tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704148890264843595.post8519962488864412998..comments2024-03-27T03:46:07.097-07:00Comments on Raman's strategic analysis: INDIA: ELECTIONS & AFTERB.RAMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12278000644746170031noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704148890264843595.post-87884398407451198492009-05-16T10:41:00.000-07:002009-05-16T10:41:00.000-07:00You have not considered the infighting within the ...You have not considered the infighting within the BJP for its poor electoral performance. Is it not a reason for its poor performance in Rajasthan and UP? Moreover the media had been largely unfriendly to the BJP, whenever there is a blast they criticized not only the govt but also the BJP saying that the BJP also did nothing during its 6 year rule. But the fact that the congress ruled the country for more than 50 years and did nothing has been largely ignored. I would say this is not a victory for the Congress but a failure for the BJP due its inability to project more nationally acceptable leaders, apart from Advani. Vajpayee is ill, Uma Bharathi has started a new party, Murli Manohar Joshi has been largely ignored and Pramod Mahajan is dead. All star campaigners of the BJP apart from Advani are gone and the only newly arrived campaigner has been Narendra Modi. <br /><br />Also the BJP by diluting its Hindutva agenda has failed to enthuse the RSS and VHP workers who had always worked hard when it had a more Hindutva based agenda. You are wrong in saying that the BJP must shed its Hindutva agenda. May be unnecessary anti-minority stand is not required but the BJP is a party that has grown from 2 seats to more than 100 seats mainly through its pro-Hindutva stand and should continue to support the Hindutva cause. And especially when Manmohan Singh says that Muslims have the first right to the nation's resources. Mr.Raman, Can you give certificate that Manmohan Singh is not communal? Can you give certificate that he is not corrupt when a Minister of State for External Affairs flew all the way to Britain to unfreeze the bank account of Ottavio Quattorochi? Corruption does not mean just getting illegal money, moral corruption is also corruption.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com