The defeat of BJP in Jharkhand

This is very that BJP has lost the election in Jharkhand and JMM-Congress-RJD alliance have got a clear majority. The first time, the BJP has lost the tag of the single largest party. Opposition parties and leaders are on the seventh cloud on this victory and they are interpreting this victory in their convenient way. The Congress, opposition parties, biased media and journalist, activists, Left thinkers, Islamist etc are highly euphoric on this defeat of BJP and they have foreseen the defeat of Modi magic in this defeat. Hardly anybody dares to discuss the real issues behind this defeat.

The first major cause, responsible for this defeat of BJP was that the party has lost its old alliance partner AJSU. It is a very old partner of the BJP and both did pretty well during the last five years.  If both had contested the elections together, the alliance would have won at least 40-42 seats. This breakup cost both the party very dearly.

The second major reason for the defeat was the infighting in the BJP. A big leader like Saryu Rai was not given due respect in the party and he was denied even the ticket to contest from his old seat.  This leads to widespread resentment in the party. Resentment of senior leader Shri Saryu Rai and some of the rebels cost BJP at least five seats. Due to this revolt and infighting, the CM Shri Raghubar Das himself lost the election from Jamshedpur East seat with a big margin,  after five consecutive wins. This was highly humiliating and insulting to the party and the outgoing chief minister.

The third major point, for the defeat of the BJP government, is an amendment to the draconian SC and ST Act. Everybody knows that this act is highly misused by the people belonging to SC and St Act. NON-SC and ST people are badly harassed and tormented by the SC and ST people. Earlier too, the BJP lost Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh due to that amendment. General category people and BC people are highly against these people. The BJP must dilute the harsh sections of this act to finish the harassment and torture of the innocent people and to better its electoral prospects.

The fourth major point for the defeat of BJP is the re-implementation is the 200 hundred point's roster system for the recruitment of the college and university teachers. This point also went against the BJP. After the drubbing in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, this amendment is also responsible for the defeat of BJO in Jharkhand. It was a very bad decision and people disapproved this decision.

Communal scholarship and communal training started by the BJP solely to the Muslim students is also highly disapproved by the voters and supporters.  There is news in circulation that around 3.2 Muslim students are getting this scholarship to the tune of 23 thousand cores. People do not approve of this scheme. The core BJP voters were highly upset with such communal and appeasement scheme. Hindu voters are highly annoyed with such a scheme.  On the contrary, BJP did not get any dividends of such schemes in elections. Muslims did not vote for the BJP anywhere in these elections.

Jharkhand has large numbers of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). In the name of so-called reforms, sales and privatization of PSUs are on the agenda of BJP in a big way. This policy has highly annoyed government employees. It gave a very negative image of the BJP among the people. Instead of sale and privatization, the government should dismiss or retire the corrupt and poor performing employees. People feel the government must shun such reforms which involve sale or privatization of the government companies.

Reserved category people SCs, STs, OBCs, and EWSs are very annoyed that the government has failed to provide them reservation in minority institutions. Minority institutions like Aligarh Muslim University, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Deoband University, Nadva College Lucknow, madrasas, Jesus and Merry College, St.Stephen College, Presidency University, Christ University Waqf Boards, Minority Commissions, etc have no reservation and quotas for SCs, STs, OBCs and EWSs, The government must bring all these institution under reservation and quotas to pacify the hurt feelings for these category of the people.

On population control front, the people want strong action. But, so far nothing has emerged from the government side. People are very hopeful from the BJP government this government should bring legislation of 'we two of our's two' law.

Jharkhand results are not the victory of opposition parties and leaders. Rather it is a defeat of BJP think tank and planners. They have failed to pass the test of the aspiration of the people. Now BJP needs good managers like Modi, Amit Shah, Ajeet Doval etc who can fulfill the wishes and aspirations of a new India.