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BJP may have been dented in Gujarat, but the saffron sea now covers 19 states
Two-thirds of Indians now live in states run by the Hindutva party.

The counting was still underway in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh at 5.40 pm on Monday, but by now it is clear that the Bharatiya Janata Party will be forming the government in both states, even if their exact tally is still uncertain. That means the sixth consecutive term for the saffron party in Gujarat. In Himachal, the BJP is set to take over after five years of Congress rule. This means that the Hindutva party is now in power either directly or in a coalition in 19 of India’s 29 states.

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Map: Anand Katakam and Manas Sharma
That is a reflection of the remarkable rise of the BJP, both over the last three decades as it evolved into a truly national party and then over the last three years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah. That duo has taken the BJP to record-breaking heights, achieving the first brute majority in Parliament in three decades and gobbling up almost every state that went to the polls, at least in North India. Even their most troubling defeat, in Bihar in 2015 when a large anti-BJP coalition took them on, has been nullified after the Shah and Modi convinced the Janata Dal (United)’s Nitish Kumar to switch coalition partners.

North India is now a sea of saffron, from Jammu & Kashmir, where the BJP is in a coalition with the People’s Democratic Party all the way to Jharkhand. The only outlier is Punjab, which the BJP lost earlier this year due primarily to voters’ unhappiness with its local ally, the Shiromani Akali Dal. South of the Hindi belt, the BJP is also in power in Maharashtra, Goa and Andhra Pradesh along with local allies. In the North East, the saffron party rules over four of the seven states.



Two-thirds of India
That means that, according to population figures from the 2011 census, 67% of Indians now live in a state controlled by the BJP. That is two-thirds of the country, and a much larger figure than the 45% of India’s population under Congress rule when it controlled 18 states back in 1993.

That figure could be set to rise even further. The next big state to go to the polls is Karnataka, where elections are due in May 2018. Karnataka was seen as the BJP’s gateway to the South, a part of the country where its Hindi belt identity did not fit well into local political structures. The BJP won Karnataka in 2007 and has since aggressively sought to amp up the religious polarisation both within the state and in neighbouring Kerala, where it hopes to expand its presence soon. Although the party lost Karnataka in 2012, it is hoping to return to power in 2018 – a result that would mean it is in charge of a record 20 states and 72% of the Indian population.

Much of the analysis on Monday will focus on the specifics of the BJP’s Gujarat victory, with what looks like the tightest margins in years and, especially if the final number is under 100, a sign of vulnerability in the run-up to general elections due in 2019. While that picture may be accurate, the big picture view clearly shows a rampant BJP that possesses a remarkably successful vote-winning formula built around the personality of Modi. The question to ask, especially with more incumbent BJP states going to the polls after Karnatka and 2019 around the corner, is whether this is the party’s peak or will it actually manage to grow even more.
 
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I don't care how you sugarcoat it, that was much closer than anybody here wants to admit!

Hindus have gone back to their old ways of complacency and putting their caste ahead of religion or even a solid developmental agenda! What must be even devastating for BJP is that they couldn't win even in Modi's hometown! That ought to have some symbolic importance!

In the short term, I would say that Karnataka is really a lost cause for BJP, unless they throw kitchen sink at it, make some radical changes in state leadership and get down to business right this second!

This verdict has actually cracked open 2019 elections as well and that should give jitters to anybody.
 
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Cows will get better protection now with retirement benefits in Gujrat.

In a sense the cows deserve it after doing hard labor all their life !!
 
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It seems Congress is making a coming back Modi wave is on reverse gear now so let see
 
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Remember Women Empowerment, System interview with Arnab before 2014 election?

Presenting the second part - The Gujarat Vision Interview


Some people want him to be the next PM

Just to think that this guy has a very realistic shot at being the PM in 2019, makes me want to throw up!

And as demonstrated by the "India Shining" campaign, BJP has an uncanny knack of throwing it all away after doing all the hard work!

What this closely fought Gujarat Election has done is to give this man and his coterie (of Thakore/Mewani/Patel) the necessary oxygen to "fester" and make far severe damage to BJP's prospects in Gujarat in 2019.

What's more, this has given Congress the exact template to divide Hindu votes, with which to fight BJP and possibly rout them elsewhere!
 
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Just to think that this guy has a very realistic shot at being the PM in 2019, makes me want to throw up!

And as demonstrated by the "India Shining" campaign, BJP has an uncanny knack of throwing it all away after doing all the hard work!

What this closely fought Gujarat Election has done is to give this man and his coterie (of Thakore/Mewani/Patel) the necessary oxygen to "fester" and make far severe damage to BJP's prospects in Gujarat in 2019.

What's more, this has given Congress the exact template to divide Hindu votes, with which to fight BJP and possibly rout them elsewhere!
Remember that BJP was in power for over 20 years. A whole generation grew up knowing nothing else. Gujuratis were complaining strongly about BJP “ arrogancy”

The only reason BJP won again was because of Rahul Gandhi.

The very thought of that guy running anything is enough to scare people into voting tactically to keep him out.

But you’re right in saying that Indians can still be manipulated to put caste above development .
 
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Cows will get better protection now with retirement benefits in Gujrat.

In a sense the cows deserve it after doing hard labor all their life !!

What in your opinion has changed that has prompted this uneducated remark ?
 
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What in your opinion has changed that has prompted this uneducated remark ?

I will disregard your snide.

Since you are not bright enough to understand my post, I suggest you talk to the cows in Gujrat. Those Cows will explain to you s-l-o-w-l-y so you understand.
 
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It seems Congress is making a coming back Modi wave is on reverse gear now so let see
did you miss the head line ?
http://indianexpress.com/article/op...-shows-he-can-win-without-a-wave-too-4987689/
Man of the moment in Gujarat, Narendra Modi shows he can win without a wave too
In the short term, I would say that Karnataka is really a lost cause for BJP, unless they throw kitchen sink at it, make some radical changes in state leadership and get down to business right this second!
karnataka will soon replace bihar ....
What's more, this has given Congress the exact template to divide Hindu votes, with which to fight BJP and possibly rout them elsewhere!
thats how BJP won, divide the votes effectively.
Just to think that this guy has a very realistic shot at being the PM in 2019, makes me want to throw up!
well , when trump can become US president RaGa is not far behind. That day we will all scratch our butts and wonder what went wrong.
 
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I will disregard your snide.

Since you are not bright enough to understand my post, I suggest you talk to the cows in Gujrat. Those Cows will explain to you s-l-o-w-l-y so you understand.
I will explain it to you s-l-o-w-l-y that for the past 22 years it was a BJP govt in Gujarat.

I suggest that before making any comments research the subject
 
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