Key Points
New Delhi: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the BJP manifesto at the party office, he presented a development narrative aimed at Indias aspirational class..
However, in addition to this, Rajasthan-based political expert Tribhuvan told ThePrint that the BJP, facing attacks from the opposition over allegedly wanting to change the Constitution and do away with reservation, might be using communal issues to shift focus and portray itself as safeguarding resources of Dalits and OBCs...
The governments track record of development, Indias rising stature and Modis leadership have laid a solid foundation for victory, party sources added, but its not enough for the kind of show of strength400 seats the BJP is aiming for...
A BJP leader from Rajasthan, where the party came to power last December, told ThePrint that in the first phase of voting for 12 Lok Sabha seats, Jaipur, Sri Ganganagar, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, and Alwar saw a decrease in voting by six to eight percent despite the BJPs efforts to increase turnout...
The charged rhetoric of the BJP leadership isnt just about rallying its cadres, political experts who spoke to ThePrint said.. Hindu pride is the core of the BJPs ideology and so the Prime Minister is resorting to it..
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