Maybe yes but…
Wise heads tell us that the next BJP leader must be elected and not nominated. While the mechanism is not clear, it would necessarily involve party workers and sympathizers voting in a closed primary.
Prima facie, it is hard to argue against this approach. Rather than imposing a leader by the unelected–and unelectable!– apparatchiks of Nagpur, [...]
A requiem for BJP
The most hopeful take on the sordid Jaswant Singh affair is that he was really expelled due to internal politics of the BJP: The Advani clique is simply unprepared to accept accountability for the party’s stunning electoral defeat and BJP will act against anyone who demands even a degree of accountability. By [...]
Time for BJP to show leadership
Varun Gandhi’s communal and intemperate comments have rightly earned a rebuke from the Election Commission of India-it may even result in criminal prosecution.
It is hard to understand what led to Gandhi’s outburst. It may have been result of desire to benefit from communal polarization in his constituency or he may [...]
B.J.P has won a decisive victory in Karnataka. Whether it signals B.J.P’s rise as a true pan-national party remains to be; there are specific local factors which may obstruct the party from making further advances south of the Vindhyas. Nevertheless, it is a significant victory, both for its implications on national politics and its confirmation [...]
