BJP as it appoints Narendra Modi as campaign committee chairman is poised to gain some strength in Hindi heartland. But his projection as the top leader will pave way for fragmentation of the NDA. The argument that he is the chairman of the BJP election campaign committee chairman not of that NDA election committee chairman will hold no water. It is a foregone conclusion that the leader of the majority party leads the Government. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had openly declared that Janata Dal (U) will part away from the NDA in the event of projection of Modi as the prime ministerial candidate. Perhaps BJP sees that JD (U) will no longer be in NDA so it went ahead with its original plan of making Modi as chairman of the committee. Modi’s projection as top leader will also make no difference in the South where Modi factor is immaterial. In Karnataka, which went to polls very recently Narendra Modi made hectic political campaigning for the party but the party was decimated finishing third when results were declared. Since then he remained in obscurity for some time. He has bounced back, this time as chairman of the campaign committee. Prominent BJP leader L. K. Advani, who missed the chance of becoming the Prime Minister of the country by whisker when NDA formed Government at the centre and other leaders of the party like Yaswant Sinha, Jaswant Sinh have openly opposed projection of Modi as chairman of the committee. Had they not opposed his ascendency BJP might have declared him as the Prime Ministerial candidate. The gain that BJP makes will be from Gujarat, Rajasthan and UP. Elsewhere in other states he will not pull crowd. That had been proved when elections were held in other parts of the country. Himachal Pradesh was also wrested by Congress Party when Modi is in his peak popularity. Election is different. What is required is making serious attempt to gauge the mood of the masses particularly voters. The mood can be gauged when voters show enthusiasm in effecting change of the Government. That enthusiasm is conspicuous by its absence. Moreover 30 percent of the people belonging to minority community will not accept Narendra Modi’s leadership. L. K. Advani and other senior leaders of BJP know that so they did not attend the meeting held in Goa. Time will tell whether Narendra Modi factor boosts up BJP or it brings down the party. When we are in distress we remember elderly people’s advice.
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