UP CM is seen as ‘outsider not bred in RSS ways’, but is also widely admired as Hindutva administrator. Lacking an outfit behind him, he’s said to be in succession battle with Amit Shah.
The BJP and RSS are umbilically tied through a mutually beneficial relationship. Bhagwat’s comments are merely a ploy to obtain more power from a weakened Modi.
BJP ministers and senior leaders grew arrogant and paid a heavy price in 2024 elections. The party promised 'minimum government, maximum governance' in 2014 but did the opposite in ten years.
If Bhagwat’s Dussehra speech was about praising the Modi-led government and slamming ‘foreign powers’, cultural Marxists and wokes, his Monday’s address was an attempt to hold up a mirror to Modi-Shah.
RSS-BJP leaders as soon as they got close to power thirty years ago, were eager to shed their remaining inhibitions. Many original principles were abandoned when the Jan Sangh was dissolved.
RSS chief says there was peace in Manipur 10 yrs ago, now it has suddenly seen violence. Adds that there's need to get over election rhetoric, focus on problems facing nation.
If Modi wins a majority in 2024 election, then the RSS would find the going tougher for itself as the patriarch. But if he fails, then the RSS will have the last laugh.
RSS is expected to play a crucial role in picking PM Modi’s successor when the time comes but things will change if BJP doesn’t need it to win elections.
Across UP, a quiet unrest simmers in RSS ranks that their ‘own’ BJP government has overlooked them. Instead of shouting slogans, they are protesting by sitting out elections.
A stunted middle class may be a direct result of extreme inequality. Folks at the top don’t see teeming masses as a meaningful market, except for utilities, soap, short videos, and personal loans.
Based on inflation figures for the last three months, RBI is expected to look for confirmatory evidence that can mark the beginning of a sustained decline in core inflation.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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