Karnataka Loss Makes BJP Rethink Strategy For Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh: Report

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was in for a impolite shock when the Karnataka election outcomes had been declared on May 13. The occasion was anticipating a neck-and-neck contest with the rival Congress however the ballot verdict made the BJP suppose tank go to the drafting board as soon as once more. What was most regarding for the BJP was that none of its methods labored in Karnataka- be it fielding new faces, denying tickets to leaders going through corruption allegations, Hindutva plank or ballot blitzkrieg by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Some of the important thing elements that helped Congress tame the BJP’s bull run included sturdy regional management, a renewed social coalition of Ahinda (a Kannada acronym for Alpasankhyataru or minorities, Hindulidavaru or backward lessons, and Dalitaru or Dalits), exact corruption marketing campaign towards the BJP and populist guarantees like free electrical energy and month-to-month allowances for ladies and unemployed youth.

The BJP seems to have realized the exhausting lesson from the Karnataka ballot defeat. According to an NDTV report, the saffron occasion isn’t solely brainstorming its drawbacks however can also be rethinking its technique for upcoming state meeting elections like Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Telangana. 

According to the report, the BJP will preserve caste equations in thoughts whereas deciding candidates and regional management within the poll-bound states. The BJP suffered big-time in Karnataka because of the ouster of BS Yediyurappa and the denial of tickets to senior leaders like Jagdish Shettar and Laxman Sadavi who belonged to the Lingayat sect. The BJP has additionally stored its choices open for alliance with regional events if want be. This will assist the occasion keep away from division of votes.

The BJP’s technique of closely counting on central management got here beneath sharp scrutiny after the Karnataka election defeat. Now, the occasion is seeking to deal with native leaders as an alternative of relying massive time on Central leaders. The BJP might also shift in the direction of minutely crafted ballot campaigns round native points fairly than placing all highlight on massive nationwide points. Focussing on native points has helped Congress in Karnataka.

To keep away from any inner rift, the central management will ask the state management to take alongside all senior leaders. Like in Madhya Pradesh, whereas Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan will stay the occasion face, he shall be requested to place his weight behind leaders like Jyotiraditya Scindia, Narendra Singh Tomar and BD Sharma. In Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje shall be given choice and she or he shall be requested to take alongside different senior leaders like Kirori Lal Meena, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Satish Poonia. In Telangana, the occasion will empower Bandi Sajay whereas E Rajendran and G Kishan Reddy will play an important position as properly. In Chhattisgarh, Raman Singh, Brijmohan Agrawal and Arun Sao shall be given distinguished roles. The BJP shall be tightening its noose across the state leaders asking them to resolve their inner variations forward of the polls. 

Political analysts have mentioned that the BJP must strengthen its regional management whereas making the regional points its key ballot planks if it needs to win the subsequent elections.