BJP’s massive defeats in various places in VS 21 wouldnt be possible w/o internal sabotage in collusion with TMC. Tathagata is talking of state level leadership,but many district level leaders had 2 be compromised by TMC leaders in those places.Many legacy leaders trained by RSS.
Tathagata’s complaints of compromise through money and women were all against leaders coming from RSS, Kailash Vijaybargia, Dilip Ghosh, Arvind Menon etc. RSS top brasses have lousy value system. But the phenomenon can’t be limited to top brass alone. It has to dribble down.
Most of the legacy BJP leaders are unknown entities in the respective districts.Not even known in their Parras (neighborhoods). None of them are involved with even neighborhood activities such as public Pujas.Most of these aren’t known either because of their professional success
TMC leaders largely came from Congress. Regardless of electoral success Congress leaders were known in respective districts because of political legacy. Just not true for legacy BJP leaders trained by RSS even in district level. They lived in parallel societies throughout.
When some of the district level leaders of BJP, trained by RSS, say that they have been in BJP for 20-30 years, in some ways, they reveal their incompetence as politicians. Why aren’t those in politics for 20-30 years not even locally known ?
Lack of local name recognition can’t be attributed to media. But need to be attributed to the indifference of these legacy leaders to local issues. RSS trains its cadres to live in parallel society. Clue: even now Dilip Ji isn’t invited 2 inaugurate Pujas anywhere.
The Pujas are linked to patronage structures and therefore granted that TMC leaders,local, statewide have natural advantages.But that can’t be a good explanation 4 BJP leaders’, district, state level ones’, absence from Puja activities.More, its lack of belonging in local society
Suvendu Adhikari has been designated as public enemy number one by TMC supremo. Outside government, he can’t disburse patronage any more, certainly not comparable to even TMC ministers. But he is still in heavy demand for Pujo inaugurations in the 2 Medinipurs and outside.
The difference arises from distinct cultures. Cong, TMC, left leaders had risen in politics through student politics and local politics. That needs close involvement with society at every step. Pujas are the largest mass activities. They have joined these throughout their lives.
RSS cadres rise in BJP through RSS which lives in parallel society. They have never been encouraged to be part of the mainstream Bengali society. So, even a big RSS leader won’t be known in his neighborhood.
In every neighborhood some people are known as “upokari lok”, do gooders, who one can approach to seek help in time of need. Many of these upokari loks are not in politics, they are do gooders because they just like to be so.
But winning politicians will have to emerge from the ranks of the do gooders. How will you win a council election particularly in opposition if your neighborhood can’t think of you as one they can rely on in time of need? Not sure how many RSS men are local do gooders.
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