What lies behind BJP’s political dominance? Bahuguna| Sreenivasan Jain| Khushbu
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ค. 2024
- In the Modi-Shah era, the BJP’s rise to power has been marked by deeply disturbing practices - from the selective use of enforcement agencies, to intimidating the media. But the party’s political dominance also derives from its grassroots machinery - a vast cadre base and booth level organisation that is far ahead of its nearest rival, the Congress.
Some of the BJP’s election machine is fuelled by its deep pockets. And some with a relentless, 24x7 work culture.
In this episode of Mandate 2024: Claim vs Reality, Sreenivasan Jain examines the contrast between the organisational strength of the BJP and its main rival, the Congress, that has been severely drubbed by the saffron party in the past two Lok Sabha elections.
Jain speaks to the workers and leaders of both the parties at Mumbai North Central constituency, where the Congress has fielded four-time MLA Varsha Gaikwad against BJP’s Ujjwal Nikam, a public prosecutor known for securing the conviction of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab.
The energy in Gaikwad’s campaign is evidently driven by the presence of its allies, particularly the Shiv Sena Uddhav faction, whose workers hinted at the Congress’ relative lack of ground presence.
On the contrary, the BJP’s presence, on its own, is sizable. Despite Nikam being a fresh face, the party has strong heft on the ground, with political outreach through booth workers, and ward and mandal officers.
The BJP claims it has a person in charge of each page of a voters’ list - the famed “panna pramukhs” - for the 1600-odd booths in the constituency.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who jumped ship from the Congress to the BJP in 2016, says the Congress has a lot of the workers, but they are “all disoriented”. “We [Congress] worked from event to event. So the outreach was very fragmented…Now with the BJP, there’s a lot of discipline. Every month, they have two or three outreach programmes for the workers. So everyone works at the grassroots.”
The party’s accountability mechanisms, however, purportedly rely on a mix of surveillance and fear. Khushboo Sundar, another leader who crossed over from the Congress to the BJP says, “There are invisible ghosts in the BJP who monitor you…Like you're working in Tamil Nadu but you’ll have people from Gujarat. You won’t even know.”
“The monitoring really brings in a lot of discipline and...a little fear,” says Joshi.
Watch.
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Congress can never repay..the suffering of millions ..without basic amenities like pipe water, electricity, cooking gas, toilets for over half a century
Amazing. Finally I am watching the live stream of this wonderful coverage!
I like this ground report, deserves more views
2024 is not cake walk for BJP.
Modi felt 2024 was a done deal in January.
Therefore, Modi didn't announce any appeasing interim budget & Modi didn't develop strong alternative narrative.
After seeing BJP loss in UP, Maharashtra & Rajasthan in Phase-1 voting, Modi has become restless.
BJP can still emerge Single largest party.
2024 is anybody's game.
Same thing I have seen kind of propaganda in 2023 Nov/Dec State elections, 2022 Mar UP elections...2019 General elections ..everything before election results...and result is known to all.
THERE IS NO COMPETITION
BJP WILL AGAIN SWEEP ELECTIONS
Bjp's plus point is decipline in party like that of lefts maintain.cong has huge supporters and leaders but not fully obedient to party.see adhir choudhury in wb defying high command but he holds leader of opposition without shame.
Gandu adhir ranjan ka dard smjha hai😢😢 ye wahi TMC hai jo har opposition k workers ko Marta pit ta hai even murder tak kar deta hai.Tmc he wo party hai jisne us se Muslim vote 6in k 2,3% ka party bna diya hai😂😂 agar collation hota to koe bat tha ..bina gathbandhan ka adhikar kiu didi ka puja kare😂😂 party high command kal ko aag me kudne bole to thode na kud jayega
A lot of Journalists have been Hindu phobic for decades. BJP is reaping those benefits
Hindu phobic, true, true, how long. So far God did not say YES to this hindutva narrative
@@manchikantimurty7375 Ram Mandir has been restored. History of Islamic invasion
@@manchikantimurty7375THEN WHY IS YOUR ITALIAN FRAUD GHANDY PARIWAR CRYING FROM 2014?
Jain , in which election? In which democratic country election, price rises and unemployment issues are not a problems??
Amazing reporting!!
Lyteun stumped throughout
Very interesting this difference in ground level organisation between the BJP and the Congress. Thanks!Feel, Congress of the freedom movement and to a lesser extent in the first two decades post independence was more involved in social activism raising awareness about untouchability, cleanliness, etc., and trying to tackle local issues making it visible and the party to vote for. With long rule, gradually organisational inertia seems to have set in. It started getting replaced by regional parties in some states and then the BJP, particularly in the 1990s and subsequently. But, it seems it is strongly on the revival mode now and hopefully would surprise many with the increase in seats on June 4. Reason being INC has been more of an issue based party - throwing out the British (successfully), forging a progressive India while managing divisions (not always successfully), etc., and these days it again has issues it believes in/ can make people believe in: saving the Constitution, tackling unemployment and socio-economic equity
Managing divisons lol . This after surrendering one third of the country to islamists and then again china in 1962 . Arent you shameless to even lie ?
INC NEVER THREW OUT BRITISH
INC AND GANDHI ARETHE BIGGEST LIES OF INDEPENDENCE
Bjp means money money money. Purchase the opposition people into bjp
By seeing this, i felt bjp can easily get majority seats
275+ h bhai...kutch log aise hi hawa bana rhe h ki haar rhi
BJP will cross 336 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
BJP will cross 900 for sure
😂😂😂jal gayi kya@@AvidEntrepreneur
நுகத்தடி பூட்டிய எருதுகள் போய்
பசுவும் கன்றும் வந்து
கை நிற்கிறது
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Need English subtitle
It is all over for democracy of Bharat The India because supreme court has not given red signal to eci as indirect green signal + evm vote seat chori 400 paar ki planning ho gai nacket
BJP has been winning on the communal politics. But people are fed up of the hindu muslim devide spearheaded by BJP and RSS. This us not allowing democracy to function in the country. There is no doubt that BJP will lose in this election unless illegal activities are employed. Jai Hind.
Lol christians saying jai hind . Never heard it before 2014 . Modi did rekindle some nationalism in you people
SAYS A IMPORTED CROSS FOLLOWER WHO TAKES INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL PADRE ON WHOM TO VOTE?
Now modi is busy giving a bunch of interviews to his puppets in just couple of weeks as he learns his brand is in genuine decline from RSS ground staff.
If only BJP took so much effort to build the nation, they wouldn't have to spend time building their ground staff.
Unfortunately after 10 years in power, they still have to rely on smoke and mirrors rather than anything concrete achieved.
Totally true. But foolish voters do not understand the gimmicks of bulldozer jhumla party of India
YEAH LIKE GHANDY PARIWAR IS RELYING ON SCAMMING THE COUNTRY
How does this surveillance work? I was always doubtful about government apps. Does the government track citizens using many of their apps?
The BJP dominates because of Money! Money, money.
Just said well and correctly. Buying everybody with money
Hmm I agree but not all by money, if this was true I can't understand what congress earned by rolling India for ६० + years.
EVERYTHING IN TODAYS WORLD REVOLVES AROUND MONEY, IF YOU THINK OTHERWISE THEN YOU ARE THE BIGGEST FOOL ON EARTH.
Disagree with what Khushboo told
Its a godi media
Unfortunately Modi BJP comes power after 2024.
No democracy no ethnic s no morality wants power any way.
Allready all govt institute s spoilied/ collapse by Modi BJP. No employment, no industries no water projects, no education institutions,
Only dailuges, temple s, building s, status s...
Caste based politics, devide and rule, black mail politics.
So please think people of India, save india safety india.
Boycott, boycott boycott boycott boycott Modi BJP.
Other wise future too dangerous....
Srinivasan Jain, this kind of Biased journalism will not help you rise. Come out of your anti Hindu mindset
In the first place Kushbu is a turn coat, always look for self betterment rather than the people. And she is also a fool whom doesnt understand by saying this all BJP is tactfully sidelining her .😂😂
IN KHANGRESS EVEN A CHAPPRASSI AT GHANDY FAMILY OFFICE WOULD HAVE MORE IMPORTANCE THAN KHARGE🤣🤣
Cheating
Bjp till now wins 35pct of polled votes.35pct abstain.devision of opposition votes is prize for bjp.
What was Congress vote share in 1952,when there was no opposition. 😊
अबकी बार बीजेपी का अंतिम संस्कार 😂
What lies behind BJP's dominance..?
Lies.. Lies... Lies....!
At some point of time power of sloka: Satyameva Jayate of Mundaka Upanishad would come out
EVM,EVM,EVM
*Congress must accept 3rd consecutive LS election upcoming defeat even before 2 phase of poll & result, Even though Congress manifesto is exclusive for all classes but no ground carder is reality, Congress must show courage & announce permanent good bye to alliance politics to become relevant player in Indian political map, there’s no other alternative*
So you can predict election outcomes? This is a very valuable asset!
@@AvidEntrepreneurKHANGRESS IS FIGHTING FOR 50 SEATS
WHO WILL BRING DOWN BJP?
So, must vote corrupt Congress 😅? So confusing this media channel 🙄
I lost all respect for you when you worked for Islamists news media Aljazeera - owned by Qatar royalists. Shame on you.
Absolutely ill timed. This looks like pro-BJP propaganda.
This channels Congress bhakti has been exposed, hence doing damage control. 😊
@@AjayKumar-re2zp no Sir, with due respect, sorry, I think people pay to get non-godhi content. For pro BJP, content, there are several useless 24x7 channels freely available whose TRPs and views are poor.
Now people are looking for the reality of the other side...🙏
@@AjayKumar-re2zpAnthbakths are like this. If any channel reported any reality and the truth instantly they turn them Congress people or Jihadist. What a tact.
@@shemeemshafeeque851tum katwoooo ko bada congress chahiye yeh Bol isiliye aata hai yeh sab jagah
@@shemeemshafeeque851tumlog jihadiii nahi ho 😂😂😂jhuth bolega
kicked out from elitist lutyens these Journos have resorted to slander.
Arre uncle, whose agenda are you selling?
Modi is God.
Behind him, EC, SC and EVM. People dropped him in 2015 itself.
WASN'T YOUR ANDHRA SLAVES WHO BUILD MANDIR FOR FONIA?
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