India’s current government is led by the Bharatiya Janta Party or the BJP. It is also the country’s largest national party. It was formed in 1980, though its origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which was founded in 1951. The Jana Sangh was closely associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organization that continues to play a significant role in shaping the BJP’s ideology.
The party first came to power at the center in 1996, but its government lasted only 13 days. It returned to power in 1998, forming a coalition under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), with Atal Bihari Vajpayee as Prime Minister. His tenure saw India conducting nuclear tests in 1998, economic reforms, and a focus on infrastructure development. However, the BJP lost power in 2004 to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
The BJP made a historic comeback in 2014 by securing 282 seats out of 543 in the Lok Sabha, with Narendra Modi as India’s prime minister. Major policy changes include the revocation of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019, and the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 that criminalized triple talaq in India.
The government’s handling of several protests and crises has faced widespread scrutiny. The 2020–2021 farmer protests, which were sparked by the controversial farm laws that were later repealed, drew significant public attention, with criticism directed at the use of force and the management of the situation. Similarly, the government’s response to the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests raised concerns over its handling of dissent, particularly the use of force. The BJP’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic also attracted criticism, especially regarding the lack of transparency around the death toll, shortages of medical resources like oxygen cylinders, and inadequate preparedness during the second wave.
Additionally, the ongoing inter-tribe conflict in Manipur, which erupted in 2023, has faced criticism for the government’s perceived failure to take adequate action, with accusations of poor crisis management and insufficient intervention in addressing the escalating violence.
Actually Muslim leadership has failed them badly due to their highly religious orientation.Only minority of Muslims believe in rational thinking.Tendency towards herd mentality is more compared to Hindus .
It article reflects the opinion of the author and he cleverly tried his opinion as country’s opinion through quantitative statistical data which has no validation though…. I can as a Data Scientist provide more better true Data which shows Narendra Modi will return to power in 2019 and Article 370 will be abolished & I will be purchasing land in Kashmir…
Oh boy your predictions seems right
The madrasa culture needs to be changed and the youth needs to be brought to mainstream. A few maulvis holding the entire community to archaic rules and backwardness needs to be condoned by the majority for the community to integrate well with mainstream. The community is responsible to make sure that they make strides in education and employment without being influenced by seperatist elements.
Linguistic / regional identity or caste identity is simply stronger than religious identity. Politicians across the spectrum are trying to maximize their gains by using religious identity. Unfortunately is does not seem to be an effective strategy compared to regional or caste identity
There is fear and insecurity in large sections of the community; it could not possibly be otherwise. Their voting intentions must be getting cast in stone, not something that needs to be advertised. While the community itself has been patient and subdued, it would be prudent not to create conditions where some of the young get radicalised.