Neelabh Mishra / Outlook
The BJP has shown a surge in Bihar hitherto never seen before. It utilised its long coalition with Nitish to push the saffron agenda, with events like the Ganga Aarti in Patna and the Mahaviri akhara and attempts to saffronise the smaller OBC and Dalit communities, which had felt excluded from the Mandalite sea-change brought about in the 1990s. The RSS-BJP provided a rallying point to voice their aspirations and invoked imagined or perceived insults to exploit their pride and sense of deprivation. It was through such efforts that the BJP expanded its presence in Bihar. more
The BJP has shown a surge in Bihar hitherto never seen before. It utilised its long coalition with Nitish to push the saffron agenda, with events like the Ganga Aarti in Patna and the Mahaviri akhara and attempts to saffronise the smaller OBC and Dalit communities, which had felt excluded from the Mandalite sea-change brought about in the 1990s. The RSS-BJP provided a rallying point to voice their aspirations and invoked imagined or perceived insults to exploit their pride and sense of deprivation. It was through such efforts that the BJP expanded its presence in Bihar. more
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