07-24-2010, 09:25 PM
Many a times foreign based arm chair analysis for BJP have missed the mark.
After the Gujarat-Bihar tussle(basically Modi repulsion by JD(U)), the BJP has come out stronger. Idea that Nitish is now running out of NDA is not correct. There is a leader in Bihar BJP who opposes the coalition with JD(U). Actually Nitish wants to do joint campaigning with that person.
The prabharis appointed for Bihar (Ananth Kumar & Dharmendra Pradhan) have taken good inputs from others. There have been good surveys. The local Bihar BJP unit has actually liked the help of Delhi team (Usually local units in every party hate the central team for interference on electoral decisions). All these are happening for the last 6 months or so.
The party can also become a big player in Bihar like completely replacing RJD & Congress as principle opposition. The so called "locked" percentage is not the reality.
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Few points of some suppoters:
It has almost become a habit of NRIs sitting in foreign lands who are supporters of RSS, BJP etc to give armchair analysis and reports in various party forums & organizations. These kinds of reports/analysis are very much further away from real data or ground situation. This is one of the reasons why central leadership in Delhi doesn't take these organizations/forums seriously.
Some NRIs think that now I have read all about geopolitics & strategy in the internet, read news reports on a hourly basis, has some friends/acquaintance in RSS/BJP circles, I understand Indian politics & BJP in particular. They haven't done a single hour of work in election campaigning or work in party office. Neither they undersand what is the structure of RSS/BJP, its decision making process, nor its weakness/strengths etc.
Also they "worship" false "gods" in the structure. Now they feel a pollster with a South Indian sounding name associated with the party promoted in English media by a Bengali journalist who in turn is a advisor/chamcha of a Punjabi last name BJP leader is very efficient & accurate. They don't know how much mistakes or locha are there.
Another interesting point is that they post bravado in internet and hide in real world (they won't come for a single party work or even for a meeting). They will give the most amazing theories that US government is controlling every bit of Indian politics and US spying apparatus will focus on very single NRI who helps BJP/nationalism. So their jobs will be targetted or their companies will be under tax scanner etc. They attach so much importance to themselves that they should be followed and spied by US Government intelligence apparatus 24/7 basis.
We can actually show their fears are unfounded and show some real examples. Like what happened during California case or a particular NY issue etc. But many have internalised so much negative attitude, its difficult to make them see reason.
Another side point: Rumor mongering & conspiracy theories can take you to some extant in the internet world. Actually it irritates/throws out even the persons whom you are trying to help.
P.S: I don't disrespect these individuals. They have a great love for the country, the ideology which will help it etc. They would have definitely contributed for the nation in many ways. I am only critiquing one of their methodologies.
After the Gujarat-Bihar tussle(basically Modi repulsion by JD(U)), the BJP has come out stronger. Idea that Nitish is now running out of NDA is not correct. There is a leader in Bihar BJP who opposes the coalition with JD(U). Actually Nitish wants to do joint campaigning with that person.
The prabharis appointed for Bihar (Ananth Kumar & Dharmendra Pradhan) have taken good inputs from others. There have been good surveys. The local Bihar BJP unit has actually liked the help of Delhi team (Usually local units in every party hate the central team for interference on electoral decisions). All these are happening for the last 6 months or so.
The party can also become a big player in Bihar like completely replacing RJD & Congress as principle opposition. The so called "locked" percentage is not the reality.
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Few points of some suppoters:
It has almost become a habit of NRIs sitting in foreign lands who are supporters of RSS, BJP etc to give armchair analysis and reports in various party forums & organizations. These kinds of reports/analysis are very much further away from real data or ground situation. This is one of the reasons why central leadership in Delhi doesn't take these organizations/forums seriously.
Some NRIs think that now I have read all about geopolitics & strategy in the internet, read news reports on a hourly basis, has some friends/acquaintance in RSS/BJP circles, I understand Indian politics & BJP in particular. They haven't done a single hour of work in election campaigning or work in party office. Neither they undersand what is the structure of RSS/BJP, its decision making process, nor its weakness/strengths etc.
Also they "worship" false "gods" in the structure. Now they feel a pollster with a South Indian sounding name associated with the party promoted in English media by a Bengali journalist who in turn is a advisor/chamcha of a Punjabi last name BJP leader is very efficient & accurate. They don't know how much mistakes or locha are there.
Another interesting point is that they post bravado in internet and hide in real world (they won't come for a single party work or even for a meeting). They will give the most amazing theories that US government is controlling every bit of Indian politics and US spying apparatus will focus on very single NRI who helps BJP/nationalism. So their jobs will be targetted or their companies will be under tax scanner etc. They attach so much importance to themselves that they should be followed and spied by US Government intelligence apparatus 24/7 basis.
We can actually show their fears are unfounded and show some real examples. Like what happened during California case or a particular NY issue etc. But many have internalised so much negative attitude, its difficult to make them see reason.
Another side point: Rumor mongering & conspiracy theories can take you to some extant in the internet world. Actually it irritates/throws out even the persons whom you are trying to help.
P.S: I don't disrespect these individuals. They have a great love for the country, the ideology which will help it etc. They would have definitely contributed for the nation in many ways. I am only critiquing one of their methodologies.