08-23-2010, 03:02 AM
The same story about the BJP survey is another newspaper. There has to be some truth to this.
Bihar polls: BJP internal survey sets off alarm bells
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Bih...ls/663562/
New Delhi: An internal survey conducted by the BJP to assess its prospects in poll-bound Bihar has set alarm bells ringing in the party. The survey has reportedly predicted that the BJP could fare poorly in the elections scheduled to be held in three months.
Sources in the party said the survey has painted a bleak picture for the party and points out that the Congress, an otherwise marginal player in the state, could dent its votebank in what is set to be a three-cornered contest between the ruling BJP-JD(U), Congress and the RJD-LJP alliance.
It is learnt that a worried leadership of the BJP reviewed the partyââ¬â¢s prospects on the basis of the survey last week. Although there is not much time left, the party top brass felt that if the state unit could redouble its efforts and reach out to its core support base, mainly the upper caste electorate, the outcome could be different.
The survey has surprised the BJP as it goes against the perception that the ruling NDA could return to power riding on Chief Minister Nitish Kumarââ¬â¢s development agenda. Party insiders said state unit chief CP Thakur has expressed his willingness to make way for a new leadership but that proposal was turned down by the central leadership.
Bihar polls: BJP internal survey sets off alarm bells
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Bih...ls/663562/
New Delhi: An internal survey conducted by the BJP to assess its prospects in poll-bound Bihar has set alarm bells ringing in the party. The survey has reportedly predicted that the BJP could fare poorly in the elections scheduled to be held in three months.
Sources in the party said the survey has painted a bleak picture for the party and points out that the Congress, an otherwise marginal player in the state, could dent its votebank in what is set to be a three-cornered contest between the ruling BJP-JD(U), Congress and the RJD-LJP alliance.
It is learnt that a worried leadership of the BJP reviewed the partyââ¬â¢s prospects on the basis of the survey last week. Although there is not much time left, the party top brass felt that if the state unit could redouble its efforts and reach out to its core support base, mainly the upper caste electorate, the outcome could be different.
The survey has surprised the BJP as it goes against the perception that the ruling NDA could return to power riding on Chief Minister Nitish Kumarââ¬â¢s development agenda. Party insiders said state unit chief CP Thakur has expressed his willingness to make way for a new leadership but that proposal was turned down by the central leadership.