Koenraad Elst on the BJP’s Debacle
In his masterpiece, Decolonizing the Hindu Mind, Koenraad Elst makes a very perceptive observation about the BJP. He concludes that the BJP–ever since its inception–has always played the game by the rules set by its opponents. In his brief but lucid piece analyzing the BJP’s 2009 poll disaster, he underscores the same point and expands it to suit the present context. Here it is, in full.
BJP apes Congress, fails
Koenraad Elst
Right-wing parties all over the world have a common trait: Once in or near power, they betray their own support base. The BJP is no different. It is needlessly described as a ‘Hindu chauvinist’ party which it is not. To prove its ‘secular’ credentials, the BJP chose to become the ‘B’ team of the Congress. And was rejected by the voters
