Initially when Narendra Modi started campaigning for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he called for a ‘Congress-Mukt Bharat’ or an India free of Congress. They spread their party since then and dislodged Congress in state after state.
Today, BJP has spread its base in more than 12 states. However, the number of Congress chief ministers has reduced to two. Earlier, the numbers belonged to Congress. In the recent elections, Congress was voted out in few states and BJP retained the government.
In the meantime, one party slowly and steadily geared up and started gaining momentum. Much to the risk of the BJP party.
Stealthily, AAP reached such a place that now BJP is afraid of the emerging party. It is gaining importance due to its relatively clean image. Besides, it’s nationalistic principles and soft Hindutva ideology is causing a threat to BJP.
Now the BJP is raking its head if it really wants a ‘Congress Mukt Bharat’. They realized that banishing Congress from India’s political landscape is going to be a threat to them. However, many feel that Congress party will remain relevant and may revive at some stage.
But the real challenge now is AAP. Hence, BJP’s interest would be that the Congress lose seats and power but be a catalyst to divide the anti-saffron votes.
Finally, BJP wants the Congress to be weak but not out of the country. The BJP wants Congress to be a catalyst to split anti-saffron votes. Some say BJP is afraid of the clean image of AAP.
