Will India see a single-party rule by the BJP?
It is only when Rahul Gandhi leaves the stage, and the Congress party concedes defeat and starts merging with the regional parties, that a new counter-politics to the BJP will emerge. Until then, India is likely to see uninterrupted, opposition-free, single-party rule by the BJP.
Is India Today pro-Hindutva or pro-BJP?
In the last few years, when the BJP was completely dominant in centre as well as in various states, the India Today Group became ardently pro-Hindutva and the people with right wing views were either promoted to top posts or hired from other media organizations.
Is Congress too weak to defeat BJP in Gujarat?
In the BJP-Congress binary states like Gujarat, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, a third force has often tried to come up and replace the Congress. While the Congress is too weak to defeat the BJP, it is too strong to give way to another force.
Was BJP expected to shed a few seats?
Correspondingly, the BJP was widely expected to shed at least a few seats. Such a result would have given us a sense of incremental progress in the Congress party’s fortunes. The Congress likes to think its eventual return to power is almost inevitable.
Is the Congress too weak to defeat the BJP?
While the Congress is too weak to defeat the BJP, it is too strong to give way to another force. This is what Yogendra Yadav means when he calls the Congress an “ obstacle ”. The Congress is more interested in retaining the opposition space than occupying treasury benches.
Is Congress out of power in Gujarat?
The Congress has not won an election there since 1995, staying out of power for 24 years. The Gujarat model has now been adopted by the country at large. Even when people are deeply unhappy with the BJP, as they were in Gujarat in 2017, they will still vote the BJP to power because the Congress just doesn’t look like an option.
What is the retirement age of Indian political leaders?
There is no retirement age in Indian politics, but people tend to be around till 80. Manmohan Singh was 81 when he left the PM’s office. Vajpayee was 80 in 2004. Rahul Gandhi is 48, will turn 49 this month and probably celebrate his birthday somewhere in Europe as he usually does.
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What are the beliefs of the BJP and its opponents?
There are three specific beliefs that are propagated by both the BJP and its so-called most vociferous opponents, which create this myth of invincibility. One, that the majority of Hindus in India subscribe to the notion of Hindutva.
Is India a land of civic and moral decline?
Yet with an economy that’s lost its luster, large-scale youth unemployment, a collapse of political rights, and thugs from Modi’s party practicing the pogrom- asana in their dealings with Muslim fellow-citizens, India has become a land of civic and moral decline.