The BJP has faced fresh troubles over the past few days. It is convenient for the BJP to see the issue now, but there is a need to worry about its long-term consequences. In fact, the NDA’s allies have followed the Hindutva line of the BJP. On the surface, it seems like a good thing that most parties in a coalition share the same ideology. But that’s not the case. Let us see why the BJP is no longer satisfied that its allies are following in its footsteps.
1- Nitish Kumar not only praised Modi’s Ram temple after 8 months.
Nearly eight months after the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has written a letter of thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya Ram temple. Nitish also mentioned the government’s plans in his letter, in which he talked about Sitamarhi’s Purnaura Dham, which is believed to be the birthplace of Sita’s mother. Nitish Kumar also talked about Sitamarhi and Direct rail services between Ayodhya. “The Indian Express” wrote that Nitish Kumar’s move caused concern for the Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party.
BJP leaders believe that Nitish Kumar and his party JDU achieved unexpected gains in the Lok Sabha elections solely on the strength of Hindutva. Now, Nitish Kumar may be trying to break into the BJP’s vote bank in the name of Hindutva. It’s natural to have doubts. Because Nitish Kumar has never made such a statement in the past. For the past eight months, he has maintained silence in the name of Ram Mandir despite being an alliance partner. The BJP is annoyed that Nitish Kumar is suddenly praising the BJP in this way at a time when even the BJP is no longer discussing the Ram temple. The Indian Express quoted a BJP leader as saying that now that Nitish Kumar is praising the construction of the Ram temple, the party will have to see what he has to do.
2-Chandrababu Naidu killed two birds with one stone with the language of the BJP.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is known as the technocratic CM. He is credited with creating the Hyderabad Network during his previous term. He has gained attention in the country for his technology-driven governance style. But Chandrababu, who recently took charge as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, this time is widely popular in the state for his pro-Hindu working style. Recently, he accused the Tirupati temple of using ghee mixed with animal fat to prepare laddus. He said that during the regime of his rival YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, laddus distributed at the Tirupati temple were mixed with animal fat. In fact, Naidu killed two birds with one stone. Naidu’s main target in the Tirupati dispute was Jagan Mohan Reddy. Second, the advantage in the long run is that the BJP will not be able to expand too quickly in the state by maintaining its Hindu support base.
3-BJP also pales in front of Pawan Kalyan’s extreme Hindutva.
Even before the Tirupati Balaji Laddu scam, Pawan Kalyan had shown ferocity on the issue of Hindus. But he seems to be more outspoken than his NDA colleagues on the issue of adulteration of petroleum and animal fat in Tirupati Prasadam. In short, it was Pawan Kalyan who stole the show on this issue.
The Jana Sena Party led by Naidu plays the role of the younger brother of the TDP in the Andhra Pradesh government. This is why Jana Sena Party (JSP) leader Pawan Kalyan is serving as deputy chief minister in the government. BJP insiders say he has close ties with the party and is emerging as a more credible Hindu face in the government.
After the laddu controversy took center stage, actor-turned-politician Kalyan demanded the formation of a Sanatan Dharma Raksha committee to look into all temple-related issues. There were demands that the committee’s work should be comprehensive and include issues of temple desecration, land issues and other religious activities. Not only this, Kalyan said that as he was deeply hurt by the impurities in laddus, he announced an 11-day ascetic initiation at the Dashavatara Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Guntur. The Deputy Chief Minister cleaned the stairs of the Kanak Durga Temple in Vijayawada on Tuesday. Recently, the JSP leader was seen wearing saffron color with a shawl around his neck like NTR.
Apparently, the BJP is gearing up to take root in the state. If TDP and Janasena behave like this on the issue of Hindutva, what else can the BJP do? With this, the BJP will be only the fourth party in the state.
