The Bharatiya Janata Party has lost its halo. Touted once as the party with a difference, it has now lapsed into a party with differences. From around the time it came to power the party was said to be divided into two major camps – the so-called moderates behind Atal Behari Vajpayee, and the hardliners lining up behind the party’s other mascot Lal Krishna Advani. Matters have taken a complete turnaround after its stay in power for over six years; more so since it lost out to the Congress-led alliance last year. Infightings and bickering, once the preserve of the Congress, have now become common place in the BJP.
Starting this slide towards indiscipline was the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh, or the RSS, which prides itself as the disciplined force behind BJP’s power in the first place. First, it forced a retirement plan on Vajpayee, perhaps the senior most member of the Sangh alive today. Next, it went hammer and tongs against Advani for having the “temerity” to call Mohammad Ali Jinnah a secular person. It’s another matter that Advani was merely attempting to broaden the party’s base projecting a more inclusive image for it.
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Starting this slide towards indiscipline was the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh, or the RSS, which prides itself as the disciplined force behind BJP’s power in the first place. First, it forced a retirement plan on Vajpayee, perhaps the senior most member of the Sangh alive today. Next, it went hammer and tongs against Advani for having the “temerity” to call Mohammad Ali Jinnah a secular person. It’s another matter that Advani was merely attempting to broaden the party’s base projecting a more inclusive image for it.
Source :- IIPM Editorial
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Copyright IIPM – 2006
