Raisina Hills’14: Mirage to Reality for BJP

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Raisina Hills14:

Mirage to Reality for BJP

Submitted ByGroup 11

Section B


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Agenda

Indian Politics- Understand BJP as a key Political party

Identify seemingly unethical situations in the society andpull a big short out of it

Device strategy to win upcoming 2014 election


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Political scenario in India: A glimpse

Two Main Players


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INC 1947-67: No one to question their power

1977: Challenged by Samayukt Vidhayak Dal. JanaSanghwith Morarji Desai in power

BJP performed brilliantly in 1993 Delhi assembly elections

1994 Karnataka assembly elections

1995 elections in Gujarat and Maharashtra

1996:BJP became the single largest political party winner.Formed Govt. AB Vajpayee PM

1999: NDA Govt. lasted full term

2004,2008: BJP lost in LokSabha elections


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BJP: The party with a difference

HISTORY

Evolved as the political arm of Rashtriya SwayamSevak Sangh, namedas Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1951 by Prasad Mookerjee

After 1967, along with other like-minded parties formed governmentin UP, Delhi,etc

During Emergency (1957-77), party was in forefront of agitation

Merged with Janata Party in 1977 to oppose the then Congress

Government

BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY was formed in 1980 with Mr. Atal BehariVajpayee as president


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IDEOLOGY

Core ideology: Integral Humanism

Religion at the center of all humanitys work some aspects ofmodern conservatism, social conservatism, progressivism and enlightened

nation

draws inspiration from Indias ancient culture and values

Believes in Sarva Dharma Sambhava

Strongly supports Indias issue about Kashmir

Secular Party:follows ideology ofRSS and believes in Hindutva

Highly conservative ideologies

Have relations with Hindu extremist party like Shiv Sena

Involvement of key leaders in anti-muslim incidents like Babri Masjid demolition,accusation of Godhra mass killing,etc


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Ethical issues & Recommendations


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Corruption and BJP

Power tends to corrupt, and absolutepower corrupts absolutely. Great men

are almost always bad men


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Recommendations

Make strongpolitical

statements

Suspendtainted

ministers tillelections

Set up theinternal

committee

Ask thepublic figures

to go onausterity

drive

Creategoodwill -keep fasts,organize

rallies, make

friends withmedia

Avoid doublestandards


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BJP and caste politics

People of India dont cast theirvotes, they vote their caste


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BJP AND CASTE POLITICS

66 groups belonging to the Scheduled Castes and another 79

Other Backward Class groups

BJP is viewed as party of upper caste Hindus

UP most notorious for caste politics

UPs share in the LokSabha is highest with 82 seats


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Caste Dynamics in UP

9%

21%

9%

7%18%

28%

8%

Yadav Dalit Brahmins Thakurs Muslims OBC Rest


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Recommendations

Aim at least20 seats in UP

Appeal uppercaste Rajputand Brahmin

voters

Follow policyof Sarvajan

HitayeSarvajan

Sukahye

Do not go forpre-pollalliances

Fieldcandidates ofother castes

in lessprobable

areas


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Politics of Religion

"Religion is the opium of the

people"

Karl Max


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Politics of Religion

Foundation of BJP on Hindu nationalism

Concept of Hindutatva

BJP strong in highly polarised states of Gujrat and Madhya Pradesh

BJP has been painted as party of extremists and intolerants

Accused of implicating saffron terror


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Recommendations

Build confidencein Muslim

community bygiving more

tickets to the

community

Encourage,expand and

advertiseMuslim

rashtriya Manch

Muslim wingof RSS

Sadbhavna tourin communallysensitive areas

Appoint Muslimon ornamental

posts likegovernors orRajyaSabha

chairperson

Advertise how itbacked APJ

Abdul Kalam forthe presidential

post


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Politics of Confusion2004 - Congress had no PM candidate

No clear PM candidate for BJP now

Probable candidates

SushmaSwaraj

LK AdvaniNarendraModi

ArunJaitley


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Recommendations

No decision is the best decision

Friction of egos

Create more factions

BJP leaders should leave this decision post polls while projecting a unified view

Create impression of no dearth of leaders

Decision on leadership will be taken in the best interest of the country and coalition

Individual supporters will cast their votes in support of BJP in confusion


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Coalition-the new mantra of Indian politics

Principal - give and take should be ready to sacrifice one or two key portfoliosto its political allies

Protect allies

influential leaders like Rajnath Singh, Yashwant Sinhashould act as a mediator between various allies

bring back past alliances which are broken like withBiju Janta Dal in Orissa

Coalition dharma


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Friendly relations withJaya Lalitha in TN

Going soft on religiouslines -may attract

parties which earlierrefrained from joining

BJP on lines ofcommunalism like Left

or Trinamool Congress

confine themselves tothe agreed commonminimum program

ahead of their ownideologies

work out its seatsharing strategy

before the elections

ready to fight electionsjointly- support to itsallies like Shiva Sena inMaharashtra, JD(U) in

Bihar or Shiromani

Akali Dal in Punjab.

Recommendations


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Conclusion

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are

useless, but planning is indispensable.Dwight D. Eisenhower

As far as the ethical issues are concerned, they should follow:

Grub first, then ethics - Bertolt Brecht

Go for the unethical, not illegal

Coalesce with parties of different ideologies

Coalition Dharma


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References

"BharatiyaJanata Party and the Rise of Hindu Nationalism" --http://countrystudies.us/india/113.htm

Coalition Adharma- http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dhiraj-nayyar-on-coalition-politics-in-india/1/210607.html

Coalition Politics in India-Analysis - http://www.prasannajeetpani.in/2009/06/coalition-politics-in-india-analysis.html

BJP and Coalition Politics managing the inevitable -

http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/paper79 Caste-ing the vote in UP - http://www.sify.com/news/caste-ing-the-vote-in-uttar-pradesh-

news-columns-mcbr1tdachf.html

Vote bank game in quota lurcheshttp://www.telegraphindia.com/1120906/jsp/nation/story_15944177.jsp#.UMttsmfmfIU

Role of caste in Indian politics- http://younghopes.wordpress.com/2011/04/09/role-of-caste-in-indian-politics/

Religion and Nationalism - http://www.jstor.org/stable/4414737?seq=1& Muslim youth drifting towards RSS - http://www.ibtl.in/news/national/1647/muslim-youth-

drifting-towards-rss--muslim-wing:-active-in-200-districts-of-27-states

www.bjp.org

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