Though a few say Vijayendra’s elevation is need of the hour, an old timer asserts party's ideological roots are shaken. A BJP MLA says this decision has splintered party further.
BJP’s decision flies in face of its oft-repeated charge of ‘dynastic politics’ against Congress. Vijayendra replaces Nalin Kumar Kateel, under whose leadership BJP lost 2023 Assembly polls.
BJP leader & 4-time Karnataka CM followed son BY Vijayendra in the car when the latter went to file his nomination, hoping to pass on the luck car's brought him since his 1st win in 1983.
BJP has asked Bommai to field BSY's younger son from Shikaripura. Its problem is two-pronged — bet on CM has not paid off & it does not have another mass leader in Karnataka.
It’s too much to expect from PM Modi, aged 72. He has to run the country. He has to get votes for the BJP. And now he is expected to play arbiter and keep the flock together.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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