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Suhas Palshikar: That chaddis induct anyone, and anyone can become a chaddi, reveals a crisis in Indian polity
by Guest Fri Mar 31, 2017 10:11 pm
Both before and after the recent round of assembly elections, a steady stream of Congress stalwarts (of sorts) has been moving over to the BJP. While this is a not-so-new feature of competitive politics it nevertheless requires attention since it pertains to the way parties organise, mobilise and realise power. How does one understand, for instance, that a Goa MLA after elections says that he cannot stay in a Rahul-led party — when Rahul Gandhi has been vice president of the party for quite some time already? The latest “stalwart” to not just leave the Congress but to join the BJP is Karnataka’s veteran and semi-retired leader, S.M. Krishna.
The Congress is, of course, in decline mode, and with reported murmurs of anti-Rahul sentiments, it is understandable that some members may choose to leave the party. What still requires explanation is the choice of the party they go to. And if the emergence of the BJP as the preferred destination of ex-Congresspersons tells us something about the Congress, it should also make us ask questions about the BJP.
Given its current position of pre-eminence, what the BJP does would have greater acceptability and impact in the new India that is round the corner. In the past three years, the party has been inducting seasoned actors from other parties, notably the Congress, into its fold and often rewarding these new entrants handsomely. In the party’s good showing in Maharashtra in the 2014 assembly elections, the role of such newcomers was quite critical. Assam, Manipur and Goa are other instances. In UP, while it has won decisively, the party inducted no less that the one-time state Congress chief into its fold.
http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/when-bjp-equals-congress-4593054/
The Congress is, of course, in decline mode, and with reported murmurs of anti-Rahul sentiments, it is understandable that some members may choose to leave the party. What still requires explanation is the choice of the party they go to. And if the emergence of the BJP as the preferred destination of ex-Congresspersons tells us something about the Congress, it should also make us ask questions about the BJP.
Given its current position of pre-eminence, what the BJP does would have greater acceptability and impact in the new India that is round the corner. In the past three years, the party has been inducting seasoned actors from other parties, notably the Congress, into its fold and often rewarding these new entrants handsomely. In the party’s good showing in Maharashtra in the 2014 assembly elections, the role of such newcomers was quite critical. Assam, Manipur and Goa are other instances. In UP, while it has won decisively, the party inducted no less that the one-time state Congress chief into its fold.
http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/when-bjp-equals-congress-4593054/
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