The article published in the latest edition of RSS-affiliated magazine Organiser has called the poll results a “reality check for overconfident” BJP leaders and workers, and suggested that leaders were busy sharing posts on social media and did not hit the ground.
The article written by Ratan Sharda, a lifelong RSS member, appears to articulate the disquiet within the Sangh Parivar over BJP’s attitude towards the organisation.
Advertisement“The false ego that only BJP leaders understand ‘realpolitik’ and RSS cousins were village bumpkins is smirk worthy,” Sharda has said in the piece.
Laying the blame of the poll results on the BJP, the article has said, “Results of 2024 General Elections have come as a reality check for overconfident BJP ‘karyakartas’ and many leaders.
Advertisement“If BJP volunteers don’t reach out to RSS, they have to answer why they thought it was not required,” Sharda has said.
A magazine associated with the Sangh has carried an article where it has suggested that BJP leaders and workers did not reach out to the RSS for help in the Lok Sabha elections, leading to the party’s underwhelming performance.
The article published in the latest edition of RSS-affiliated magazine Organiser has called the poll results a “reality check for overconfident” BJP leaders and workers, and suggested that leaders were busy sharing posts on social media and did not hit the ground. It has also said that they were “happy in their bubble” and “not listening to the voices on the ground”.
The article written by Ratan Sharda, a lifelong RSS member, appears to articulate the disquiet within the Sangh Parivar over BJP’s attitude towards the organisation.
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“The false ego that only BJP leaders understand ‘realpolitik’ and RSS cousins were village bumpkins is smirk worthy,” Sharda has said in the piece.
“RSS is not a field force of BJP. In fact, BJP, the biggest party in the world, has its own karyakartas (workers). The routine electoral work of reaching out to voters, explaining party agenda, distributing literature and voter cards, etc. are its responsibility,” Sharda has said.
Laying the blame of the poll results on the BJP, the article has said, “Results of 2024 General Elections have come as a reality check for overconfident BJP ‘karyakartas’ and many leaders. They did not realise that Prime Minister Narendra Modiji’s call of 400+ was a target for the BJP and a dare to the Opposition. Targets are achieved by hard work on the field, not sharing posters and selfies on social media. Since they were happy in their bubble, enjoying the glow reflected from Modiji’s aura, they were not listening to the voices on the ground.”
Sharda has suggested that neglect of older dedicated workers by the “new-age social media-aided selfie powered activists” had a negative impact for the BJP.
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“If BJP volunteers don’t reach out to RSS, they have to answer why they thought it was not required,” Sharda has said.
The author has also criticised BJP MPs and ministers for having become unapproachable.
“The biggest grouse of any BJP or RSS worker and common citizen for years has been difficulty or even impossibility of meeting the local MP or MLA, forget Ministers. Insensitivity to their problems is another dimension. Why are BJP elected MPs and Ministers always ‘busy’? Why are they never visible in their constituencies? Why is it so difficult to respond to messages?” Sharda has said.
The article has also suggested there are limitations to Modi magic.
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“The idea that Modiji is fighting on all 543 seats has a limited value. This idea became self-defeating when candidates were changed, imposed at the cost of local leaders and defectors given more importance. Sacrificing even well performing Parliamentarians to accommodate late comers hurt,” he has said.
