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Religious Conversions: Embarrassment or Gain for BJP? By  Deepak Parvatiyar December 13, 2014 The issue of forcible conversions is in eye of a storm again following the conversion of 300 Muslims to Hinduism in Agra by militant Hindu groups Bajrang Dal and Dharma Jagaran Manch earlier this week. Conversions Vs Re-conversions The Hindutva brigade now claims that it has been a case of ‘re-conversion’ after the Agra episode created a ruckus both in Parliament and outside it. {"uid":1,"hostPeerName":"http://www.elections.in","initialGeometry":"{\"windowCoords_t\":0,\"windowCoords_r\":1366,\"windowCoords_b\":728,\"windowCoords_l\":0,\"frameCoords_t\":1106.109375,\"frameCoords_r\":528.046875,\"frameCoords_b\":1386.109375,\"frameCoords_l\":192.046875,\"styleZIndex\":\"auto\",\"allowedExpansion_t\":0,\"...

Religious Conversions: Embarrassment or Gain for BJP? By  Deepak Parvatiyar December 13, 2014 The issue of forcible conversions is in eye of a storm again following the conversion of 300 Muslims to Hinduism in Agra by militant Hindu groups Bajrang Dal and Dharma Jagaran Manch earlier this week. Conversions Vs Re-conversions The Hindutva brigade now claims that it has been a case of ‘re-conversion’ after the Agra episode created a ruckus both in Parliament and outside it. {"uid":1,"hostPeerName":"http://www.elections.in","initialGeometry":"{\"windowCoords_t\":0,\"windowCoords_r\":1366,\"windowCoords_b\":728,\"windowCoords_l\":0,\"frameCoords_t\":1106.109375,\"frameCoords_r\":528.046875,\"frameCoords_b\":1386.109375,\"frameCoords_l\":192.046875,\"styleZIndex\":\"auto\",\"allowedExpansion_t\"...

Delhi Assembly Elections: Clear Fight between BJP and AAP By  Deepak Parvatiyar December 11, 2014 The Aam Aadmi Party-Bharatiya Janata Party rivalry is assuming epic proportions in Delhi in the run up to the ensuing elections. So much so, that the Congress doesn’t seem to be in picture at all. AAP’s tactic to Make it Kejriwal Vs Mukhi Contest Consider the AAP pitch-forking BJP veteran  Jagdish Mukhi  into the battleground to deliberately make it look like an AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal versus Mukhi contest for the chief minister’s chair! Banners on auto rickshaws, and roadside billboards have made it look like that way despite the BJP’s decision against projecting any CM face in the elections. You may also like to read Probables for next CM of Delhi Delhi Assembly Election Latest News and Updates So, why should the AAP select a CM candidate for the BJP? That too, a person, who may not even qualify given Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s thr...

J&K And Jharkhand Assembly Polls Phase 3: Democracy Triumphs Again By  Deepak Parvatiyar December 10, 2014 The successful completion of the third phase of polling in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand with considerably large turnout of voters has twofold dimensions – a) It is a tribute to the security forces’ capabilities of accomplishing such a task in the face of the lurking terror threats from across the border as well as from the dreaded Maoists b) It shows the resolve of the people in both the terror-hit states to affirm their faith in the democratic process You may also like to read Pakistan's role in J&K Terror attacks J&K Election Updates Jharkhand Election Updates It may be mentioned that the people in both the states have thus far braved the threat posed by the Pakistan-backed militant outfits in J&K and Maoists in Jharkhand. Like in the first two phases, the polling percentage was more than the last state elections figures...