CThe Congress party, including its leaders, is under tremendous pressure these days. The reason is the recent press conference of Rahul Gandhi where he announced that the Congress will form the government in Madhya Pradesh by the end of this year. A lot can happen before the assembly elections to be held in November-December 2023. Party units elsewhere are wondering what would happen if a similar announcement is made in respect of their states. Some senior leaders are saying that the purpose of Gandhi’s statement was to boost morale. But in some states the presence of Congress is negligible. Whose morale is being boosted there and how?
Amit Shah’s Vokkaliga Outreach
When and from where the politics of Home Minister Amit Shah starts, it is a mystery even for the BJP people. The same happened in Karnataka, where Shah went to Mandya district to inaugurate a mega dairy. He was accompanied by Nirmalanandanatha Swami, the 72nd head of the Adichunchanagiri Mahasansthan Math. The politics here is that the Adichunchanagiri Mutt belongs to the influential Vokkaliga community, and the Gowda family has its roots in Mandya district. The Janata Dal (Secular) has been getting a sizeable amount of votes from this region, but now Shah is trying to divert them to the BJP. Senior BJP leaders are saying that only Amit Shah can understand and deploy the politics of a religious leader’s presence at a government event.
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who is kind
BJP’s Uttar Pradesh cadre is looking for the answer to one question- Who is the big sympathizer between the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister? CM Yogi Adityanath recently met homeless people and distributed warm clothes. Seeing this, Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak also went out and handed over his jacket to a man who was shivering.
new years agony
In January 2023, chief ministers of all BJP-ruled states are expected to reach New Delhi for a one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. What will happen then? It is discussed that earlier too many chief ministers were let go after a similar meeting. Many are apprehensive that it could happen again in the new year.
Makar Sankranti Duties
BJP has given a new responsibility to Union Minister Giriraj Singh. he is responsible for organizing Chuda-curd Feast (a festive meal with puffed rice and curd on the occasion of Makar Sankranti which falls on the 14th) January. Earlier this responsibility was performed by BJP Vice President Radha Mohan Singh. since ‘millet feast’ With so much noise being created, puffed rice might not be the only thing to be served at a party. By the way only Giriraj Singh can make a combination Chuda-curd and millet work.
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Bhaisaheb’ Season
Many senior BJP leaders are struggling with bad luck these days. leaders who hardly noticed Bhaisaheb (low-level party workers/RSS functionaries) are now calling him ‘Bhaisahebji’ in election season. begins to serve Bhaisahebji Leads to the path of democracy.
Bharat Agarwal is the executive director and columnist of Dainik Bhaskar Group.
By special arrangement with Dainik Bhaskar. Translated from the original in Hindi by Ram Lal Khanna and edited by Ratan Priya.