- Lost Love Always Hurts
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- By Dr Pravin Togadia
- Myth 1: We lost because of Hindutva identity. Muslims voted against us due to this.
Truth: Muslim was never a core constituency. It was Hindu. Everyone accepts and understands electoral growth. But if this growth is at the cost of the core or even anti-core, then it is called cannibalisation. - The Hindu core constituency got hurt this way post-1998 resulting into 2004 debacle. Excuse given was power to be retained with allies at the cost of core constituency's interests and thereby alienating the core constituency. The Hindu does not react fast. He waits, gives more time for improvement and watches the behaviour and actions. The Hindu core constituency again waited even after 2004.
- This does not mean that this Hindu core constituency would not spring up again together. It would. But for a truly caring party.
- Wherever this Hindu core constituency felt that warmth, it voted. People who were blamed for defeat, have won like Yogi Adityanath, Varun Gandhi, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi and many others who stuck to the core constituency have won.
- Myth 2: 40 per cent population is youth. Three crore youth voters are added. Youth have great aspirations. Youth do not like Hindutva.
- From Varanasi to Bengaluru and from Indore to Lucknow, is there no youth? If they disliked Hindutva then in these places they would not have voted for some people who cared for the Hindu core constituency.
- Myth 3: People want development and governance. People do not want Hindutva.
- Responsibility of any party that grows because of core constituency is not limited only to arouse these human beings’ emotions but also to give them all benefits of development and governance that come out of power.
- This is not development or governance at number 1; this is an immature hurry to get power at any cost. Hindu core constituency realised this and left this party.
- Myth 4: If any party has to come to power, it has to compromise on its ideology and tone it down to accommodate the allies.
- The core constituency may be just 10 per cent of the total voters but if even five per cent of it sees through the betrayal to the core, then this vote share makes or breaks the chances of winning. It is a paradox!
- Myth 5: It worked in the American elections, it must work in India too.
- India and Hindu core constituency do not get enamoured by an individual for long and especially if an individual is projected, the Hindu core constituency still examines his/her behaviour and actions on the parameters of core constituency’s core interests.
- Looking at the current scene, there is surely a scope for any party that is willing to truly address and fulfill the emotions, intellect and aspirations of the Hindu core constituency. If the old party does not want to follow it and disown this constituency, then it is that party’s own choice. But the Hindu core constituency has already been decisive and if not addressed with the same old love and care then surely there is a vacuum for any new or other party to grow.
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