Hindustan Times
As the BJP begins post-mortems of its defeat in the General Election and tries to institute a generational change in its leadership, many suggestions have been put forward about how it can recast itself.
The first suggestion — made by Arun Jaitley in an article in the Indian Express — is that the party must abandon shrillness because voters prefer moderation. Read more
(4 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Filed under counterpoint · Tagged Arun Jaitley, General Election, hindustan times, Indian Express, L.K. Advani, Narendra Modi, Ottavio Quattrocchi, Pramod Mahajan, Sadhvi Rithambara, Uma Bharati
Two of last week’s events offer some indication of how badly India’s politicians cope with the legacies of dynasty, patronage, wheeling and dealing, and communalism. By some coincidence, both relate to the BJP. But my guess is that they could have happened in any party. Read more
(12 votes, average: 2.42 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Filed under counterpoint · Tagged Arun Jaitley, BJP, Rajnath Singh, Sudhanshu Mittal
