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Inside BJP’s Power Shift: Hardline Hindutva, Regional Titans, and 2026 Governance
BJP’s leadership strategy now privileges regionally rooted figures aligned with a more assertive Hindutva program. This analysis explains the organizational logic behind that shift, the policy agenda it advances—UCC, anti-conversion statutes, law-and-order emphasis, and cultural heritage stewardship—and how delivery-oriented governance underpins the model. It assesses state-level prototypes in Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, and Maharashtra while…
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A Vision for Bharat: Shivamogga Sammelan Calls for Dharmic, Constitutional, Unifying Governance
At a provincial Hindu Rashtra Sammelan in Shivamogga on April 6, 2026, the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) called for “Hindu Ideology-Based Governance” in Bharat. Read through a constitutional and inclusive lens, this can be translated into a broader, dharmic governance model that upholds pluralism, compassion, and rule of law for Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs, and…
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Gujarat’s Uniform Civil Code Push: A Rights-First, Gender-Just Blueprint After Uttarakhand
Gujarat is moving toward a state-level Uniform Civil Code (UCC) after Uttarakhand, with a reported draft that mandates registration of marriages and live-in relationships, uniformly prohibits polygamy, and restricts practices described as halala. Anchored in Article 44 of the Directive Principles, the reform leverages state competence over family law while preserving freedom of religion by…