Key Points
Those of us who find parallels in the working styles of Indira Gandhi and Narendra Modi will not be surprised by the latest round of BJPs chief ministerial appointments..
Modi, and possibly Amit Shah, ignored the expectations of the party, confounded the analysts who had made several predictions, and risked the wrath of many well-established BJP leaders...
In Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje is a two-time chief minister whose hold on the partys state unit was so strong that during the ticket distribution, the central leadership eventually bowed to her clout and gave tickets to many of her supporters despite its original intention to marginalise her people..
The Syndicate, now called the Congress-O, retained the mighty party organisation and when a midterm election was called in 1971, it contested, claiming to be the real Congress because it was supremely confident of forcing Indira Gandhi out..
Fast forward to the present day. Narendra Modi was largely a creation of LK Advani who sent him to Gujarat and stuck by him through thick and thin. Just as Indira Gandhi dumped the Syndicate and destroyed its political influence, Modi has done the same to Advani and all other leaders who facilitated his rise.. He approaches all elections as Indira Gandhi used to: as referenda on his personal charisma and his vision of India, which is Hindutva..
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