Advices To BJP Party

[acharya]

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I am not worried about BJP’s loss in this election. Barring Rajasthan (which I think was lost due to the leadership issues) and Madhya Pradesh (I think it is more of a cross voting because MP voters didn’t see LKA to be a suitable alternative to MMS), BJP gained in almost all other states it has a base. We cannot expect it to have a meaningful presence in AP, TN, Kerala, and WB, where congress gained the most number of seats, overnight. Together these states have >150 seats and BJP cannot expect to form a GOVT without at least 25-50% presence in these states.

My analysis of the results:
• Majority youth views BJP as a Hindu-Fundamentalist party. Only BJP can change this perception with the help of media.
• Majority of rural populace does not connect with nationalistic/geopolitical dimensions. Efficient civil supplies (ration shops, health insurance, and affordable education) and subsidy programs such as interest-free loans, and farm-loan subsidies are required and will work. I too think this is what an NDA govt should offer. Interest free loans for farmers with an option to pay the loan with farm products including perishable products (let Govt build efficient storage and supply infrastructure), free education, and two meals per day for school going children of ages 5-15
• Most of the middle and upper middle class Hindus do not want to vote to BJP because LKA is non-reliable (I don’t know why), and NM is divisive (This is changing slowly). MMS is seen as a gentleman that represents Hindu gomaata. People are ok to accept Sonia’s foreign identity as long as she supports MMS. Sonia can continue this strategy with AKA (another soft speaking honest individual) and other similar leaders until congress gets absolute majority (>280 seats). Once in that position, Rahul-baba will become PM.
• The Left is seen as detrimental to progress and will diminish in popularity and representation.
• Regional parties will either have to merge/in-alliance with national parties.

Strategy for BJP

• Hindutva has become a bad word. It is time to put the right understanding and perspective on Hindutva concept. The responsibility will be on various Hindu religious, service, media and political organizations. This is the leadership RSS can provide.
• Build BJP ruled states as model states, without exception, to rest of India. Gujarat, Karnataka, Chattisghad, Bihar, Jarkhand, Himachal Pradesh, MP must demonstrate more than national average growth in all Human Development Indicators. It should become a BJP trait, not a leader specific trait.
• In all non-BJP ruling states, it should have a permanent alliance member or build the party from bottom up. Identify a village or two in each assembly segment and gain power in that village. Develop them as model villages.

If BJP wants to be what it states, that is a nationalistic party
• It must develop the states it is ruling in a way that they take ~100million people out of poverty (Population of BJP ruled states ~325 million), permanently.
• It must develop efficient civil supplies departments
• It must implement a comprehensive farming infrastructure in those states
• Offer free education till 12th grade (states prerogative?) with free food. Change the education system to make these students more efficient and effective in their career pursuit
• Offer free primary health care (Arogyashree type scheme)

P.S: I think with a ~1000 crore annual budget, we can change public perception on Hindutva, India, and Politics. Better education, organization, presense, and service.
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