02-02-2007, 06:56 AM
<b>Rajnath's task cut out</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Different interpretations are being made of the way Mr Singh has handled the reorganisation of office bearers.<b> Some say he has opened too many fronts by removing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi from the parliamentary board and divesting the position of spokesperson of the party from Arun Jaitley. Another interpretation for targeting the Modi-Jaitley duo is that Mr Singh wants to reduce their importance in the party as they are his potential rivals.</b>
It is common knowledge that Mr Modi is the Hindutva icon of the party and he remains the undisputed leader in Gujarat. Mr Jaitley is the public face of the party who can influence the media with his convincing arguments and pleasing manners. Truth to tell, Mr Singh could not go too far in upsetting the bigwigs and neither can he wish them away.
The other interesting aspect is that Mr Singh was not able to get a single man of his choice despite being the party president. These cosmetic changes and tinkering with the posts of his rivals are not going to earn him kudos. He has given a chance to all the disgruntled elements that were hoping to complain about something to Mr Advani, to come together.
Mr Singh has many challenges ahead. First, he is yet to prove his mettle. Just dancing to the tunes of the RSS is not going to get him cooperation from the party. He has to improve his relations with Mr Advani; after all, the latter still has a formidable hold over the party. Second, he has to take his colleagues along with him to ensure the smooth functioning of the party. Alienating them is going to boomerang and will not yield good results.
Third,<b> Mr Singh has to be more communicative and media savvy and learn a thing or two from his colleagues like Ms Sushma Swaraj and Mr Arun Jaitley. Fourth, if Mr Singh has any prime ministerial ambitions, he should improve his relations with the NDA allies so that, at the opportune moment, they come out in support of him</b>.
The immediate challenge before Mr Singh is election in Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Uttar Pradesh. Of these, Uttar Pradesh is crucial as it is also Mr Singh's home State and one-time citadel of the BJP. If he improves the position of the party in this State, it will give him good ratings. Mr Advani seems to have won round one. Mr Singh should ensure that he rises above petty politics and behaves like a national leader. There is no harm in taking everyone along.
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It is common knowledge that Mr Modi is the Hindutva icon of the party and he remains the undisputed leader in Gujarat. Mr Jaitley is the public face of the party who can influence the media with his convincing arguments and pleasing manners. Truth to tell, Mr Singh could not go too far in upsetting the bigwigs and neither can he wish them away.
The other interesting aspect is that Mr Singh was not able to get a single man of his choice despite being the party president. These cosmetic changes and tinkering with the posts of his rivals are not going to earn him kudos. He has given a chance to all the disgruntled elements that were hoping to complain about something to Mr Advani, to come together.
Mr Singh has many challenges ahead. First, he is yet to prove his mettle. Just dancing to the tunes of the RSS is not going to get him cooperation from the party. He has to improve his relations with Mr Advani; after all, the latter still has a formidable hold over the party. Second, he has to take his colleagues along with him to ensure the smooth functioning of the party. Alienating them is going to boomerang and will not yield good results.
Third,<b> Mr Singh has to be more communicative and media savvy and learn a thing or two from his colleagues like Ms Sushma Swaraj and Mr Arun Jaitley. Fourth, if Mr Singh has any prime ministerial ambitions, he should improve his relations with the NDA allies so that, at the opportune moment, they come out in support of him</b>.
The immediate challenge before Mr Singh is election in Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Uttar Pradesh. Of these, Uttar Pradesh is crucial as it is also Mr Singh's home State and one-time citadel of the BJP. If he improves the position of the party in this State, it will give him good ratings. Mr Advani seems to have won round one. Mr Singh should ensure that he rises above petty politics and behaves like a national leader. There is no harm in taking everyone along.
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