Assembly results of four states have come. Modi’s magic has worked. The Modi government’s bold decision to call a Parliament meeting the very next day after the results shows that the BJP’s own assessment has been sound. Telangana was a turning point. There the BJP has helped in destroying the Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi including the dynastic KCR family. In other words, it is the dance of democracy. One vote can change governments. Modi and BJP are now all set to focus on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The propaganda that dynasty brings corruption has been very effective. This is a message for dynasts like Akhilesh Yadav, MK Stalin, Uddhav Thackeray.
The adoption of electoral Hindutva by the Congress has been a negative factor. Voters did not like Rahul Gandhi’s frequent foreign trips. Crores of tribal voters of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh rejected Congress. Rahul Gandhi’s anti-Adani and pro-China campaign did not go down well with North Indian voters. Interestingly, DMK’s Udhayanidhi’s anger over Sanatan Dharma ensured the defeat of Congress in North India. BJP used it effectively. Rahul Gandhi’s favorite slogan ‘Jal, Jungle, Zameen’ failed in Chhattisgarh. The reason for this is the voters losing faith in the oldest party, Congress.
There is a clear message from every state. But many political pundits who have been speculating for the last several hours are confused today. Exit polls indicated broad trends, but many polls provided more confusion than clarity. As is the popular saying of a politician that voting is done by pointing the finger, but one can change the channel with the TV remote. For the first time, many TV viewers were confused about different parties in different states.
The reason for Congress’s victory in Telangana is KCR’s dynasty. The voters of Telangana are grateful to Congress for the division of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Sonia Gandhi is considered the mother of the state. Revanth Reddy of Congress had launched a vigorous campaign against the KCR family. He has even said that if Congress comes to power, KCR will be arrested. Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi campaigned jointly. The minority votes of the state left KCR and Owaisi and went towards Congress. Hindu votes went to BJP. That is why this wave of Revanth Reddy has been seen. Can we assume that Bharat Jodo Yatra has no impact, but the answer is that voters have analyzed it and chosen Congress.
Congress quickly identified Revanth in Telangana, intra-party differences were ironed out, Karnataka was nailed down, BRS plans were countered, BRS-BJP-Majlis was portrayed as partners. . The party benefited from these. Despite the good response to Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo visit, the Congress was not very optimistic about its prospects in the state even at the beginning of this year. Due to the lukewarm response Yatra received in Andhra Pradesh, the party had sacked the state president in November last year soon after Yatra left the state.