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What is the difference between the BJP and Congress?
Today, the BJP has a prime minister from an OBC community. RSS member K.N. Govindacharya worked on the OBC project. By contrast, the Congress allowed itself to be uprooted by the rise of the OBC movement and has to date not been able to figure out the caste strategy.
Is BJP gaining or losing in North East India?
On the other hand, in the North East, BJP is gaining ground little by little while Congress has completely lost the same. Once believed to belong to the Congress, it lost its last outpost in the North East when it lost in the Mizoram state elections. Thus, BJP has gained where Congress has lost, and vice versa.
What is the BJP’s strategy?
Balance ideology and strategy: The BJP has been clear about both furthering its ideology and winning elections. There is no contradiction between the two. Furthering the ideological cause needs power. And gaining power may need tactical compromises with ideology.
What is the ideology of the BJP?
BJP follows the ideology of hindutva. It is the political wing of RSS ( rashtria swayamsevak Sangh) . Hindutva is cultural nationalism which means to take our culture forward together with development of the nation.
By 1996, the BJP and the Congress had similar levels of support from partisans (those who feel close to any party), about 27 per cent each. In 2019, the BJP had more than twice as many partisans identifying with it (41 per cent) than the Congress (18 per cent).
Is India entering a new era after BJP victory?
T he overwhelming victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in two consecutive Lok Sabha elections has heralded India into a new era.
What is behind the BJP’s rise in the Hindi belt?
Since 2014, the rise of the BJP has been associated with an upsurge of representation of traditional elite groups, namely the upper castes, across the Hindi belt.