They know the playbook really well and have been using it since the late 1980s. When the BJP was starting out, they formed an alliance with the Shiv Sena, which held a complete foothold in Maharashtra. Decades later, once the BJP secured power at the Center, they demanded an equal share of seats for the 2014 state elections. This obviously caused a temporary rift, but the power dynamic permanently flipped in the BJP's favor. Eventually, they were able to leverage internal friction to split the Shiv Sena into rival factions, allowing the BJP to completely dominate and become the major political force in Maharashtra today.
They continued the same exact formula and became successful in Bihar, Odisha, Assam, Punjab, and Haryana. For West Bengal, their approach was a bit different. They focused on getting people from different parties, including the TMC. They did not ally with the Left when the TMC came to power; instead, they accepted everyone who was against the TMC and swallowed the entire Left party base.
Well, the opposition forgot the playbook as they were busy with corruption. BJP did indeed wipe out the opposition, and then they, as in the opposition, came up with CJP. Oh lord! Tell me what I can do to tell them, as in the opposition, that they are in an era of social media and they will get caught. I have only one desire: that the 56-year-old youth icon should again go back to Thailand and never come back.
AAP is a shithole, proved by the CJP protest. But Congress does have good leaders; if this Youth Icon and his mother can be removed, then we can have a good opposition. Congress should come out of this dynasty politics and focus on its existence. As of now, it looks like fascist Modi will prevail, and so will the BJP. Which is bad for democracy! The BJP will certainly win the next election too.
