Atal Bihari Vajpayee from the BJP was in power in India from 1999 to 2004. He ended up with a big defeat in 2004’s general election. The reason for the defeat was explained as prevalent ‘silent poverty’ in the Indian villages. A similar level of poverty prevailed in Narendra Modi’s tenure too.

Even after resorting to all kinds of tactics such as unceasing donations and all kinds of support from corporate owners, constant publicity in almost every media, spending huge amounts of money, using state institutions for party interests, harassing and intimidating opposition parties in various ways and freezing bank accounts of political parties and leaders, BJP did not receive expected mandate from the people. Its position is far below the number required to form the government. If all those unfair tactics were not adopted, maybe the opposition party i.e., India Alliance would have formed the government.

To gain public confidence, BJP-backed ‘corporate forces’ invested huge amounts in the stock market and artificially inflated the index during the election. Pro-BJP research teams have shown a huge victory for the BJP by manipulating booth-return polls as well. But the end was not saved. Finding the answer to the question ‘why not’ would be a much-needed lesson for all of us.

BJP holds the flag of Hindutva. BJP is not only Hindu-nationalist but also radical capitalist. Its reflection can be seen in the behavior and activities of the party and its leaders. It is evident in the clothes of Narendra Modi himself. According to Hindustan Times and India Today, Troy Costa, a fashion designer who makes dresses for the male stars of the Mumbai film industry, also makes dresses for Narendra Modi. After becoming Prime Minister for the first time, he made a gold-studded suit worth 9 lakh rupees. Tony Blair, Prime Minister of England, was nicknamed ‘President of England’ for his looks and mannerisms. This disease of Narendra Modi or Tony Blair is called Capitalism.

In this context, I remember the second Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri. Let me mention just one........

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