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Clarity and purpose: On the BJP’s electoral juggernaut

Success has not made the Bharatiya Janata Party complacent (उदासीन, आत्मसंतुष्ट) about political strategy and electoral (निर्वाचन) tactics (रणनीति, कार्यनीति)

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has unveiled (To remove the covering or veil from something) its road map for the next general election at its national executive (कार्यकारी, शासनात्मक ) which also extended the term of party president J.P. Nadda to June 2024. Under his presidency, the party’s electoral performance has been impressive, notwithstanding the recent loss in Himachal Pradesh, his home State. Mr. Nadda has termed the extension of his tenure (कार्यकाल) a ‘privilege and honour’ and an ‘immense (अत्यधिक, विशाल) responsibility’. The power commanded by the president is dependent on the occupant in the BJP. Mr. Nadda draws his authority from the confidence he enjoys of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah who are the ultimate decision makers. This is not unprecedented (अपूर्व, अभूतपूर्व) for the party — A.B. Vajpayee and L.K. Advani were more powerful than party presidents. The party has called upon its cadres to work towards winning all nine Assembly elections due in 2023. The BJP is in power, singlehandedly (अकेले ही) in Tripura and as part of coalitions in Nagaland and Meghalaya, three States for which elections were announced on Wednesday. The party is also trying to emerge (उभरना, निकलना) as a serious contender (प्रतियोगी) for power in Telangana for the first time, retain power in the key States of Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, and recapture Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is also likely to have its first election in 2023, where the BJP is experimenting with a new brand of politics.

The BJP has said it practises “a politics of saturation and governance (शासन) of saturation” — possibly alluding to the relentless (दयाहीन) campaigns around government schemes that target various constituencies. At the national executive, the party noted with glee that a series of controversies and missteps, from demonetisation to Goods and Services Tax, and the Rafale defence deal to Pegasus snooping, did not damage the party. It said all these were failed attempts by the Opposition to discredit the Modi government. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is trying to build a new politics against the BJP through his Bharat Jodo Yatra, but Opposition politics is caught in confusion and rivalries. The BJP is clearly counting on the continuing popularity of Mr. Modi into yet another season of victories to be capped with a third consecutive Lok Sabha win in 2024. The party also has a clear strategy for mobilisation (लामबंदी, संघटन). Mr. Nadda emphasised the persistent (दृढ़) outreach (If we describe a program as outreach, it means that the program tries to reach out to people who need help or advice rather than waiting for those people to come and ask for it) of the party towards the Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Tribes and Dalit communities. Traditionally an upper caste dominated party, the BJP has made deep inroads among other segments. The party is also focusing on new regions such as West Bengal and Telangana for expansion. Success has not made the BJP complacent.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.Clarity (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - स्पष्टता, शुद्धता
English Meaning - The clearness as to understanding.

2.Electoral (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - निर्वाचन
English Meaning - Relating to electors.

3.Complacent (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - उदासीन, आत्मसंतुष्ट
English Meaning - If we describe someone as complacent, then those persons are very much satisfied or pleased with themselves and do not feel that they need to do something about a situation even if a situation demand so.

4.Tactic (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - रणनीति, कार्यनीति
English Meaning - A system or strategy planned to achieve a specific thing.

5.Executive (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - कार्यकारी, शासनात्मक
English Meaning - Of or relating to an executive.

6.Tenure (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - कार्यकाल
English Meaning - Status granted to an employee.

7.Immense (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अत्यधिक, विशाल
English Meaning - Huge or Very great.

8.Unprecedented (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अपूर्व, अभूतपूर्व
English Meaning - Never done or known before.

9.Singlehandedly (Adverb)

Hindi Meaning - अकेले ही
English Meaning - Working alone.

10.Relentless (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - दयाहीन
English Meaning - Remaining strict or determined

11.Contender (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतियोगी
English Meaning - A person or group competing with others to achieve something.

12.Emerge (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - उभरना, निकलना
English Meaning - To come out.

13.Governance (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - शासन
English Meaning - The act of governing a country or organization.

14.Mobilisation (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - लामबंदी, संघटन
English Meaning - The act or process of preparing something for action.

15.Persistent (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - दृढ़
English Meaning - Lasting tenaciously.

16.Juggernaut (Noun)

English Meaning - Any large or overpowering force.

17.Unveil (Noun)

English Meaning - To remove the covering or veil from something.

18.Outreach (Noun)

English Meaning - If we describe a program as outreach, it means that the program tries to reach out to people who need help or advice rather than waiting for those people to come and ask for it.