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BJP’s Christian Outreach- Genuine Initiative or Clever Politics for Votes- A Podcast

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Greetings to all listeners and readers!! BJP has been trying very hard to execute its Hindutva project and othering of minorities for years. At this juncture, the BJP is trying to expand its foothold in new regions and among new communities like never ever before. Since the early 2020s, BJP has been trying to reach out to the Christian community mainly through the clergy and leaders of the Church. Understanding this topic is needed to understand whether it is in fact a genuine step to integrate a community into its policy-making or it is solely for votes for which the concerns of the community might be taken granted for. This podcast episode will dive through these topics directly from the expert on all these topics.  About The Guest  Joseph Jose- I s the co-founder and secretary of the NGO Asian MUN Circuit and he is a professional trader Adv. Mukund Rajesh- Has experience in various political parties and currently is the legal officer at a Commercial Bank Read the Newscapsule of the

News Capsule for the Month of December 2023

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Following are the top news for the month.   If you wish to follow and get notifications of future articles, you can sign up using the email on the left sidebar.  Article of the month Kerala  'Unwarranted Intervention Of Kerala Govt': Supreme Court Quashes Re-Appointment Of Kannur University Vice-Chancellor. Kerala Varma College polls: SFI candidate wins by 3 votes in recounting, setback for KSU. IYC is marred with fake voter ID allegations. CPIM leader interrupts the rise of the K-SWIFT bus.   Supreme Court Stays HC Order Holding That Land Over 25 Cents Can Be Converted By Paying Fee Under Section 27A, Kerala Paddy Land Act.  Kerala High Court Berates Cyber Bullying Of LGBTQ  Community.  Former IAS Officer Dr Christy Fernandez passed away. 7 tourists from Kerala killed in Zojila Pass road accident: Report. CPI(M), CPI ask Rahul Gandhi not to contest polls from Kerala again.  Movie Director Jeo Baby stopped at Farook College.  C Raghunath quits Congress and joins BJP. Cardinal M

Election 2023: Hits and Misses- Why Congress got decimated in the three states

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On the third of December in the morning, everyone thought that Congress was going well in all the states as per both opinion and exit polls. Later it turned out to be the worst day the Congress party could have ever dreamt of. From winning one more state, it lost its sure-shot bet which is Chhatisgarh. It couldn't also pick up Madhya Pradesh which it won in 2018 but BJP was ruling the same state for more than 18 years. Besides winning Telangana Congress has nothing to cheer in an election where the party even saw many of its senior leaders underperforming.  Check our latest Newscapsule  Here are a few reasons why Congress got decimated in an election that it could have at least won three out of four states. This was a massive missed opportunity for Congress to make a nationwide revival in the country as well as have a revival over the grand opposition INDIA alliance.  Overconfidence When Opinion polls came out one month back, all polls predicted an edge to Congress in Chhatisgarh a