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This Bhojpuri Singer is Ready to Take on BJP in Nawada Lok Sabha Election

Gunjan Singh, a Bhojpuri singer, is the only star from Bihar contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Despite efforts, he received no party ticket and is running independently from Nawada. As the nation gears up for the Lok Sabha elections, Bhojpuri cinema stars have entered the political arena with fervor. However, while some have successfully embarked on their electoral journey, others have…

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बिहार में सियासी बदलाव का लोकसभा चुनाव में क्या असर होगा

बिहार में सियासी बदलाव का लोकसभा चुनाव में क्या असर होगा...

नीतीश कुमार के साथ आने से होगा लाभ या साथ साथ छोड़ने से कौशलेन्द्र झा, KKN न्यूज। बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री और जदयू के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष नीतीश कुमार के एनडीए में वापसी के साथ ही लोकसभा चुनाव 2024 के ठीक पहले बिहार की राजनीतिक तस्वीर पूरी तरीके से बदल गई है। विपक्षी इंडिया गठबंधन के शिल्पकार रहे नीतीश कुमार अब बीजेपी नेतृत्व वाले एनडीए का हिस्सा बन चुके हैं। सवाल यह उठता है कि लोकसभा चुनाव की सरगर्मी…

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सोनिया गांधी से मिलने लालू यादव पटना से निकले, बोले- अमित शाह पगलाए हैं, साफ हो जाएगी बीजेपी

सोनिया गांधी से मिलने लालू यादव पटना से निकले, बोले- अमित शाह पगलाए हैं, साफ हो जाएगी बीजेपी https://www.biharjharkhandnewslive.com/

राजद सुप्रीमो लालू प्रसाद यादव ने केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री अमित शाह पर जमकर हमला बोला है। लालू यादव ने शनिवार को कहा कि अमित शाह पूरी तरह से पगलाए हुए हैं। उनकी सरकार वहां (बिहार) हटा दी गई है। राजद सुप्रीमो लालू प्रसाद यादव ने केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री अमित शाह पर जमकर हमला बोला है। लालू यादव ने शनिवार को कहा कि अमित शाह पूरी तरह से पगलाए हुए हैं। उनकी सरकार वहां (बिहार) हटा दी गई है। भाजपा को 2024 में भी…

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Indian Elections: The Campaign and how much it worked (Part 1)

Since the results are out, let's talk about it (as if we haven't been doing it since the last few hours) properly.

First of all, Uttar Pradesh voters, you people are betrayers. I'm not saying it, BJP & its supporters are. But seriously, Samajvadi Party's campaign for this year was definitely strong. Yogi really thought that it's going to be a piece of cake didn't he. Thank you voters for showing them the ground reality. Ayodhya, Amethi, Raebareli, the trinity of my joy.

Rajasthan. Yes, BJP won here with 14 seats. But lost 10 seats. Congress really shone on its own here, gaining 8 seats when in the last election, it was on the zero mark. Sachin Pilot and that man alone worked on Rajasthan. Honestly they need to put him front and center.

Madhya Pradesh is 100% a well-deserved BJP sweep. Let's not forget that it's not the Modi factor that worked here, it was Shivraj Singh Chauhan. That man worked his ass off during Vidhaan Sabha campaign last year and it really paid off in Lok Sabha. (God, I still remember women crying when he didn't become the Chief Minister).

I guess it was tough for West Bengal voters, no? I'm not much familiar Bengal politics but from what I've heard, they had to choose between two evils. Still, Didi gets 29 out of 42 seats, leaving BJP and Congress on the 6 and 1 mark respectively.

Lmao, they fucked up in Bihar. I can rant for hours about this. The seat distribution was already messed up, but Nitish Babu leaving put the nail in the coffin. BJP and JD(U) won 12 seats each, with RJD and Congress winning 4 and 3 respectively. Left also got 2 or 3 seats. I'm glad Pappu Yadav (on Purniya seat) won nirdaliye. Well deserved.

As for Odisha, I guess people have lost all the hopes in Naveen Patnaik, because BJD remained on zero, BJP getting all of its seats (20). Congress won 1 seat here.

I don't have much to say about Delhi. It's a BJP sweep. I guess AAP didn't get to campaign much since Arvind Kejriwal was literally put in jail? I'm still salty that Kanhaiya Kumar lost.

That's all for now, rest in the next part.

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Ok I feel like writing a long essay on Indian elections so I'm gonna do just that. Full disclaimer though, I'm just airing my thoughts out and I'm just as much of the general public as anyone else. In other words, I'm not a social scientist. While I welcome healthy discussion, if I don't find the strength in me to answer to a certain reply, I simply won't and I hope you understand and forgive me.

With that out of the way, I'm coming out of my optimism bubble to take a stock of things. At this point (6:19 am IST), the counting has been done. It's apparent that BJP did not win the clear majority they were hoping for. In fact, they could only get about ~36% of the total votes, which means majority of seats in the Lok Sabha belong to parties that are not in the BJP. This is a huge deal, despite it being apparent that NDA WILL make the government and by extension, Modi may get elected for PM for a third term.

However, there's the matter of how tightly knit the NDA itself is. At this point NDA holds 292 seats. If JD(U) and TDP (i.e. Nitish and Chandrababu Naidu) flip, NDA loses 16+12 seats leaving them at 264 seats, i.e. below the 272 mark. If only JD(U) flips, they are at 280 and a majority and if only TDP flips, they are at 276, still a majority (See ECI's website for seat tally by party). While all hinges on what Nitish gets offered today and what conversations Chandrababu Naidu has in Delhi today, neither have given conclusive statements towards their intent, and on the contrary, TDP seems to be leaning towards staying in the NDA. For the current government to truly fall, BOTH TDP and JD(U) will have to fall out of the NDA, which is a very optimistic outcome and seems unlikely.

Let's consider both outcomes actually, I wanna do a thought experiment for myself to see how things would turn out if NDA forms the govt vs if INDIA forms the govt.

Option 1 : NDA holds the majority and forms the govt

Very likely Modi will come back for a third term but now there's a sizeable opposition majority in the Lok Sabha. And if systems work the way they should, this should at the very least provide some friction to motions BJP has had ease with passing in the past decade.

Certain ministries will probably be given to non-BJP members. As someone from Bihar I know for a FACT that Nitish is going to push for Something Big. I'm not going to make any conclusive statements about Nitish or Chandrababu Naidu or idk, Chirag Paswan taking up a ministry, but that is a possibility, for better or worse.

Depending on whoever takes up whatever ministry, if the core of the polities remain what the current BJP govt has executed, not much may change. Privatization of telecom services leading to death of BSNL and MTNL to death of Doordarshan/rise of sold out and censored media to increasing gas subsidy to tanking the value of the Indian Rupee, or literally any aspect of daily life that the current government made us used to like slow boiling frogs, may just remain the same or change veeery slowly. Since BJP is at the core of the NDA and still has a sizeable presence, this remains the most apparent possibility.

I do think the divisive, supremacist politics might deescalate. Not because BJP or NDA are going to be soooo nice all of a sudden, but because this election has shown that it clearly doesn't work. Eg: Manipur used to be a BJP stronghold. From 2007 to 2015, I have been in close contact with Manipuri friends who really believed BJP had potential to do great things for Manipur. And yet here we are. They instigated communities that were coexisting for ages to fight, left a trail of blood, ruined people's lives, and even lost the state. Also bringing Manipur in as an example because what happened in Ayodhya is already a national joke at this point. Modi almost lost Varanasi. If there's any lesson to take away from these experiences, it's to cut back on divisive politics.

Option 2 : INDIA forms the govt

I'm actually not sure who the PM would be. Rahul? Akhilesh? I actually don't like the alternative of Akhilesh being a PM tbh. His failure to understand the needs of the people in 2010s is what paved the way for Yogi Adityanath to win UP. Not that Yogi did a great job and solved everything, but BJP's whole pitch in 2014 was that they were coming in as 'underdogs' to throw out dynastic politics like the kind SP or INC play. Which of course, is a fucking joke seeing that Chirag Paswan or Pradyot Manikya Deb Barma (a literal prince!) are in the NDA this time, but I digress. I was in Varanasi at the time when Akhilesh was the CM of UP and he was pandering at best! I vaguely remember the biggest news was him giving laptops for free to girls who graduate from the state board but that was all! He was passive and BJP+Yogi took advantage of that! Rahul poses a similar issue, but I am overall just worried about whoever ends up as the PM, would perhaps be more of a figurehead than holding together a strong opposition, and that would mean an NDA/BJP opposition would eat them up for breakfast.

When you speak with people who are in denial of media being sold, their counterargument is almost always 'there were so many scams on the news before 2014! Now there are none!' Well, yeah, cause news media is a literal joke now. But they aren't wrong about the scams either! The thing is, there is next to no politician in the current political landscape who isn't a slave to power. Corruption won't go away. Scams won't go away. But will the media actually report them when people in power are involved in it? I'm actually not sure anymore......

Which also makes me think of how much will things actually change? And who will change them? Listen, I grew up in 90s and 2000s Bihar under the Lalu regime as a minority middle class with two state govt office workers for parents. 'Don't trust anyone in power' is in my DNA. I have also seen Nitish flip the landscape of Bihar and bring in resources we'd never even imagined. But core problems still stay. From casteism to corruption to infrastructure issues to brain drain, all issues remain. Simply using Bihar as a toy model, I lose hope of any rapid progress even under a drastic change of leadership. While it would be certain that this government would be Left-Center, I would be highly skeptical of whether or not they'll scrape all right wing policies. Not to mention Amrit Pal won?? Shiv Sena is in power??? Yeah it's a much more complicated and treacherous path up ahead, even if this option may be the most optimistic alternative.

This election was an important one. Preceeding this were whole movements (eg : farmers protests, CAA/NRC protests, etc), a pandemic that brought forth gaping holes in the health infrastructure, agitations that shook entire regions, and that's only scraping the top of the public outcry against the current government. In a democracy, riots, protests, movements are as much a voice of the people as votes and clearly these manifested as votes in this election. While this election day was extremely entertaining and the memes are fun, I do want to remind myself and others that communalism, casteism, regionalism, religious bigotry, corruption, and partisanship aren't simply going away. It will take work to undo things and even more work to right the wrongs that have been around since wayyy before 2014. But I do hope this is the beginning of something positive 🤞🤞

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Homeless NDA Ministers

IMC WEB DESK NEW DELHI: Indian politics defines transition. Elections saw Modi as the PM heading NDA-led coalition government. Soon after, former Union Ministers asked to vacate their designated homes

NDA goes through changes

Indian politics witnessed weighty changes in 2024. On 7th June 2024, Narendra Modi confirmed the support of 293 MPs to Droupadi Murmu, the President of India. This marked Modi’s third term as Prime Minister and his first-time heading NDA-led coalition government with the Telugu Desam Party of Andhra Pradesh and Janata Dal (United) of Bihar emerging as two primary alliances.

A noticeable step taken by the Directorate of Estates (DoE) under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) surely makes up for a sweeping swap!

DoE served a notice to few of the former Union Ministers in Indian Politics to vacate their official accommodation in Delhi’s Lutyens’ by 10 July as requests for accommodation pour in from newly appointed ministers.

All Union ministers and ministers of state (MoS) in Indian politics are entitled to a ‘Type VIII’ bungalow in Delhi’s Lutyens’. Former ministers have to vacate such an accommodation when they lose their ministerial berth, according to the DoE rules.

NDA-led coalition government have removed thirty-seven formers ministers in from Narendra Modi’s Union Council of Ministers. Indian politics stands synonymous to shifting gears.

Significant leaders in Indian politics namely Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, R.K Singh, Niranjan Jyoti, Sanjeev Balyan, and Rajeev Chandrashekhar, lost in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. Others, such as Anurag Thakur, Narayan Rane, and Parshottam Rupala, won but did not get a ministerial berth this time. Some, such as Meenakshi Lekhi, did not get a ticket to contest the polls as the BJP replaced them with new faces. When the nation asks what is politics, well this is the face of real Indian Politics.

The DoE notice will be followed by a show cause notice eventually leading to an eviction notice.

Indian politics is often referred as the dance of democracy! While few ministers might still be showing unwillingness to vacate, there are others who have been upfront in changing their designated accommodation.

Former Education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, who was served with an eviction notice by the Directorate of Estates recently, has also conveyed that he would be vacating the 27, Safdarjung Road bungalow.

Lutyens-Landmark in Indian Politics

Spread across an area of 23.60sqkm, The Lutyens Bungalow Zone is home to the luminaries of Indian Politics as well as high-net-worth individuals with about 3000 government-owned bungalows.

Serving NDA Union ministers were eligible for accommodation as allotted by the DoE. House committees of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats are the competent authorities to allot accommodation to MPs.

Members are entitled to a licence-fee free flat or hostel accommodation throughout their term of office.

Members are entitled to water supply without payment of charges up to 4000 kl per annum. They are eligible for electricity up to 50,000 units (25,000 units measure on light meter and 25,000 units on power meter or pooled together) per annum beginning from January 1 every year.

Other facilities include- washing of sofa covers and curtains every three months. Furniture within the monetary ceiling of Rs 60,000 in respect of durable furniture.

They are also allowed for a 25 per cent remission in the rent on account of any improvement or addition made to it or any additional service provided thereto by way of furniture, electrical equipment and other services.

Editor’s Note

Around 50 former union ministers and MPs from the last Lok Sabha have been sent notice by DoE to vacate their official accommodation. Home is always closest to ones heart and when it is in the poshest locality of the capital and earned through valid eligibility, the address caries a myriad of meaning for the resident. Apparently it is just might be a regular governmental procedure but delving deep, slight feeling uprootedness might haunt souls of Indian politics.

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U-Turns or Demolishing Congress Calling Cards What is Modi Govts Strategy? Will Agniveer Caste Census Be Next?

Last Updated: August 26, 2024, 11:19 IST Many in the BJP feel the ‘rollbacks’ are part of reclaiming the political narrative after the Lok Sabha polls and a measure of the political pragmatism shown by PM Modi. (Getty) The government is acting out of political pragmatism, cognizant of the “Opposition’s designs to trigger people into an agitation” over caste issues, and does not want to derail the country’s growth story, sources in the BJP told News18 From Lateral Entry to the new Pension Scheme, the draft Broadcasting Bill, Waqf Amendment Act, and long-term capital gains or indexation proposals — the Congress is gleefully listing out instances of ‘U-turns’ to cite how the Narendra Modi government, in its third term, is prone to rollbacks under pressure from the Opposition and its allies. The government, however, describes these moves as it being cognizant of public feedback, while also demolishing the calling cards of the Congress. This, many in the BJP feel, is a part of reclaiming the political narrative after the Lok Sabha polls and a measure of the political pragmatism shown by PM Modi. Two more frontiers are now being spoken of in power corridors of Raisina Hill for a possible re-look — the review of the ‘Agnipath’ scheme to bring in changes in the structure and addressing the demand of caste census that NDA ally Chirag Paswan has also made a case for. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has, on more than one occasions, said the government is open to changes in the ‘Agnipath’ scheme to improve it further. The scheme, introduced two years ago for entry to the armed forces, is seen as contributing to the electoral reverses of the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections as the Congress made a promise to scrap it if voted to power. Similarly, caste census is an issue that both key NDA allies — JDU and LJP — are votaries of, given the nature of Bihar’s caste politics. The state will be going to polls next year. So far, the prime minister has put up a vociferous defence of the ‘Agnipath’ scheme — the latest being in Kargil last month. The government has also firmly rejected all demands for caste census, terming it a ‘divisive move’. Another issue that has been simmering is the committee to look into the Minimum Support Price (MSP) issue, with the Opposition demanding a law guaranteeing MSP for farmers. Land Acquisition Bill to Farm Laws Two major decisions which were rolled back, one in the first term and the other in the second term of the Modi government, were the changes to the Land Acquisition Act and the three farm laws, respectively. These rollbacks happened when the BJP had a full majority government at the Centre and party leaders cite them to say it was not the Opposition’s pressure but political pragmatism that prevailed in the last one month. The return of caste politics to the central political discourse is also dictating the government’s decisions to oppose the Supreme Court judgment on sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes and creamy layer exclusion or introduce the reservation pie in the lateral entry scheme for the first time. The government is also cognizant of the “opposition’s designs to trigger people into an agitation” over such issues and does not want to derail the country’s growth story, a senior BJP leader told News18. Aman Sharma Aman Sharma, Executive Editor – National Affairs at CNN-News18, and Bureau Chief at News18 in Delhi, has over two decades of experience in covering th…Read More Source link via The Novum Times

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Budget 2024 Highlights, New Tax Regime Slabs, Income Tax & More

This is the Interim budget 2024 which is presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Nirmala Sitharaman presented her 7th budget in parliament.

In the budget 2024, which came just after the election results, the government has also paid the price for the ‘support’ of the allies. Special packages were given to the Bihar government and the Andhra Pradesh government.

At the same time, new employment opportunities have been opened to address the discontent among the youth who expressed their dissatisfaction in the Lok Sabha elections.

However, by increasing the capital gains tax on stock market investors, the burden on the middle class, already suffering from inflation, has been increased further.

In the new tax system, a slight relief has been provided by increasing the standard deduction from ₹50,000 to ₹75,000. Additionally, changes have been made to the income tax slab.

READ MORE: Budget 2024 Highlights, New Tax Regime Slabs, Income Tax & More

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Another independent in Bihar assembly

Shankar Singh Law Kumar Mishra Patna, July 13 After independent candidate Pappu Yadav getting elected to Lok Sabha from Purnia last month, another independent Shankar Singh on Saturday was declared elected to Bihar Assembly in a the by-election from Rupauli, a segment of Purnia parliamentary constituency. Shankar Singh, an upper caste strong man of the Seemanchal area, defeated both NDA and…

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Full support for caste-wise census…BJP suddenly makes a U-turn…! Do you know the reason?

Nitish’s party had conducted a caste-wise survey in Bihar. However, the BJP has been opposing it all this time. However, after the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP’s position has slowly started to change on many issues. Accordingly, the Bihar BJP has said that they are not against the issue of caste-wise enumeration. It is seen as important in national politics. In Bihar, Nitish Kumar conducted a…

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Cracks in Bihar NDA? Here's what a former BJP MP had to say about Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary.

Reports of internal conflict in the decision National Democratic Alliance (NDA) surfaced days after the results of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in Bihar were announced, after which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition government at the Centre. The BJP won 12 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats it contested in Bihar. The Janata Dal (United), led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, won 12 of the 16…

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INDIA Bloc Offered PM Post To Nitish Kumar: JDU Leader's Explosive Claim

New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar was offered the prime ministerial post by the Opposition INDIA bloc after the Lok Sabha election results were announced, party leader KC Tyagi claimed in an exclusive interview with NDTV. The remarks came amid speculation that the INDIA bloc is trying to get Nitish Kumar back into the alliance in a bid to stop the NDA from…

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Viral Election Result Posts Falsely Connected to Singer Sonu Nigam

An account on social media platform X with the name ‘Sonu Nigam’ has shared posts with strong political comments over the results of Lok Sabha Election 2024. These posts have gone viral on social media. जिस सरकार ने पूरे अयोध्या को चमका दिया, नया एयरपोर्ट दिया, रेलवे स्टेशन दिया, 500 सालों के बाद राम मंदिर बनवाकर दिया, पूरी की पूरी एक टेंपल इकोनॉमी बनाकर दी उस पार्टी को अयोध्या जी सीट पर संघर्ष करना पड़ रहा है। शर्मनाक है अयोध्यावासियों! — Sonu Nigam (@SonuNigamSingh) June 4, 2024 archive जिन झंडूओं की हैसियत पार्षद बनने की नहीं है वो देश के सबसे लोकप्रिय राजनेता और तीसरी बार प्रधानमंत्री बनने वाले यशस्वी @narendramodi जी का विरोध करते हैं। खुद कुछ उखाड़ नहीं सकते लेकिन हवाबाजी एकदम जोरों से करना है। — Sonu Nigam (@SonuNigamSingh) June 5, 2024 archive These posts mention some strong comments on the election results, specifically mentioning the case in Ayodhya. Since the account has the name of the famous singer Sonu Nigam, many are stating on social media that he shared these posts. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C718ev0yjQB/   Many people on twitter reacted to these tweets thinking of this handle as the Singer Sonu Nigam's.

  Truth

It has been found that the account sharing these posts do not belong to the singer Sonu Nigam. The user's name is Sonu Nigam Singh as mentioned in his X profile and he is a criminal lawyer from Bihar. Because of the similarity of names, people have started spreading false news that these are the statements by the popular singer.

The profile details of user Sonu Nigam Singh (source: X) As mentioned in an article by Aaj Tak, singer Sonu Nigam has also stated that he had left X (formerly Twitter) several years ago. Read the full article

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Special Category Status (SCS)

Context: The talks over special category status for the states of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh have once again gained momentum after the victory of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. About Special Category Status (SCS):  It is a classification granted by the Centre to assist the development of States that face geographical or socioeconomic…

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Why the BJP was unable to reach the 272 marks in the 2024 Loksabha Elections ?

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been a dominant force in Indian politics for the past decade, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, as the 2024 Lok Sabha elections approach, the party faces several formidable challenges that could hinder its efforts to secure another term. This article delves into the multifaceted issues that might cause the BJP to struggle in the upcoming elections.

Economic Challenges

One of the primary concerns is the economic situation in the country. Despite several ambitious reforms and initiatives like 'Make in India' and 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India), the economy has faced significant hurdles. Rising inflation, particularly in essential commodities, has strained household budgets. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated unemployment issues, and recovery has been slow, especially for the informal sector, which forms the backbone of the Indian economy.

Anti-Incumbency and Governance Issues

Anti-incumbency is a natural phenomenon in democracies, where prolonged rule often leads to voter fatigue. The BJP has been in power since 2014, and despite its efforts to project a narrative of development and strong leadership, dissatisfaction with governance has grown. Issues such as the handling of the COVID-19 crisis, perceived erosion of democratic institutions, and allegations of centralization of power have contributed to a sense of disillusionment among certain sections of the populace.

Opposition Unity

The Indian political landscape is witnessing renewed attempts at opposition unity. The Congress party, despite its diminished strength, is working to form alliances with regional parties to present a united front against the BJP. Historically, such coalitions have posed significant challenges to ruling parties, as seen in previous Lok Sabha elections. The BJP’s strategy of winning elections by dividing opposition votes might not be as effective if these alliances hold strong.

Regional Dynamics

India's diversity is reflected in its regional politics, where local issues and leaders play a crucial role. The BJP, despite its national presence, has faced setbacks in several key states. The loss in West Bengal to the Trinamool Congress in 2021 and the challenges in southern states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala highlight the difficulty in gaining traction in regions where regional parties dominate. Additionally, states like Maharashtra and Bihar, where coalition dynamics are complex, present significant hurdles.

Social Issues and Polarization

Social issues and the BJP's approach to them have been both a strength and a weakness. While the party has consolidated its base through a strong emphasis on Hindutva, this approach has also led to significant polarization. Issues such as the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the handling of communal tensions, and policies perceived as marginalizing minorities have sparked protests and backlash. The farmers' protests, primarily in northern India, also showcased the potential for social movements to galvanize opposition against the government.

The Modi Factor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the BJP’s most significant asset, with a strong personal brand and mass appeal. However, the 'Modi magic' might face limitations due to the issues mentioned above. While his leadership is still a major draw, the electorate's expectations have evolved, and merely relying on his charisma might not be sufficient to address the complex socio-economic challenges.

Conclusion

The BJP faces a tough battle in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, navigating economic distress, anti-incumbency, opposition unity, regional dynamics, social issues, internal party challenges, and evolving public perception. To secure another term, the party must address these multifaceted challenges comprehensively, ensuring effective governance, responsive policies, and inclusive development. The political landscape is fluid, and the BJP's ability to adapt and respond to these challenges will be critical in determining its electoral fortunes.

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"If He Is Kingmaker…": Tejashwi Yadav On Nitish Kumar's Role In NDA

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should utilise his position as "kingmaker" in the NDA to ensure special status for Bihar. On Wednesday, photos of the RJD leader sitting with his former boss on a flight to Delhi went viral on social media. Both NDA and INDIA partners flew to the national capital to hold meetings after the Lok Sabha Election results failed to give a majority to the BJP.

"NDA has numbers but we want the government which will be formed to take care of Bihar and ensure that it gets special status. It is a good opportunity for Nitish Kumar if he is the kingmaker, he should make sure that Bihar gets a special status and conduct caste-based census in the entire country," Mr Yadav told news agency ANI, adding that for the first time, PM Modi's "magic was finished" and he would be dependent on NDA allies to form a government.