Mobilenews24x7 Bureau
What’s in store for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Karnataka Assembly elections. Will the Modi juggernaut diminish the rage of the Dravidian wall supposedly paving its way towards a battle royal in the state.
Suddenly it seems the Karnataka assembly elections this week is more than yet another provincial election. The high voltage campaign by Modi somehow show that there is an iota of fear for the party in power here.
The poll on May 10 sounds important given the seriousness accorded by the BJP and more so the hard work seen on the part of the PM. A kind of prestige issue and test for the days to come in 2024.
Will Hundutva sell is a question the BJP has no answer to because that is more of an acceptance in the North India and in South its USP is lacking at many occasions.
The massive road shows undertaken by the PM in Karnataka has a peculiar blend of displaying strength and also a defensive posture whether the Congress goes away with the required numbers feel political analysts.
Even some have dubbed the over-spirited campaign by the BJP as an act of desperation also. 26 road shows was not a mere number to be led by a PM.
What plays out that the BJP’s show of massive crowds and assertive speeches are aimed at wooing not just fence-sitters who may be undecided on where to press their ballot fingers, but also a unique category of Indian voters who do not like to waste their votes: they go with the party that they think has higher chances. BJP’s noisy pomp underlined the importance of such optics in influencing voting behaviour.
