It is another indication of the limited appeal to southerners of the BJP’ s Hindu-centric ideology. BJP leaders credit Mr Modi with India’s recent strong economic growth and progress on infrastructure development. Despite its failure to win the state, the bjp’ s vote-share there was roughly double the 7% it won in Telangana’s previous state election, in 2018. Beyond such local factors the BJP’ s success was also down to superior election strategies, party organisation and message discipline, political analysts say. That helped to offset public frustration with Mr Chouhan’s leadership and focus attention on Mr Modi.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 04, 2023 14:00 UTC