Such factionalism is common in any party, BJP spokesperson says, referring to charges faced by Annamalai when he had taken charge of state unit. 'But, eventually they subsided.'
Other factors that came up are overconfidence of ministers, humiliation of BJP workers, lack of synergy with allies among others. BJP lost 29 LS seats in Uttar Pradesh this year.
BL Santhosh stopped being useful to BJP when he used Modi-Shah's trust in him to settle scores with BS Yediyurappa, leading to the party's loss in the 2023 Karnataka election.
BJP organisational gen secy BL Santhosh came up with ‘innovative’ ways to expand reach and counter opposition narrative at a review meeting for UP Lok Sabha preparations last week.
The ex-CM, who will contest 10 May polls on Congress ticket, claimed BJP national gen secy BL Santhosh was 'destroying the party's chances' and had 'plotted' against him.
BJP insiders say many were unhappy with ticket distribution & this was ignored despite conveying it to leadership. But another section asserts party faced huge anti-incumbency.
Telangana govt-appointed SIT submits fresh evidence against BJP's top gun in court. The senior leader's name had figured in a remand report & SIT had named him as accused last week.
Dhami also said his government will bring land laws making sale, purchase of land difficult in hill areas and that Uttarakhand will be the first state to enact common civil code.
National general secretary Santhosh’s visit to Dehradun was attempt by high command to assess if BJP is losing ground in Uttarakhand after Ankita Bhandari murder, it is learnt.
Contrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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