Having lost tribal vote-base as well as sections of OBCs this assembly poll, BJP is unsure of whether to choose tribal or non-tribal for LoP, has to rethink entire strategy, say leaders.
BJP held a review meeting on 30 November-1 December to analyse its Jharkhand defeat. JMM's Maiya Samman scheme and poor performance of allies emerged as other reasons for loss.
Unlike LS polls, RSS & BJP worked ‘tirelessly’ in Maharashtra & Jharkhand. While the BJP-led Mahayuti put on a solid show in Maharashtra, the party fell short in the other.
JMM defector Champai Soren won the only ST seat for BJP in Jharkhand. Meanwhile, in Maharashtra, party looks set to win 10 ST seats, 2 more than in 2019 assembly polls.
Hemant Soren is another big winner, while biggest questions must be asked of Congress. A negative consequence is that freebies have now cemented themselves as an unassailable idea.
Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha chief Jairam ‘Tiger’ Mahato has emerged as a prominent OBC face in state. He had fielded candidates in 71 seats this assembly election.
Apart from Heman Soren's wife Kalpana Soren, family members of ex-CMs Champai Soren, Madhu Kora, Raghubar Das, and Arjun Munda contested the Jharkhand assembly election.
Defeating Hemant Soren in Barhait was expected to be challenging for BJP as JMM has held the seat since 1990 while Soren himself has won it twice, in 2014 and 2019.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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