Mission 2024 / BJP engaged in strengthening weak strongholds, NDA may get new parties

There may be ten months left for the Lok Sabha elections, but political parties have started making their own equations and alliances. On the political board of 2024, the opposition parties are unitedly weaving a plan to oust PM Modi from power, while the BJP is also busy strengthening its weak forts. BJP intensified its efforts to increase its clan by getting the parties that left the NDA to 'ghar wapsi'.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jul 01, 2023, 01:52 PM
Mission 2024: There may be ten months left for the Lok Sabha elections, but political parties have started making their own equations and alliances. On the political board of 2024, the opposition parties are unitedly weaving a plan to oust PM Modi from power, while the BJP is also busy strengthening its weak forts. BJP intensified its efforts to increase its clan by getting the parties that left the NDA to 'ghar wapsi'. Is there a preparation to give entry to the new allies joining the NDA in the Modi cabinet so that the opposition unity can be neutralized?

In order to win the 2024 election battle, BJP has divided 543 Lok Sabha seats across the country into three sectors – North-South-East. BJP President JP Nadda will hold a meeting of all the three sectors next week, but before that PM Modi will hold a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Monday. In such a situation, the discussion of reshuffle in the Modi cabinet is also strong, then there is a preparation to give a new edge from the BJP organization to the alliance. In this way, efforts are being made to bring Omprakash Rajbhar to Chandrababu Naidu and Sukhbir Badal back to the NDA clan.

Friendship with TDP-JDS in the South

The biggest challenge for BJP in 2024 is in South India. In 2019, apart from Karnataka and Telangana, BJP could not even open an account in any southern state and now the concern has increased in Karnataka as well. There is talk of an alliance with Chandrababu Naidu's TDP in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The 20-year-old friendship between BJP and TDP was broken in 2018. Now again TDP and BJP are coming together, for which a consensus has been reached between the top leadership of both the parties. In Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, BJP can get a strong support in the form of TDP.

Telangana has 17 and Andhra Pradesh has 25 Lok Sabha seats. In this way, 42 Lok Sabha seats are being held, out of which BJP has only 4 seats. The BJP could not even open its account in Andhra Pradesh while it got four seats in Telangana itself. In such a situation, coming together with TDP will strengthen the NDA. Can compete with KCR in Telangana and YSR in Andhra Pradesh. Assembly elections are also to be held along with the Lok Sabha, in which context the alliance with TDP becomes even more important for the BJP.

After losing power in Karnataka, the road is not easy for the BJP in 2024, as the Congress is working on implementing populist promises and keeping the political equation firmly in place. Similarly, there is a challenge for JDS as well. BJP and JDS are engaged in the exercise of re-emergence in Karnataka, due to which both the parties can come together. JDS is keeping a distance from the opposition unity, due to which the discussion about his joining NDA is also increasing. If BJP forms an alliance with JDS, then Congress can be contested in Karnataka.

What will be the return of Akali Dal?

After the rise of Aam Aadmi Party in the politics of Punjab, political challenges have arisen for the opposition parties. During the farmer's movement, Shiromani Akali Dal had broken 25 years old friendship with BJP, due to which both have to bear the brunt. Punjab has 13 Lok Sabha seats, which is very important for the BJP and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The Modi government has already withdrawn the agriculture law, due to which there will be no problem for the Akali Dal in coming together with the BJP. It is clear from the way PM Modi reached and expressed grief over the death of Prakash Singh Badal that in 2024 BJP and Akali Dal can make a way to come together?

Rajbhar can join NDA?

Seeing the opposition unity, BJP's entire focus is on Uttar Pradesh. The target of winning all the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state has been set, to fulfill which the BJP wants to strengthen its fort completely. In 2022, the BJP has to bear the brunt of Rajbhar's going with SP in Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Mau and Bedkarnagar districts of Purvanchal. However, only after the UP elections, Rajbhar broke ties with the SP and is an attacker on Akhilesh Yadav and is soft on the BJP. From the presidential election to the Rajya Sabha elections, Rajbhar has been seen standing with the BJP-led NDA. In such a situation, BJP can get support of Rajbhar in 2024.

NDA will be illuminated by Chirag?

During the Bihar assembly elections, Chirag Paswan parted ways with the NDA, due to which his party got divided into two factions. His uncle Pashupati Paras is part of the NDA along with five MPs, but now the BJP is trying to get Chirag Paswan back in the NDA by making a compromise between the uncle and nephew. Chirag Paswan has supported the BJP in the Bihar by-elections, which clearly indicates that he wants to return to the NDA.

At the same time, Jitan Ram Manjhi, who broke away from the Grand Alliance, is also going to be a part of the NDA, which has been sealed. Similarly, Upendra Kushwaha, who broke ties with JDU and formed his own party, is also discussed to join BJP. VIP chief Mukesh Sahni is also isolated in the politics of Bihar, who is also being speculated to come back to the NDA. Mukesh Sahni has also given hints regarding this.

Exercise to strengthen Maharashtra

The BJP is trying to strengthen its political roots in Maharashtra politics, as the NCP-Congress-Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction) is together in the opposition alliance. In such a situation, BJP and Eknath Shind's Shiv Sena are definitely together, but it is not enough to challenge the opposition in 2024. In such a situation, it is believed that before the Lok Sabha elections, the leaders of Eknath Shinde faction can get a place in the Modi cabinet. Shinde is also meeting the BJP top leadership on his Delhi tour. Apart from this, if Chirag Paswan returns to the NDA, he can also be included in the cabinet.

Why is BJP increasing the clan?

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections are considered very important for the BJP. Narendra Modi wants to create history by winning the election battle for the third time in a row, after Nehru till date no leader has won three consecutive elections. The opposition is also ready to sabotage these plans of BJP and unitedly preparing to enter the election battle, whose meeting is going to be held in Bengaluru after Patna. The opposition wants to have a one-to-one fight against the BJP, seeing which the BJP has started trying to strengthen its weak fort. From North to South, BJP wants to include new allies in its alliance?