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Are Narendra Modi and Amit Shah destroying the BJP from within? BJP insiders admit Congress was doing a better job.
by Thanjai Nalankilli Fri Jan 29, 2016 9:46 am
With the BJP looking more and more like the Congress, senior RSS leaders say “it needs reinvention—just like the government”. They say the euphoria of 2014 has died and they sense waning popularity and disillusionment. “What else can explain the defeats in Delhi and Bihar?” they ask. “This is not what we had been promised and this year and 2017 will be a test by fire both for the PM and Amit Shah.” These harsh words come from one of the BJP’s ideological fountainheads and perhaps the staunchest supporter of the Modi-Shah combine from among the veterans. Shah’s aura of invincibility remains dented, and he needs to deliver in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu this year. In none of these states will the elections be a cakewalk. Though the BJP has raised its pitch in Assam and West Bengal, the truth is, it will take more than just catchy slogans to win in these states, where it has hardly any presence. It will need effective back-up teams in the party and at North Block to implement Modi’s grand plans.
Senior leaders complain the BJP has lost “a team” in the last few years, especially since the “Gujarat model of extreme centralisation of power” arrived in Delhi. That’s the reason, they say, simple issues like appointing state unit presidents has become troublesome in states like Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. In the central party office in Delhi, senior leaders complain about the “Congressisation of the BJP with a high-command structure now well in place”. A senior BJP leader from Delhi says, “Our party was one of consensus. But now every decision is left to the party high command. Did the BJP ever have a high command culture, like the Congress?” It does now, though perhaps in proxy.
“Modi and Shah are making sure they don’t groom any more talent. It suits the party president and the PM in the long run. Even performing ministers like Sushma Swaraj, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Nirmala Sitharaman have to play second fiddle to the PM, always,” says a source. That’s perhaps why BJP’s national vice-president Vinay Sahasrabuddhe hinted last month that there was a talent deficit in the government—only to later say that he had been misquoted. RSS leaders, meanwhile, have repeatedly blamed “lack of talent in the BJP pool” for delays in appointments to crucial posts in institutions like the Niti Aayog. Insiders call it a “vacuum within”.
A BJP insider in Delhi confesses, “Given the current circumstances, it seems the Congress did a better job at running the government. Even if there were two power centres, at least both policymaking by the NAC and implementation by the Manmohan Singh-led government was happening. Back then work was being done. Now, even that basic work has stopped. All we hear is slogans and ideas. Implementation is grossly missing.” Another leader adds: “There is a general lack of vision and direction in the government. Only rallying cries and catchphrases can’t help reap results.”...
The problem with the Modi government, however, is that even corporates are reporting “no profit” and social-sector spending is minimal. Says a senior RSS leader, “There is nothing that you see on the ground. We only hear slogans during elections and then everything comes to a standstill. This kind of atmosphere will spell doom for the party and the PM.”
http://www.outlookindia.com/article/on-the-line-between-hero-and-fall-guy/296538
Senior leaders complain the BJP has lost “a team” in the last few years, especially since the “Gujarat model of extreme centralisation of power” arrived in Delhi. That’s the reason, they say, simple issues like appointing state unit presidents has become troublesome in states like Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. In the central party office in Delhi, senior leaders complain about the “Congressisation of the BJP with a high-command structure now well in place”. A senior BJP leader from Delhi says, “Our party was one of consensus. But now every decision is left to the party high command. Did the BJP ever have a high command culture, like the Congress?” It does now, though perhaps in proxy.
“Modi and Shah are making sure they don’t groom any more talent. It suits the party president and the PM in the long run. Even performing ministers like Sushma Swaraj, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Nirmala Sitharaman have to play second fiddle to the PM, always,” says a source. That’s perhaps why BJP’s national vice-president Vinay Sahasrabuddhe hinted last month that there was a talent deficit in the government—only to later say that he had been misquoted. RSS leaders, meanwhile, have repeatedly blamed “lack of talent in the BJP pool” for delays in appointments to crucial posts in institutions like the Niti Aayog. Insiders call it a “vacuum within”.
A BJP insider in Delhi confesses, “Given the current circumstances, it seems the Congress did a better job at running the government. Even if there were two power centres, at least both policymaking by the NAC and implementation by the Manmohan Singh-led government was happening. Back then work was being done. Now, even that basic work has stopped. All we hear is slogans and ideas. Implementation is grossly missing.” Another leader adds: “There is a general lack of vision and direction in the government. Only rallying cries and catchphrases can’t help reap results.”...
The problem with the Modi government, however, is that even corporates are reporting “no profit” and social-sector spending is minimal. Says a senior RSS leader, “There is nothing that you see on the ground. We only hear slogans during elections and then everything comes to a standstill. This kind of atmosphere will spell doom for the party and the PM.”
http://www.outlookindia.com/article/on-the-line-between-hero-and-fall-guy/296538
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