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Only 7% of MPs in current Lok Sabha claim to be farmers, majority from BJP

This is in sharp contrast to the 15th Lok Sabha between 2009 and 2014 when 27% of the MPs claimed that they were farmers

Top Rajasthan leaders skip BJP core group meeting on organisational issues

The first meeting of a newly formed 16-member core group of the BJP, which has been put in place amid reports of factionalism within the party, was held in Jaipur on Sunday

Shekhar Gupta: Why Modi is in retreat on farm laws

Farm reform could've been high point of Modi's second term. But lack of patience, understanding and contempt for history have turned it into a disaster

'Lotus' will not bloom in Tamil Nadu, says DMK leader Kanimozhi

Kanimozhi is campaigning for the upcoming Assembly polls

Amid factionalism, BJP starts campaigning for 4 by-poll seats in Rajasthan

The dates for the by-polls are awaited

Of harmless humour & manufactured anger

The row over Tandav and the arrest of Munawar Faruqui are straight out of the political playbook successfully mastered by Muslim fundamentalists

Leaking official secrets of military operations is treason: Congress

Leaking of official secrets of military operations is treason and those involved in it must be punished, the Congress said on the purported WhatsApp chats of Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami

Another Trinamool Congress legislator jumps ship to BJP in Bengal

Trinamool Congress legislator from the Shantipur Assembly constituency, Arindam Bhattacharya, joined the BJP

In fight for Bengal's vote, debate on state's economy goes beyond Singur

With Assembly elections looming, the Trinamool Congress is highlighting its industry-friendly tag as the Bharatiya Janata Party vows to transform the state into an investment paradise

Kerala: BJP conducts survey to select assembly poll candidates

The BJP national leadership is conducting a survey in all constituencies of Kerala

Best of BS Opinion: The trust deficit, cleaning up taxes, and more

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

The trust deficit

Transparency and consultation are vital to governance

Repackaging Uttar Pradesh: PM's favourite Babu enters politics

There seems to be an increasing realisation in the BJP that for the party to be re-elected in UP, the Adityanath government will have to be made more palatable

The nation needs to know

Arnab Goswami's purported claims must be investigated

Union Minister Amit Shah slams Congress for questioning Covid vaccines

Slamming the Congress party for questioning Covid vaccines during pan-India vaccination drive, Shah said Congress leaders can only oppose something and if someone else is doing it, they stop it too

Will poor and underprivileged get Covid-19 vaccine for free? asks Congress

The Congress asked the government whether it plans to provide free coronavirus vaccines to all Indians, especially the underprivileged and the poor

TMC leaders in Bengal got Covid vaccine shots meant for health workers: BJP

The BJP on Sunday alleged that several TMC leaders in West Bengal were administered Covid-19 vaccines meant for healthcare personnel and frontline workers

Govt wants to do politics on farmers' protest, paint it anti-national: Sena

Shiv Sena on Thursday said that the Central government does not want to just end the farmers' protest on the contentious acts, but also wants to do politics by painting it as "anti-national"

Best of BS Opinion: Financing the vaccine, Hindutva versus growth, and more

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

Hindutva versus economic growth

Economic progress demands all-round liberalisation. From "love jihad" to atmanirbhar, the forces of Hindutva are yet to understand that basic truth