05-10-2007, 08:03 PM
Hindutva is already in winner in voters minds over secularism. There is no need to beat that issue. The BJP has to marry hindutva with a good reliable vote bank. In Uttar Pradesh the BJP has woken up to this reality and is now staring at a 52% vote bank for whom Hindutva along with caste could be a decisive factor.
Previously the hindu right abhorred caste and kept away from using it as an election issue. Fact is that most of the backwards and a significant amount of dalits are proponents of hindutva but vote for parties like the BSP and SP because caste overrides hindutva at the polling booth.
the trick is in combining hindutva with other winning issues at the polls..
Previously the hindu right abhorred caste and kept away from using it as an election issue. Fact is that most of the backwards and a significant amount of dalits are proponents of hindutva but vote for parties like the BSP and SP because caste overrides hindutva at the polling booth.
the trick is in combining hindutva with other winning issues at the polls..