The editorial in the RSS’s weekly mouthpiece Organiser attributed the BJP’s drubbing in the Delhi polls primarily to lack of organisational strength. The editorial refrained from dwelling much on the Shaheen Bagh protest against the new citizenship arrangement. Shah had led an aggressive and divisive campaign pivoting on the Shaheen Bagh vigil. The editorial said the Shaheen Bagh narrative “may create a new testing ground for (chief minister Arvind) Kejriwal”. The flagging of the BJP’s dependence on Modi-Shah to win elections gains significance since internally there is concern in the RSS over the intensifying culture of idolising the top two leaders.

Source: The Telegraph February 20, 2020 21:56 UTC