The BJP realizes that Narendra Modi is the only leader which can enthuse the cadres of the party. Modi, being the most popular leader, is all set to be the face of the party for the next general elections. A darling of the corporate world, a hero for the neo-middle class, Narendra Modi has grown into being the leader which the central leader of the BJP can no longer ignore or sideline. In many ways, BJP's only option to revive itself is Modi. Many believe that Modi is the answer to the many question which the BJP has found few answers to over the past decade.
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1) Who after Atal-Advani? Who among the next generation will lead the party for the next two decades?
2) What will be the ideology of the BJP going forward? Will it go back to its DNA, which is hard Hindutva, or will it find a more liberal center-right path for itself?
3) How to enthuse the cadre and the core voter base of the party?
The BJP most certainly believes that projecting Modi as the face of the party will reap rich dividends in the coming elections. But the predicament is that it also understands that Narendra Modi will be a polarizing figure, and would be unacceptable to many allies in a potential post-poll alliance. Many leaders in the party hold this view vehemently, and LK Advani seems to be one of them. With allies like the JD(U) playing brinksmanship of the hippest order, it would be interesting to see how the NDA shapes up going into these elections.
After Goa, it is pretty clear that the BJP has bitten the bullet on the issue of Modi,
and it does not seem to be in any mood to look back on that decision. Only time will tell what the future holds for Modi, the BJP and the NDA.
More on the Crisis in the BJP and the NDA in the following post on VoteWise.
Someone once rightly quoted about BJP:"The main reason of BJP's defeat is not their main rivals Congress but BJP itself".For quiet a time now BJP has been suffering this disease of internal feud which has cost them heavily.
ReplyDeleteI strongly believe that BJP have got the best lot of second generation leaders in form of their lok sabha leader Mrs. Sushma Swaraj,Narendra Modi,Arun Jaitley,Raman Singh,Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishunk etc,but as a unit they have failed to deliver as an aggressive and responsible opposition.
We all know and most of us will surely agree that UPA 2 has been one of the biggest disappointments of our democracy,but sadly at the same time the bitter truth is that we lack a strong and firm opposition too.If Sonia Gandhi and co. is going through their worst nightmares then on the other hand NDA too is dealing with it's fair share of problems,they have already lost two key and old partners in form of JD(U) and BJD and they can't afford to lose more of them.To stop this and also being the main party of the alliance BJP will have to quickly sort out their internal feuds and settle down the EGOs among their leaders,then only we can expect a strong and firm NDA challenging for the power in center next year.This is the best and lucrative opportunity BJP can get to build the gravity for their shot on 7 race course road when UPA has reached the zenith of its failure,but still if BJP let go this opportunity it will be democracy's biggest loss.
So,need of the hour is that somehow BJP's leaders should sit and stick to one plan for at least next one year,i.e,to get back into power in Delhi.And i bet if the leaders mentioned above will give their best as a team and get complemented by their party workers and the senior leaders,BJP will definitely emerge as the rightful and deserving replacement of UPA.