It was nothing controversial. “He had only said that reservation should continue”, Singh said. We had thought “mahagathbandhan” would not be able to consolidate their votes as a front.
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Kishor, 37, who conceptualised and implemented Modi’s popular chai pe charcha initiative, substituted it with parcha pe charcha (discussion over pamphlets) under which Nitish’s poll managers sought feedback from people on the state governments performance over the past decade.
“During a campaign stop in Bihar, Mr. Modi tried to exploit sectarian divisions by telling voters that the secular alliance would reduce affirmative action benefits for lower-caste Hindus and tribes in favor of “a particular community” an apparent reference to Muslims. There is no hurdle.
“Victory and defeat are part of the democratic process”.
“No election is decided on one statement. I have addressed at least 50 rallies”.
In this regard, Fitch Ratings said on Monday the BJP’s defeat in the Bihar elections is unlikely to have any major impact on India’s economy, but could complicate politics for the government. It is not proper.
“It’s going to make his life really hard – he will struggle to form a majority in the upper house”, said Shilan Shah, an economist at Capital Economics.
Pakistan’s official PTV in a tweet reckoned that Bihar election results were indicative of Mr Modi’s waning appeal in India. “Future will decide how they run the government in Bihar”.
This is the first times that the stalwarts have come out openly against the BJP leadership. Those who mocked us from the Delhi studios should remember that people are the best judges. “But what have people got until now?” it asked. “During the campaign, local BJP leaders were sidelined and ignored”, he said.
Bhola Singh is the fifth BJP MP from Bihar to hit out at the party leadership after Sunday’s humiliating electoral loss. After the Lok Sabha election, Nitish Kumar had given resignation.
Former deputy prime minister LK Advani, ex party president Murli Manohar Joshi and former finance minister Yashwant Sinha released a statement late yesterday questioning the direction of the party after the defeat, which risks embarrassing Modi just ahead of a visit to Britain this week.
The opposition parties have opposed the extra one percent GST levy as they feel this would not only push up prices, but also have a cascading effect. “But once the remark was made and the way Lalu and Nitish made it an issue, The party became helpless”, Thakur said.
The prime minister defied the odds by winning the 2014 parliamentary elections but he now looks politically vulnerable.
“When the election comes, we will decide”.
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Commenting on certain litterateurs and artists returning awards alleging growing intolerance in the country, Singh said he was ready to discuss any suggestion given by them.
