The biggest election in history will see 814 million adults eligible to vote from the remote Himalayas in the north to India s tropical southern tip – 100 million more than last time in 2009
Chief minister quits in row over new Indian state
A bill is expected to be introduced in parliament s upper house to carve the new state called Telangana from Andhra Pradesh after a decades long campaign
India's Sonia Gandhi stalls son Rahul's PM candidacy push
Rahul Gandhi has previously likened power to poison despite having relatives who were all prime ministers of India
Indian president signs historic anti-graft law
Anti graft law is signed two years after a mass anti corruption movement
India anti-graft crusader to be Delhi chief minister
Kejriwal pledged in its manifesto this month to send corrupt politicians to jail and end the VIP culture of Delhi s political elite
