Thread by @KanchanGupta

In guise of angst, anything goes.
Removal of Article 370 was first demanded by Bharatiya Jana Sangh; SP Mookerji died for it. It has been a constant in BJS and later BJP manifesto.
Ram Mandir was a VHP issue in 1987-88. BJP adopted it via Palampur Resolution in 1989.
#KnowFacts

https://twitter.com/Soumyadipta/status/1390870120113737728

What would angsters have done had they been around when #BJP was down to 2 MPs in Lok Sabha?
Or even earlier when BJS was decimated and party lost nearly all legislators in Rajasthan after Bhairon Singh declared support for zamindari abolition?

Or when a young LK Advani spurned a (then) promising alliance with Ram Rajya Parishad because Swami Karpatri Maharaj openly advocated casteism and untouchability?
Or, when a nascent BJS bravely confronted the powerful Swami Narayan sect over temple entry?

I once met a teacher in UP, he was pretty old by then. He would fly the party flag, alone, most of his life. He never made an effort to meet any leader.
I also know of @HardeepSPuri who, as ABVP member, would stand alone on summer afternoons to cheer ABV after BJS lost polls.

Parties are built by selfless supporters. Yes parties should stand by them in tough times. #WestBengal presents a unique situation and a challenge. I hold no candle for State leadership. But the 77 MLAs must now collectively rally to the aid of party workers, not sulk petulantly.